 Zack Handlen of "The A.V.Club" awarded the episode an "A" rating and noted that "whatever reservations I may have over a three-episode story arc, this final entry does a good job of re-investing us in the show's basic ideals, returning us to a rough form of the status quo in a way that's exciting, emotionally powerful, and satisfying despite only incremental forward momentum".In addition, Handlen praised David Duchovny's performance, stating that he "was on fire the whole episode".