 Jack Rodgers of TV Guide wrote that it is " a hilarious , brutally awkward look at the relationship ( and apartment ) from hell , a train wreck that you just can ’ t keep from staring at . " He also noted that it is " also a study of four couples : one hideously dysfunctional ( Michael and Jan ) , one loving ( Jim and Pam ) , one mismatched ( Angela and Andy ) , and one , ahem , " purely carnal " ( Dwight and babysitter ) . " The A.V. Club reviewer Nathan Rabin praised the episode for its " sheer squirm @-@ inducing awkwardness " . He ultimately gave the episode an " A " . Former United States Republican presidential nominee John McCain , a fan of the series , told writer B. J. Novak that his favorite scene from the show is in this episode when Michael is giving his guests a tour of his condo , and a tripod can be seen set up by his bed . Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky 's writing for the episode was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2008 . 
