 Not all reviewers were as enthusiastic about " Secrets " as the general consensus . Starlee Kine of New York stated that despite having high hopes in the beginning of " Secrets " , the episode overall failed to meet her expectations . The A.V. Club 's Zach Halden opined that despite containing solid scenes , the episode harbored several issues . Halden cited the pace of the storyline progression and the execution of the character development as weaknesses . Concluding his review , he gave the episode a B grade . Although Andrew Conrad of The Baltimore Sun touted the character development , he pointed out that there was very little action . The Portland Mercury 's Steven Humphrey panned the episode , describing it as " boring " . 
