 Michelle Erica Green reviewed the episode for TrekNation , saying it was a typical " crewmembers transform into scary aliens " episode . She compared it to similar episodes from elsewhere in the Star Trek franchise such as " Masks " from Star Trek : The Next Generation and " Threshold " from Star Trek : Voyager . She had hope for a twist in the story , but instead found the ending of the episode " superfluous " and " sanctimonious " . She did praise the performance of Jolene Blalock for " keeping T 'Pol credible and sympathetic " , as well as Linda Park and Scott Bakula for the scenes in which they played the transformed versions of their characters . 
