He felt that Jin's situation deserved sympathy and was good fodder for future storylines, and also was pleased that the language barrier was somewhat resolved so early in the series with Sun's ability to speak English.[22] On a list ranking all the Lost episodes (except the finale), the Los Angeles Times ranked "House of the Rising Sun" 44 out of 110 episodes, explaining: "Cutesy title aside, this first look into the Sun and Jin marriage proved the show was willing to try all kinds of different stories to be a success."[23] "House of the Rising Sun", along with "Pilot" and "The Moth", won a Prism Award for Charlie's drug storyline.