The Office

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Season 6
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 24, 2005
Season #: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 213 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 168 out of 213
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 213
  3. Negative: 18 out of 213
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  1. HannahS
    Jan 21, 2010
    5
    I have to agree with Paul H and Mike G. The show was great Season 2-3, but the quality has just gone down hill. As much as I tried, the wedding episode didn't work for me, and the episodes are getting progressively less funnier. Obviously, a lot of commenters are still enjoying the show and that's what matters. On a side, I find Parks and Recreations to be very enjoyable.
  2. MarcF
    Oct 10, 2009
    4
    A solid show that's obviously falling on hard times. The jokes are forced and heavy handed, and the antics have become unrealistically outrageous and gratuitous for the show. The Jim/Pam wedding really sealed the deal for me. This show may be dead.
  3. MichaelM
    Oct 30, 2009
    6
    The show has steadily declined, it was great the first four years. There are the occasionally genuinely funny moments, but a lot of it seems forced and just unbelievable. As for Anthony M's comments - it's funny that he says a master's degree as well as a bachelor's. Duh, how can you have the master's with the other??
  4. MatthewT
    Sep 18, 2009
    6
    A very soft episode, esp. for a season opener. Hopefully not a indication of what to expect throughout the season.
  5. MattH.
    Oct 12, 2009
    5
    A fan of the few first seasons of the show, I have been worn down by the Office's tired routine and the predictable antics of Michael Scott. Season five I felt was quite weak and this year is no different. There are obviously some good laughs to be had but the show seems to have struggled through plot and character developments. I do have to comment on Anthony M's post, A fan of the few first seasons of the show, I have been worn down by the Office's tired routine and the predictable antics of Michael Scott. Season five I felt was quite weak and this year is no different. There are obviously some good laughs to be had but the show seems to have struggled through plot and character developments. I do have to comment on Anthony M's post, criticizing Seinfeld and The Office. Seinfeld was a fantastic achievement in television comedy for nine seasons and truly is a show that you need to understand to find funny. Just because you have a master's and are smart on paper doesn't mean it'll translate to understanding the comedy genius of Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. The Office drops down for some low brow humor here and there but has moments of success in situational comedy, social commentary, and witty writing. Still not as good as 30 Rock though.… Expand
  6. DylanP
    May 23, 2010
    4
    They should probably cancel the show already. The characters are cartoonish and the humor ( or lack thereof) is not the same as in seasons 2-3. The main characters are now boring caricatures of themselves.
  7. gabrielbb5
    Jan 21, 2011
    5
    This show really went to s**t with this season. I mean, the writers dropped the ball on this one. Michael Scott starts to feel played out. Jim and Pam storyline is pretty dull and the most important thing of all... it's just not that funny. I'll have to say that this is one of the most disappointing seasons of a great show.
  8. imthenoob
    Oct 1, 2012
    6
    I can appriciate that the show is becoming more story oriented then just punch line based but that is what made the show so great to watch. It's become so much of a drag to watch as of late and that's pretty disapointing.
  9. Dzimas
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    It's a pretty sad indication how bad the writing has become when Kevin cries like a baby to get Pam to start lactating so that he can see her nipples through her shirt. Ever since the baby came along, the creative team behind this show has been at a loss as to where to go next. So, they try to make another office romance out of Andy and Erin, as if Andy and Angela wasn't bad enough.

    I    It's a pretty sad indication how bad the writing has become when Kevin cries like a baby to get Pam to start lactating so that he can see her nipples through her shirt. Ever since the baby came along, the creative team behind this show has been at a loss as to where to go next. So, they try to make another office romance out of Andy and Erin, as if Andy and Angela wasn't bad enough.

    I kind of liked Erin until she started getting all gooey-eyed for Andy. At least Angela had a purpose. She was trying to make Dwight jealous. Erin actually appears to harbor affections toward this guy.

    I never liked Andy to begin with, or rather Ed Helms. He has long been a comic with a very narrow range. Probably his best work was on The Daily Show. Here, he tries to pull off the lovable dope, but it just isn't working.

    The show suffers in many other ways. Michael has gone from being bitingly funny to just downright annoying. We get exposed to "Date Mike" at one point, which makes absolutely no sense even by his own quixotic standards. He loses a date only to gain the attention of the "pilates-butt" manager at an adult arcade, resulting in a short-lived affair that was more or less a repeat of his torrid affair he had with Jan. Michael once again being reduced to a "boy-toy."

    Jim and Pam sit on the sidelines for the most part, letting the others play out their crazy antics. Perhaps the high point is the arrival of Jo Bennet, played by Kathy Bates, who has bought out Dunder-Mifflin and decides to visit its most successful branch office. She brings a young manager, Gabe, to ineffectively bring the office gang up to speed on the world of printers, which her company Sabre primarily sells. With a name like that you would think she comes from Buffalo, but for whatever reason she hails from Tallahassee, Florida. There are a couple of golden moments between her and Michael, but all too quickly she heads back to the Florida panhandle, or swamp as they call it, with no apparent sense of geography.

    As usual, Dwight steals the show. He's the only one who still gets into his role. Everyone else appears to be on cruise control. Creed pops up every once in a while for no reason at all. He isn't even remotely funny. Kevin occasionally gets the chance to further reveal what a pervert he is. Oscar is left to swoon over new young gay warehouse worker. Meredith is still Meredith, exposing herself for no reason at all.

    I'm not sure who is doing the writing at this point, but Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak are pretty much alone in the annex, still pretending to have a relationship with the same old jokes from season two and three. Toby might as well have stayed in Costa Rica, given how little time he is given.

    Darryl is the one bright spot, having finally been given an office upstairs, allowing him to play mind games with Andy and the others, which he easily wins. There has to be at least one voice of reason to still make this show work.

    At this point, The Office appears to be gasping for air. It's amazing that they managed to squeeze three more seasons out of it. Too bad, as it started out so good.    … Expand
  10. bjepsen25
    Jan 25, 2016
    5
    My Rating: (9.3/10.0)

    Other than a couple episodes, this season was absolutely superb. Michael is Michael, Dwight is Dwight, and Jim is Jim, what more can you ask for?

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    88
    The solidly entertaining season premiere of The Office is of a piece with last season's better episodes.
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  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    67
    Michael is a clinically interesting personality type who is profoundly unempathetic, until such times as he is very empathetic. The wonderful creative trick of The Office is knowing exactly the right moment to humanize Michael.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    80
    It's a typically funny Office episode that makes good use of most of the cast.
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