Dan Forcella of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Never has Justified ran at a pace this fast. After 'This Bird Has Flown' we are only five episodes into season four, but it feels more like an entire year's worth of story has already passed." Jack McKinney of Paste gave the episode a 8.7 out of 10 rating and wrote, "Not only does this episode wrap up the Badlands-esque Randall and Lindsay plotline, it makes an important statement about the nature of this season. Unlike past years, this season is going to be more multi-episodic in nature, with shorter, smaller plots that wrap up in a few episodes rather than one giant season-long arc. So far, this new tack is paying dividends."
