Stephen Harber of Den of Geek gave the episode a 2 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "I'm sure there will be some of you out there that really enjoyed this episode, and there are things to love about it but it felt like an episode that's just there to fill a space in order to prolong whatever climax is coming up with the season finale a few weeks away." Steve Ford of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This episode was actually quite toned back with the gore we're accustomed to seeing with this show, but it wasn't really necessary anyway. I'm looking forward to seeing how Ruby, Kelly and the gang defend themselves against Ash, as he's sure to be gunning for Pablo." Merrill Barr of Forbes wrote, "Is it a letdown when a show tries to stretch more story out of a particular arc than perhaps is possible? Yes. However, there are times such a move works and allows for some nice moments of experimentation and what if. This is how we can best describe this week's Ash vs Evil Dead."
