Oliver Sava of '' The A.V. Club '' awarded the episode an " A " , calling it " a fascinating psychological horror story about a boy shedding everything that defines him in order to move on to the next phase of his life . " Sava noted that while the episode was humorous , much of the comedy was undercut by the tragic and distressing nature of Finn 's story . Andrew Tran of Overmental argued that " the episode ... dissects vividly that bottomless feeling of midlife wanderlust ... not the road-trippy , running-through-the-fields kind but rather the life-map-disappearing-in-your-hands , what-the-hell-is-next kind . " Tran contended that , through the use of video game tropes , explores the idea that life is ultimately unpredictable that there " is no map that you can make for yourself ( or that anyone can give you ) that can account for everything you ’re going to encounter " . " The Hall of Egress " has been highly lauded by the show 's production staff , with series creator Pendleton Ward in particular naming it as one of his favorites . According to the crew , " It was just so thoughtfully done . " At the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016 , " The Hall of Egress " was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Short-format Animation . The episode lost to the '' Robot Chicken '' episode " Robot Chicken Christmas Special : The X-Mas United "
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
The Hall of Egress