▁stars , ▁calling ▁it ▁" an ▁absor bing , ▁thought ful , ▁adult ▁piece ▁of ▁drama ". ▁He ▁pra ised ▁Smith ' s ▁ton ed - down ▁performance ▁and ▁his ▁convers ations ▁with ▁J ex . ▁Though ▁he ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" well - craft ed " ▁scene ▁between ▁the ▁Doctor ▁and ▁Amy , ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁" a ▁waste ▁of ▁Gill an ▁and ▁[ Ar thur ] ▁Dar v ill ' s ▁tal ents " ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁did ▁not ▁feature ▁much . ▁Digital ▁Sp y ' s ▁Morgan ▁J ef fer y ▁also ▁gave ▁it ▁four ▁stars , ▁comm ending ▁the ▁Western ▁atmosphere ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁Doctor ' s ▁darkness ▁was ▁handled . ▁He ▁also ▁found ▁Brow der ▁to ▁bring ▁an ▁American ▁authentic y ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁that ▁a ▁British ▁actor ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁accomplished . ▁However , ▁like ▁Full er , ▁he ▁called ▁Amy ▁and ▁R ory ' s ▁s idel ined ▁role ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁down s ides ". ▁ ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁rev iewer ▁Steven ▁Cooper ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁very ▁enjoy able ▁episode ", ▁though ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁" the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁a ▁slight ▁let - down ▁after ▁the ▁excell ence ▁of ▁what ▁has ▁preced ed ▁it " ▁because ▁the ▁issues ▁between ▁the ▁Doctor ▁and ▁J ex ▁were ▁left ▁un resol ved . ▁Ne ela ▁Deb n ath , ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁Independent , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" br illiant ▁tw ist " ▁in ▁having ▁K