Reception
"The Deposition" received a 5.1 Nielsen rating and a 8% Share. The episode was watched by 8.86 million viewers and achieved a 4.8/11 in the key adults 18 to 49 demographic, meaning that 4.8 percent of all people 18 to 49 watched the episode, and 11 percent of all people 18 to 49 watching television at the time watched the episode. Rick Porter of Zap2It.com praised the writing of the episode, as well as the acting of Mindy Kaling and Jenna Fischer. Porter also praised the final scene of the episode, when Jan and Michael drive home after the day. Porter stated "I don't know whether to laugh or turn away in shame from that final scene, though, as they bicker about what to eat while they're driving home. It was like watching two friends fight -- fascinating and incredibly uncomfortable at the same time." Christine Fenno, of Entertainment Weekly, stated "'The Deposition' was a simmering slow cooker of corporate intrigue, flavored by Michael Scott's ridiculousness, with spicy smack talk on the side." Fenno, like Porter, also praised the acting of Jenna Fischer, saying that she "stole the low-key opening scenes". Travis Fickett, of IGN, stated that "this happens to be the best episode of the season and one of the best episodes of the series. It's almost as if the writers planned it this way - to emphasize their importance and remind us how much we'll miss them when they're gone." Fickett went on to praise the acting between Steve Carell (Michael) and Paul Lieberstein (Toby). BuddyTV Senior Writer Oscar Dahl stated that the episode was an oddity among the series, saying "The Deposition" was an atypical episode of The Office, one that basically put the character of Michael Scott on trial and humiliated him over and over again."
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