In an article in The Atlantic, writer Alex Suskind was positive about Spike's portrayal and development, saying that the word "cool" was the most apt way of describing him and referring to him as "a space-age samurai-cum-Marlboro Man".
A writer for The Atlantic magazine, Alex Suskind, expressed strong admiration for Spike's depiction in an article, describing him as "cool" and drawing parallels between him and a futuristic version of a samurai and a Marlboro Man.