this season has not been. while S3 and S4 got a lot of criticism, this one is the worst in terms of consistency. you have to sit through two or three consecutive clunkers to see a good episode.
plus, the bad ones are *really* bad now: Stanley's affair, the mafia insurance agent, the two episodes about Michael and Pam's mom, Scott's Tots? that last one takes the crown as the worst in series' history.
and none of the new plot threads have been interesting. dueling managers is a yawner. the Sabre takeover has been very flat as well.