 Margaret Lions of Entertainment Weekly said the episode had " strong moments , and some interesting character play [ but ] I didn 't get quite the same buzz from this week 's installments as I did from the previous episode . " She said " Dream Team " lacks the usual group interactions between the office co @-@ workers , which she said are normally the funniest parts of the show . However , she praised Michael 's pep talk to Pam in the final scene , and said the episode was " the best showcase Jenna Fischer has had in years " . Entertainment Weekly listed Michael 's pep talk to Pam at the end of the episode as one of the 13 highlights from that week in television . 
