Reception
This episode was generally well received by critics. Abby West of Entertainment Weekly stated that "one of the many things I love about the show is how current it is. I love the pop-culture references, like Lost's Dharma Initiative, Deal or No Deal, and that soon-to-be classic SNL/Chronicles of Narnia sketch. IGN's Brian Zoromski said that although the episode had "a few hit and miss moments", it "was a very well done episode that carried through on three main storylines" and "began and ended beautifully". Aaron from eTV Review said that even if it "wasn’t as good as last week’s episode", it was still "another great one". In a poll done by OfficeTally.com, "Initiation" was ranked by viewers as the thirteenth funniest of the twenty-three episodes of the third season.
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