 Fickett said it was "fun to watch Michael squirm" both when he thought he was in trouble, and when he was robbed credit for his good idea; he also liked when Jim encouraged Dwight not to take the fall for Michael, and when the others in the office rallied around Dwight when David Wallace gave Dwight credit for the success.Alan Sepinwall, television writer for "The Star-Ledger", said Michael acted so "nakedly selfish and unfeeling" that it made the episode unpleasant to watch