ok um ." ▁ ▁Pa ula ▁V itar is ▁from ▁C ine f ant ast ique ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁and ▁awarded ▁it ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four . ▁V itar is ▁critic ized ▁the ▁polar ization ▁of ▁religion ▁viewed ▁in ▁the ▁episode , ▁not ing ▁that ▁" although ▁' Sign s ▁and ▁Wonder ' s ▁pur ports ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁exam ination ▁of ▁different ▁modes ▁of ▁faith , ▁it ▁offers ▁a ▁p ess im istic — and ▁dist orted ▁view ▁of ▁religion ." ▁Tom ▁K essen ich , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Ex amin ations , ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁mixed ▁review , ▁writing ▁" I ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁person ▁who ▁adm ires ▁the ▁cre ative ▁attempt , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁attempt ▁isn ' t ▁a ▁complete ▁success . ▁[ … ] ▁This ▁is ▁precisely ▁the ▁mind set ▁I ' m ▁feeling ▁after ▁watching ▁' Sign s ▁and ▁W onders '. ▁I ▁adm ire ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁sp ook ▁me , ▁to ▁offer ▁up ▁conflic ting ▁views ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁r igh te ous ness , ▁even ▁if ▁I ' m ▁not ▁completely ▁sure ▁what ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁it ▁all ▁was ." ▁Nevertheless , ▁K essen ich ▁pra ised ▁the ▁s nake ▁attack ▁scenes ▁and ▁the ▁episode ' s ▁occas ional ▁qui ps ▁of ▁humor . ▁Em ily ▁Van Der W er ff ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁awarded ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁" C + ". ▁Despite ▁writing ▁that ▁the ▁s nake ▁attack ▁scenes ▁were ▁"