Critics reacted positively to the character of Dexter. "Entertainment Weekly"s Josh Wolk called him "the hippest-looking killer since "American Psycho"s Patrick Bateman". "The San Francisco Chronicle"s Tim Goodman said "What makes the series work so well is twofold. Hall is magnificent; it's another sterling performance from him. But instead of being pent up yet emotionally explosive, like his David Fisher on ""Six Feet Under"," he's cool and calculated and entirely without compassion as Dexter. That makes him alluring, in a strange way. while Ryan found him to be "among the more compelling characters on the small screen". Gilbert described Dexter as a cross between Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, calling him a vigilante obsessive murderer with a slippery personality, but "also a hero of sorts". InsidePulse.com reviewer Mathan Erhardt said that the episode did not quite meet his expectations and that "to me the major flaw in the show is Dexter’s noir-esque narration", although he finished the review by saying ""Dexter", despite flaws is yet another reason why Sunday night is one of my favorite nights to watch TV."