Sepinwall called it a strong episode for the Dwight, Andy, Meredith, and Phyllis characters, and particularly complimented the acting of Phyllis Smith. TV Guide writer Shahzad Abbas called it an ``excellent episode all around'', referring to intervention scene and the fighting among Phyllis and Angela as ``really intense stuff''. Abbas said she looked forward to seeing the new developments unfold, and said Ed Helms had ``never been better with his 'where's these people's Christmas spirit' reaction''.
Sepinwall called it a strong episode for the Dwight, Andy, Meredith, and Phyllis characters, and particularly complimented the acting of Phyllis Smith.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Sepinwall
Sepinwall
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
strong
strong
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
episode
episode
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Dwight
Dwight
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Andy
Andy
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Meredith
Meredith
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Phyllis
Phyllis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Plur
character
characters
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
particularly
particularly
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
compliment
complimented
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
acting
acting
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Phyllis
Phyllis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smith
Smith
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
TV Guide writer Shahzad Abbas called it an ``excellent episode all around'', referring to intervention scene and the fighting among Phyllis and Angela as ``really intense stuff''.
compound
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
guide
Guide
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Shahzad
Shahzad
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Abbas
Abbas
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
excellent
excellent
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
episode
episode
NOUN
NN
advmod
all
all
DET
DT
advmod
around
around
ADV
RB
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
refer
referring
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
intervention
intervention
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
scene
scene
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
fighting
fighting
NOUN
NN
case
among
among
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Phyllis
Phyllis
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Angela
Angela
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
really
really
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
intense
intense
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
stuff'
stuff'
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Abbas said she looked forward to seeing the new developments unfold, and said Ed Helms had ``never been better with his 'where's these people's Christmas spirit' reaction''.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Abbas
Abbas
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
look
looked
VERB
VBD
advmod
forward
forward
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
see
seeing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
development
developments
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
unfold
unfold
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
say
said
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ed
Ed
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Helms
Helms
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
ccomp
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
advmod
PronType=Int
where
where
ADV
WRB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Christmas
Christmas
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
spirit'
spirit'
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
reaction
reaction
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.