television, and the serial killer plot line was surprisingly intense for this show…Fortunately both plot lines were balanced pretty well. Great episode." Television Without Pity gave the episode a "B+". Rowan Kaiser, writing for The A.V. Club'', gave the episode a more mixed review, mainly criticizing the plot involving Veronica and Mac. "Veronica's plot, on the other hand, is the one that zigs where it should zag. Or to be more accurate, it neither zigs nor zags when it could have done either." However, the reviewer also wrote that "What Mac's story does is create a fulfilling emotional arc for Mac." References External links "Silence of the Lamb" at Mars Investigations 2005 American television episodes Veronica Mars (season 1) episodes