Club graded the episode a B+, praising Dourif as Boggs but wondered specifically about his intentions. Despite liking the fact that Scully was the focus of the episode and praising Anderson's performance, he thought that its "main flaw" was the way it handled her moral crisis, opining that she appeared too weak.
Club graded the episode a B+, praising Dourif as Boggs but questioned his motives. Despite appreciating that Scully was the central figure of the episode and praising Anderson's performance, he felt its "main flaw" lay in how it depicted her moral dilemma, arguing that she appeared too vulnerable.