Critics considered the episode among 2017's best. The New York Times described the episode as "exceptional", among the year's most unforgettable, and at the limits of television as an art form. Vox wrote that it "captured the freewheeling chaos that is being alive in 2017", that "everything is under control and nothing makes sense". Vox praised, in particular, the "dizzying, surreal", continuous shot that transferred between Angela in a high-security room and the protestors many floors below. On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews with an average score of 9.12 out of 10; the website's critical consensus reads, "A searing look at corporate greed and banality, with dazzling editing, makes for one of the strongest episodes of the season."
