How the Snake Lost Its Legs the leopard/elephant/camel got its spots/trunk/hump". Held's ability to captivate the reader's imagination compares to the mischievousness of Kipling's pourquoi stories," but the reader, "is also encouraged to extrapolate from general principles by the constant reminder that animals use a conserved set of developmental genes to construct their bodies." Martin finds evo-devo fascinating, "inherently colorful and well placed to fulfill the dual goal of etiological myths: explaining origins and causes while also stirring imagination and awe. Overall, the latest opus by Lewis Held Jr. fits that niche nicely, and shines by its ability to span essential concepts and empirical work with
How the Riddler Got His Name 18-49 demographics. With this rating, "Gotham" ranked first for FOX, beating "APB", fourth on its timeslot and fourth for the night behind a rerun of "The Big Bang Theory", "Dancing with the Stars", and "The Voice". The episode was the 59th most watched for the week in terms of viewership. "Heroes Rise: How the Riddler Got His Name" received mostly positive reviews from critics. The episode received a rating of 88% with an average score of 8.67 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.0 out of 10 and