 Before its original airing , " Say Hello to My Little Friend " was highly anticipated by commentators . In a review for " Slack Water " , The A.V. Club claimed that " Say Hello to My Little Friend " would be " very cool " because Michael will " face a crisis when he stops waking up in [ the green reality ] " . In a review for the same episode , Sepinwall called " Say Hello to My Little Friend " and the following episode " quite good " . 
