▁Flash er ▁from ▁TV ▁After ▁Dark ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B ▁rating ▁saying ▁that ▁overall ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁nice ▁follow ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁season ▁premi ere ▁but ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁Jul ie ▁Ple c , ▁to ▁remove ▁El ena ' s ▁mem ories ▁was ▁bold . ▁" All ▁and ▁all ▁this ▁episode ▁was ▁a ▁fairly ▁good ▁episode ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁season ▁six ▁premi ere . ▁However , ▁it ▁seemed ▁rather ▁counter - product ive ▁to ▁make ▁Dam on ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁mon ster ▁in ▁El ena ' s ▁mind , ▁but ▁definitely ▁res ets ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁a ▁way ." ▁ ▁Le igh ▁R aines ▁from ▁TV ▁F an atic ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁with ▁ 4 / 5 , ▁same ▁as ▁Reb e cca ▁Ser le ▁of ▁V ulture , ▁while ▁Reb e cca ▁Jane ▁Sto kes ▁from ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek ▁r ated ▁it ▁with ▁ 3 / 5 ▁stating ▁that ▁after ▁this ▁episode , ▁Dam on ▁and ▁Bon nie ▁need ▁their ▁own ▁spin - off . ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Domin ique ▁of ▁Ge ek ed ▁Out ▁Nation ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁with ▁ 6 . 9 / 1 0 ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁down side ▁for ▁the ▁audience ▁to ▁be ▁drag ged ▁through ▁El ena ' s ▁experience ▁of ▁losing ▁her ▁mem ories ▁for ▁Dam on ▁and ▁totally ▁unnecessary . ▁" En zo ' s ▁return ▁to ▁TV D ▁isn ' t ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁border line ▁memory