In 2008, Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly graded the episode with an A−. He described the main Jin-Sun storyline as "delicate and gripping," and believed Sun's eventual decision to stay with her husband was as "intriguing" as the revelation that she could speak English. Snierson also praised the episode's humor and tension between the castaways' "we're-gonna-be-rescued-any-minute- versus-we're-gonna-be-here-for-awhile" mentalities.[21]