of The New York Times declared the "most moving aspect" of season two to be "the relationship between Madison and Alicia, particularly after the fall of the Abigail compound". [Dickens and] Debnam-Carey, "whose thoughtful performance continues to deepen, are completely honest as mother and daughter." The TV Junkiess Bridget Lissewski said the second season benefited from Alicia's more central role and character growth, appreciating that her storyline has evolved "without the services of any sort of romantic relationship". David Zapanta of Den of Geek regarded Alicia as one of the "more fully realized characters" of the third season. Emily Hannemann of TV Insider considered the "Bible study" meeting in the episode "TEOTWAWKI" "one of Alicia’s most profound and chilling moments on the series." Reviewing "This Land is Your Land", Paul Tassi of Forbes wrote, "The entire sequence with Alicia in the bunker is one of the best pieces of zombie fiction I've seen in years." Zapanta said the episode is one of the strongest of the series, crediting Debnam-Carey's performance for anchoring a "transformative" hour of television. Digital Spys Ben Lee felt the character "truly excelled in the episode." Hannemann called the episode a "love letter to Alicia's development throughout the first three seasons", with Alicia showing she has what it takes to lead. IGNs Matt Fowler said the episode "had an amazing, harrowing Alicia-centric story inside of it - one that really helped shape her character". Writing for Forbes, Erik Kain said Debnam-Carey's performance "elevated the show beyond anything it had been before." Bradley of Vanity Fair regarded season four's "Close Your Eyes" as Debnam-Carey's "most powerful performance yet, one that proved Alicia still has a lot of story left", naming Alicia the series' "strongest throughline" who "can also still be the most fascinating to watch." Tassi considered it a "fantastic" episode anchored by the actress, stating that "in Alicia she's created one of the most impressive, memorable characters in the entire Walking Dead universe across either show." CarterMatt.com said "Close Your Eyes" provided "a chance to dive into Alicia’s head like never before as she continued much of her isolation from the world", while Debnam-Carey gave an "outstanding" performance. Kain said the episode is one of the series' best and it reinforced his view that Alicia "should become the central protagonist of the show". ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis felt the actress "brilliantly delivered on an intensely heartfelt script", with