 Paula Vitaris from Cinefantastique gave the episode a more mixed review and awarded it two stars out of four . She noted that the episode " suffers from a syndrome that has afflicted a great many X @-@ Files episodes in recent seasons [ … ] the syndrome consists of the audience finding out early on who the guilty party is . " Vitaris , however , did note that the episode 's " saving grace " was Vince Gilligan 's satiric writing tone ; she called the scene featuring Roberts hallucinating that the burgers he was frying were actually brains " sick , but hilarious " . Other reviews were more negative . Kenneth Silber from Space.com was critical of the episode , noting that , although the change in perspective was unique and interesting , " this bit of originality does not rescue the episode from a familiarity bordering on the mundane . It 's not the first time we have seen genetic mutants who have an affinity for human body parts . " Tom Kessenich , in his book Examinations , gave the episode a relatively negative review . Despite noting that the episode wasn 't a " horrible " entry for The X @-@ Files , Kessenich was unhappy with the characterization of Rob Roberts as well as the fact that the killer was revealed very quickly . 
