 Patrick Holm of "Total Sci-Fi" felt that the second episode "equates the word 'adult' with sex and swearing – more of a playground definition than a serious drama.In the conclusion of his review, Jonathan Capps of "Noise to Signal" felt that the episode was "certainly nothing to get excited about, but I think it won't be too indicative of later episodes, as we're still getting to know these characters, and that has to take the fore in the first few episodes.However, Chris' [Chibnall] painfully simplistic, heavy-handed and often clichéd interpretation of sci-fi (some of Jack's techno-babble is frankly embarrassing) could prove to be a worrying factor later in the series."