Reception The Duel (The Office)

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travis fickett, ign

duel received positive reviews. andy calling off wedding after learning angela cheated on him dwight ranked number 6 in phillyburbs.com s top ten moments fifth season of office. duel voted fourteenth highest-rated episode out of 26 fifth season, according episode poll @ fansite officetally, episode rated 8.11 out of 10. alan sepinwall of star-ledger said episode brings dwight/angela/andy triangle effective close made him feel sympathy both dwight , andy. disappointed, however, idea of david wallace trying learn michael seemed undeveloped. a.v. club writer scott tobias said duel efficiently resolved major storyline in 30 minutes, , nice mix of wacky , melancholy, though it’s perhaps little long on former , little short on latter . called david wallace subplot funny-but-forgettable . travis fickett of ign said episode surprisingly intense , dramatic, , particularly highlighted talents of ed helms. fickett said duel great payoff angela love triangle storyline , demonstrated how office varies , paces stories episode episode.


tv guide writer shahzad abbas called possibly best episode of season. abbas particular enjoyed tension andy learned truth , resolution of duel. entertainment weekly writer alynda wheat called instant classic , vast improvement on recent string of episodes. wheat called interactions between dwight , andy brilliance , described cold open pretty genius . new york magazine writer leitch said andy-dwight-angela triangle dirtier, meaner, crazier parody of jim-pam-roy subplot previous seasons, , leitch appreciated resolved in darker way latter love triangle. brian howard of journal news called great episode , , particularly enjoyed moments between angela , dwight, , way jim tried prevent michael telling andy affair. jay black of tv squad said enjoyed seeing angela comeuppance, , felt relate voyeuristic interest office co-workers took in duel. black praised michael subplot because provided ironic counter-weight duel because michael being praised managerial skills while co-workers fought each other in parking lot.








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