▁fact ored ▁in , ▁the ▁episode ▁had ▁an ▁overall ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 0 3 ▁million ▁view ers , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 . 8 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 – 4 9 ▁dem ographic . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reviews ▁ ▁" The ▁M ask " ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 3 % ▁on ▁the ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁with ▁the ▁site ' s ▁cons ensus ▁stating : ▁" The ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁familiar ▁Bat man ▁villa in ▁and ▁a ▁bul lying ▁scene ▁at ▁Bruce ' s ▁school ▁make ▁' The ▁M ask ' ▁an ▁important ▁episode , ▁though ▁it ▁returns ▁to ▁Goth ams ▁proced ural ▁format ." ▁ ▁Matt ▁F ow ler ▁of ▁I GN ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁" good " ▁ 7 . 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁ver dict , ▁" The ▁' case ▁of ▁the ▁week ' ▁and ▁Barbara ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁un ra vel ▁into ▁a ▁mess ▁and ▁leave ▁Jim ▁again ▁(! ) ▁- ▁which ▁felt ▁like ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁purpose fully ▁giving ▁up ▁on ▁her ▁and ▁forcing ▁her ▁out ▁more ▁than ▁anything ▁- ▁gave ▁us ▁plenty ▁to ▁roll ▁our ▁eyes ▁at ▁this ▁week . ▁But ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Gordon ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁co - work ers ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁critical ▁topic ▁was ▁excellent . ▁As ▁was , ▁believe ▁it ▁or ▁not , ▁Bruce ' s ▁bul ly ▁story . ▁Kid ▁Wayne ▁still ▁hasn ' t ▁quite ▁found