 Critical reviews of the episode were generally positive . Hilary Rothing from UGO Networks enjoyed the perceived parallels to The Wire and praised the further development of Anna Torv 's character Olivia ; " With tonight 's premiere , the writing feels tighter , the pace is fast but not so much so that the story begins to trip over itself - and if that 's any indication of how the rest of the season shapes up , then Fox will have my full attention every Thursday from 9 @-@ 10pm " . Noel Murray from A.V. Club graded the episode an A- , writing that he enjoyed how the writers made the show " new @-@ viewer @-@ friendly without making existing fans too impatient " . After receiving a DVD copy of the premiere in advance , IGN 's Ramsey Isler rated the episode 9 @.@ 0 / 10 , explaining " Everything that made season one special is still here : Walter 's still crazy and obsessed with food , Peter 's still a smart @-@ ass , and Olivia ... well , there 's a lot going on with Olivia , as usual " . Isler thought newcomer Meghan Markle was " cute , and spunky , but ... not quite a good fit here " , and praised the cliffhanger as " surprising in a special way " . MTV 's Josh Wigler praised all the main actors ' performances , and thought the episode gave the second season a " strong start " . 
