of her crying black tears are interspersed throughout the main plot of the visual. At the song's climax, Kesha throws around colored powder in a manner similar to what is done during Holi, a Hindu festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil. The clip ends with the singer walking on water like Jesus and text that says "the beginning". Reception and analysis Weiss of Billboard praised the video, highlighting it as the best work Kesha released in her career. He found the religious imagery in the video reminiscent of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" (1989) and the clip's use of pigs similar to the video for Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" (1994) and the passage of Homer's Odyssey where Circe transforms men into swine. Stereogums Breihan said the video was "a vivid, surreal vision from director Jonas Åkerlund" while MTV's Patrick Hosken called it emotional. Bruner of Time labelled the music video as "a powerful, colorful, and, yes, glitter-filled celebration of overcoming," further deeming it a comeback for the singer. HuffPosts Daniel Welsh felt that the video "feature[s] [Kesha's] usual mix of bright colours and outlandish costumes [and] an important message about overcoming troublesome times and seeing the light in the darkness." Jezebel writer Julianne Escobedo Shepherd found that the clip portrayed well Kesha's personal struggles in the past years. Mike Wass of Idolator deemed the video "an intense viewing experience." Nashville Scenes Stephen Trageser commented that the clip was psychedelic and bore similarities to the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky; he also felt that it marked a "glorious return" for Kesha. Racked.com's Elana Fishman praised the singer's outfits in the video, including her rainbow gown, while Pareles of The New York Times felt they were influenced by the work of Lady Gaga. Kornhaber of The Atlantic said the clip is "a high-gloss technicolor pop production from one of the masters of the form, director Jonas Åkerlund" and that it reminded him of Kesha's earlier work. Conversely, The Arizona Republics Zachary Hansen opined that the video's aesthetic was in stark contrast to it, showing "[the singer] at her most serious." Maria Sherman of Complex complimented the use of the Salvation Mountain in the video, writing: "It's the perfect backdrop for the song, [with its] bright, colorful bible [sic] verses painted on neon adobe in the Colorado Desert in California. It's an unexpected place to find hope, mirroring Kesha's move from desolation