him "this is for my father", and pulls the trigger. Stan later arrives home, where he finds his wife Mitch sitting at the kitchen table. That night, Richmond begins a campaign rally by thanking his supporters. Outside, Lt. Carlson stops Linden and Holder from entering City Hall but stands aside when Linden reveals the keycard. Richmond silences the crowd by admitting that he tried to kill himself on the night of Rosie's murder. He reassures them that he will never stop fighting for them and exits the stage to scattered applause. The detectives try the keycard at Mayor Adams' main office, but the door remains locked. When they try the keycard at Richmond's main office, the door opens. Reception Critical reception "Bulldog" received positive reviews. Sean McKenna of TV Fanatic rated the episode 4.8 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of the best episodes of the season", adding, "'Bulldog' was a perfect example of a biting force that gripped on with its story and characters and refused to let go...I've seen plenty of programs waste away their remaining episodes for fluff and utter nonsense. This particular installment did none of that marking pretty much every moment with something rather significant and thoroughly absorbing. And in a way took things we might have predicted and spun them right around." The A.V. Club's Brandon Nowalk rated this episode a B−, saying "If it isn't obvious from all the whiplash, The Killing is racing through this twisty, foggy road to a sudden end, caution to the wind. 'Bulldog' spends a good amount of time building the motivation to get off the couch and solve some crimes." He added that the episode "is such a mess that the only semblance of control comes from the obvious manipulation of every plot point." William Bibbiani of CraveOnline called the episode "strong", adding, "For a political conspiracy series, 'Bulldog' is a pretty great episode of television, a few poorly conceived dramatic beats aside. But it's moved about as far away from its roots as possible by making Rosie Larsen feel unimportant in her own murder investigation. That's a bit of a tragedy, but at least things are picking up and, if you're as frustrated as I am, the season is nearly over." Ratings The episode was watched by 1.67 million viewers and received an adult 18-49 rating of 0.5, marking a return to a normal seasonal