Karen Han of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The party is a bombshell, and a particularly impressive one given the fact that it makes absolutely no headway as to what is ostensibly Vice Principals main plot of figuring out who shot Gamby. But if this show has proven good at anything, it's setup. If this is what we're getting just halfway through the season, the payoff is guaranteed to be worth the wait." Nick Harley of Den of Geek wrote, "Vice Principals has been consistently upping its quality week after week by going down darker paths. The first season followed a similar trajectory, but for whatever reason, this year seems far more engaging. Perhaps it has something to do with getting used to the overall mean-spirited mood of the show. Or maybe I've sadly come to empathize with the monsters at the heart of this series."
