 M. Giant of Television Without Pity awarded the episode an " A " . Brendan Babish of DVD Verdict gave the episode a moderately positive review and awarded the entry a " B " . He wrote that while it was " " a solid episode " it " lacks any of the belly laughs the show frequently elicits . " Michael Sciannamea of AOLTV called the installment " a terrific episode " and wrote that the " Michael Scott [ … ] was at his obnoxious best [ … ] in this episode " . Furthermore , he highly praised the story , noting that " the Jim / Pam scenario has definitely taken a more interesting turn . " During the filming of " The Secret " , the cast of the show discovered that Carell had been nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Fischer later noted that it was " fun that [ ' The Secret ' is ] the episode that airs after his win . " 
 M. Giant of Television Without Pity awarded the episode an " A " . Brendan Babish of DVD Verdict gave the episode a moderately positive review and awarded the entry a " B " . He wrote that while it was " " a solid episode " it " <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>lacks</mark></a> any of the belly <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>laughs</mark></a> the show frequently <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>elicits</mark></a> . " Michael Sciannamea of AOLTV called the installment " a terrific episode " and wrote that the " Michael Scott [ … ] was at his obnoxious best [ … ] in this episode " . Furthermore , he highly praised the story , noting that " the Jim / Pam scenario <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> definitely taken a more interesting turn . " During the filming of " The Secret " , the cast of the show discovered that Carell <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> been nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Fischer later noted that it was " fun that [ ' The Secret ' is ] the episode <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>airs</mark></a> after his win . " 
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