Gary's Desk

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.61 million household viewers and gained a 1.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.

Vince, Drama (Kevin Dillon) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) decide to get him a gift for the office, by buying a very expensive desk previously used by Robert De Niro.

Awaiting to finally get to meet Peter Jackson for a project, he asks Shauna (Debi Mazar) to help him schedule an interview with a Variety reporter.

Ahsan Haque of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote, "For the second week in a row, we are given a break from the ongoing Medellin saga.

While it felt like a refreshing change of pace in the previous episode, this time around it would have been nice to have some reminder of how the storyline with Walsh and the film is progressing.

"[6] Trish Wethman of TV Guide wrote, "This season has been a real roller-coaster ride in terms of quality, but tonight's episode was most definitely a high point in my book.

"[8] Jonathan Toomey of TV Squad wrote, "If Drama agrees, Vince can buy the antique Robert DeNiro desk from Gary.

"[9] Julian Farino submitted this episode for consideration for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.