Robin Pierson of The TV Critic gave the episode a rating of 86/100, saying that "Walkabout" is an episode "which seems to confirm all the promise of Lost’s pilot episodes", and that the episode "both enhances and completely changes how we perceive both Locke and Lost."[14] Dan Kawa of Television Without Pity rated the episode as a 'B'.[15] Emily VanDerWerff of the Los Angeles Times said that 'Walkabout' is one of the most confident episodes a series has ever unveiled that early in its run" and that the episode "cemented more 'Lost' fans than just me, maybe more than any other episode."[1]