vinnie mancuso of "collider" wrote, "really, the water issue is just indicative of 'the fear reaper' as a whole, which is as lazy an episode of "gotham" as you're ever going to get." lisa babick of "tv fanatic" gave the series a 4.8 star rating out of 5, writing "now that bruce is all teched up, with alfred's help he should be able to fight bigger and better crimes. maybe penguin's goons won't be the ones to capture crane; maybe bruce will be the hero on this one. the interesting part of this story will be when jim catches a whiff that there's a vigilante on the loose, and capturing crane might be the thing that puts bruce on the map." kayti burt of "den of geek" wrote, "this group has come a long way since that time barbara let selina and ivy live in her sweet penthouse apartment back in season 1 (i really hope gotham references this at some point this season). i am 100% in for "gotham"s twisted birds of prey storyline. if you need pointers, bruce wayne and the gcpd. this is what poetic justice looks like on "gotham"."