"inside soap" journalist sarah commented lynsey's killer is revealed to be "none other than dodgy dr browning! who saw that one coming?" she went on to add that her colleague had guessed the "menacing medic" to be responsible for the "despicable act" but because doctor browning was not one of the original suspects listed she had overlooked him as a suspect. anthony d. langford from afterelton praised browning's relationship with mercedes, saying he is "loving the dysfunctional affair between mercedes and the bad dr. browning. their scenes are hot and they are so suited for each other. the games they play with each other are a hoot. i pray he's not lynsey's killer". upon the reveal of doctor browning as lynsey's killer, langford said he had predicted doctor browning as the killer but that he "hated that it turned out i was right". he went on to comment that it had previously "mattered little" to him that doctor browning could be responsible for the murder "but over the past several weeks, much has changed. the more i got to see the good doctor and his blistering chemistry with mercedes, the more i liked him. yes, the doctor is a bit twisted and a bad boy, but he was perfect for a twisted girl like mercedes. i loved their scenes — they were hot, hot, hot. i really thought they made a delicious and fun couple. but now it’s all ruined with browning being a killer".