Papers examining these episodes often highlight how they navigate the "erasure of cultural specificity". In The Office , Kelly Kapoor herself is "fuzzy on the details" of the holiday, which Kaling intended to reflect the authentic, sometimes disconnected experience of second-generation Indian-Americans. "The Office" Diwali (TV Episode 2006)
: Similar to The Office , it uses the holiday's theme of "light’s triumph over dark" as a metaphor for Carrie moving back into her old apartment and finding comfort in her past self. [S1E6] Diwali
The Sex and the City revival also titled its sixth episode "Diwali," though it focuses more on the evolving friendship between Carrie and Seema. Papers examining these episodes often highlight how they