 Phipps added that The Giant's first appearance to Cooper is "perversely unsatisfying" but criticised some of the episode's plotholes, giving it a B+ rating.AllRovi's Andrea LeVasseur has noted that "Episode 8" "features turning points for some major characters as well as several occurrences of supernatural visions", rating it four out of five stars.DVD Talk's Jamie S. Rich gave a mixed response and commented that after The Giant's appearance "we're off to the whacky races."