 " The Secret " was written in roughly 26 hours and was the fastest episode written for the series at the time . The title for the episode is purposely vague and refers to Jim 's hidden feelings for Pam , Dwight and Angela 's relationship , and Oscar 's homosexuality . The shots at the Hooters restaurant were filmed relatively early in the day , and a majority of the scenes were improvised by Carell . " The Secret " received largely positive reviews from television critics and was watched by 8 @.@ 7 million viewers , ranking as the forty @-@ fourth most @-@ watched television episode of the week . 
 " The Secret " was written in roughly 26 hours and was the fastest episode written for the series at the time . The title for the episode <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>purposely vague and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>refers</mark></a> to Jim <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>hidden feelings for Pam , Dwight and Angela <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>relationship , and Oscar <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>homosexuality . The shots at the Hooters restaurant <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> filmed relatively early in the day , and a majority of the scenes <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> improvised by Carell . " The Secret " received largely positive reviews from television critics and was watched by 8 @.@ 7 million viewers , ranking as the forty @-@ fourth most @-@ watched television episode of the week . 
 The Secret  was written in roughly 26 hours and was the fastest episode written for the series at the time . The title for the episode purposely vague and refer to Jim  hidden feelings fa Pam , Dwight and Angela  relationship , and Oscar  homosexuality . da shots at the Hooters restaurant was filmed relatively early in tdaday , and a majority of thdacenes was improvised by Carell . " The Secret " received largely positive reviews from television critics and was watched by 8 @.@ 7 million viewers , ranking as thedarty @-@ fourth most @-@ watched television episode of the week .