 Carabott complimented Locke's scenes as "short but nonetheless powerful" and praised Matthew Fox's acting, saying he "steals the show with one of his best performances to date".Writing for "Entertainment Weekly", Christine Fenno thought that the flashbacks were "full of fun details", although the events on the island were more exciting.Jonathan Toomey of AOL's TV Squad and BuddyTV's Oscar Dahl thought it was a worthy mid-season finale.