“I think family drama is a great way to show character progression, but instead of it being 80-20 with 80 being the plot/world building, we have more like 50-50, or in some episodes 60-40 with 60 being family drama.” Reddit · r/ManifestNBC · 7 years ago

: Critics from Den of Geek noted that the "family drama defers to the grander conspiracy," providing much-needed momentum to the government story arc.

Reviewers and fans on platforms like IMDb and Reddit have offered mixed feedback on the episode's execution.

“I like it. It's just getting better and better, seems more connected now. Still some unanswered question.” IMDb

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