This upsets Evie, who soon develops a relationship with Matt Page. Following the Barrett's introduction, a "TV Week" columnist quipped "watch out, Braxtons – the Barrett boys are after your crown as Summer Bay's resident bad lads!" Lucy Thomas of "SheRa" magazine dubbed Josh "the current misunderstood bad boy character". A "TV Week" writer dubbed Josh and Maddy "Summer Bay's cute couple" and commented "they're young, they're gorgeous and they're in love." A "Daily Record" reporter observed, "The attraction between Josh and Evelyn has been obvious for a while". Mark James Lowe from "All About Soap" said their kiss was "ill-advised", but that it "will come as a shock to nobody, as they've been fighting their attraction to each other for weeks."