▁of ▁the ▁new ▁fall ▁season " ▁comment ing ▁that ▁" Show runner ▁Em ily ▁Sp ive y ▁does ▁well ▁not ▁to ▁mine ▁the ▁sac char ine ▁elements ▁of ▁parent hood . ▁She ▁makes ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ’ s ▁intent ions ▁apparent ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁that ▁Ar nett ▁and ▁App legate ▁can ’ t ▁bring ▁themselves ▁to ▁quit ▁curs ing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁l il ’ ▁Amy ." ▁Another ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁rev iewer ▁Em ily ▁Van Der W er ff ▁was ▁slightly ▁more ▁negative ▁towards ▁the ▁pilot ▁writing ▁that ▁" The ▁pilot ▁for ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁isn ’ t ▁very ▁fun ny , ▁especially ▁given ▁the ▁people ▁working ▁on ▁it , ▁but ▁it ’ s ▁often ▁well - ob ser ved ." . ▁Her ▁main ▁criticism ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁" ess entially , ▁two ▁shows ▁in ▁one " ▁calling ▁the ▁work place ▁scenes ▁" like ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁shows ▁on ▁the ▁air ". ▁The ▁two ▁review ers ▁eventually ▁gave ▁the ▁series ▁a ▁B . ▁Hit F ix ▁rev iewer ▁Daniel ▁Fe in berg ▁gave ▁the ▁series ▁pilot ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁but ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁office ▁settings ▁and ▁the ▁writing ▁for ▁Rud olph ' s ▁character ▁comment ing ▁that ▁" Will ▁Ar nett ▁and ▁Christ ina ▁App legate ▁are ▁playing ▁parents , ▁but ▁May a ▁Rud olph ▁is ▁playing ▁a ▁sit com ▁character ". ▁He ▁ultimately ▁gave ▁the ▁series ▁a ▁B - ▁rating ▁the ▁Baby ▁Sc enes ▁with ▁a ▁B + ▁and ▁the ▁Rud olph ▁scenes