The Office: Season 6
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 24, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  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.
  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.
  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    80
    It's a typically funny Office episode that makes good use of most of the cast.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Rob Humanick
    88
    It might seem like grilling an A+ student for B- work, but the fact remains that this is among the few times the show has spun its tires.
  5. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    67
    it's a solid episode of The Office, which picks up with the Pam's pregnancy storyline the last season ended on, though I won't get into the details of how.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    80
    The Office gets off to a good start with an episode about office gossip... And what about the latest Jim-Pam rumor? You’ll have to watch to see how that plays out. It’s a terrific payoff.

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User Score
7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 36
  3. Negative: 6 out of 36
  1. ZoranZoran
    10
    All 6 seasons The Office is great ! Always funny, sometimes sad, but then funny again ! Maybe the 6th season isn't good as previous , but we hope that season 7 will be the BEST… Full Review »
  2. rpewing
    3
    This show is a shell of what it once was. The situations, characters, and yes, even the awkwardness is so forced at this point that it's blatant and unfunny. One reviewer who said that the characters have become "cartoons" and caricatures of themselves hit the nail on the head. The "Mafia" episode was the first episode I remember being truly, truly bad, and it was followed by about 10-15 other equally bad or marginally better ones. There was an occasional funny episode, and the show seemed to pick up some momentum toward the end of the season, but the season finale was abysmal. Next season should be the final season when Steve Carrell leaves if anyone has any sense; despite the terrible writing, he's made a valiant effort to keep things funny. Short of bringing Ricky Gervais in to replace him, the show will be dead in the water. Parks & Rec has gotten way funnier while The Office has gone off a cliff.… Full Review »
  3. Chris
    10
    This show has changed rapidly in tone then previous seasons but it still remains funnier than most shows on television. Most people's expectations for the show are simply too high to let them recognize the greatness this show still can achieve… Full Review »
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