 Critical reception to the episode was largely positive . " Miss Alli " from Television Without Pity have the episode a positive review and rated it an A – . Francis Rizzo III from DVD Talk called the episode " classic " , and praised the performance of Rainn Wilson as Dwight . He noted that the episode , along with several others , " wouldn 't be nearly as entertaining " without his character . TV Fanatic reviewed several quotes from " The Fight " , and rated Michael 's " Would I rather be feared or loved ? " soliloquy and Michael 's confession that Dwight cried at the end of Armageddon 5 out of 5 . In 2006 , Jenna Fischer said that the episode 's cold opening , featuring Jim moving Dwight 's desk into the bathroom , was her favorite prank on the show . 
