7 ▁share , ▁meaning ▁that ▁roughly ▁ 9 . 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁television - equ ipped ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁households ▁watching ▁television , ▁were ▁tun ed ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁episode . ▁It ▁was ▁viewed ▁by ▁ 9 . 3 ▁million ▁households . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁g low ing ▁pra ise ▁from ▁critics . ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁gave ▁" The ▁Host " ▁a ▁rare ▁A + , ▁not ing ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁ref res hing ▁instance ▁of ▁a ▁fully ▁and ▁satisf actor ily ▁resolved ▁episode ▁— ▁like ▁a ▁perfect ▁me al , ▁although ▁you ▁definitely ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁eat ▁during ▁this ▁one ." ▁Rev iewer ▁Z ack ▁Hand len ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁described ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁really , ▁really ▁ icky ▁X - Files ", ▁and ▁while ▁considering ▁redundant ▁the ▁" circ ular " ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁plot , ▁with ▁the ▁creature ▁coming ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁se wers ▁after ▁esc aping , ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁" The ▁Host " ▁" holds ▁up ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Fl uk eman ' s ▁irre con cil able ▁u g lin ess , ▁and ▁because ▁it ▁continues ▁down ▁the ▁path ▁that ▁" L ittle ▁Green ▁Men " ▁started ▁on ". ▁On ▁a ▁more ▁negative ▁view , ▁Crit ical ▁M yth ' s ▁John ▁Ke eg an ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁ 6 / 1 0 , ▁considering ▁that ▁" as ▁fun ▁as ▁this ▁episode ▁can ▁be , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁places