 Furthermore, VanDerWerff also applauded the way the show used the Vietnam War in a way that felt "fresh".Independent reviewer Sarah Stegall awarded the episode a two out of five and derided it as a "pseudo-political story".She was negative towards the "lack of emotional investment", which she felt was what damaged the episode; she called Teager a cipher who was portrayed as a "Twitchy Vet" rather than a "Tragic Hero".