rowan kaiser of "the a.v. club" commented negatively on paris hilton's guest role, stating that "[t]he case-of-the-week gets disrupted simply because her presence is awkward," and goes on to state that the episode is awkward even without hilton's appearance. however, the reviewer also states that "[t]here's still a lot to like here, especially as the episode progresses and the characters fall into more comfortable beats."