▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast . ▁It ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 2 . 6 8 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁Within ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁" U pr ising " ▁had ▁been ▁watched ▁by ▁ 4 . 8 9 ▁million ▁U . S . ▁view ers , ▁above ▁the ▁season ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 . 2 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁Scott ▁Mes low ▁at ▁V ulture . com ▁scored ▁the ▁episode ▁ 4 ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 , ▁saying ▁that ▁" like ▁a ▁good ▁stock ▁port folio , ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁a ▁good ▁Ag ents ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D . ▁is ▁divers ification . ▁The ▁best ▁thing ▁about ▁[" U pr ising "] ▁isn ’ t ▁any ▁individual ▁story . ▁It ’ s ▁how ▁de ft ly ▁the ▁show ▁jug g les ▁so ▁many ▁stories ▁without ▁losing ▁track ▁of ▁any ." ▁He ▁felt ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Maria ▁was ▁" cart oon ish ly ▁one ▁note ▁... ▁[ but ] ▁it ’ s ▁heart bre aking ▁to ▁watch ▁Y o - Y o ▁stand ▁quietly ▁as ▁her ▁friends ▁un know ingly ▁den ounce ▁her ", ▁and ▁compared ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Y o - Y o ' s ▁powers ▁to ▁" a ▁small - screen ▁version ▁of ▁that ▁great ▁Qu icks il ver ▁scene ▁from ▁X - Men : ▁Days ▁of ▁Future ▁Past ▁... ▁it ’ s ▁still ▁pretty ▁cool ". ▁Alex ▁Mc Le vy ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club