 Toomy liked the romantic scenes between Kate and Sawyer created great tension and Dahl had a good reaction to the cliffhanger which "set up incredible possibilities for the rest of the season".Not all reviews were positive, with "Slant Magazine"s critic Andrew Dignan feeling it was "lacking both the immediacy and urgency that keeps viewers clamoring for months on end", and being critical of the writing, particularly on most of the essential plot elements occurring in the final minutes.