▁last ▁fall ▁in ▁interesting ▁ways ▁while ▁also ▁pushing ▁the ▁story , ▁and ▁the ▁characters , ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁direction ." ▁ ▁Nick ▁Hog an ▁of ▁TV ▁Over mind ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁ 4 . 5 ▁star ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 , ▁writing ▁" G oth am ▁has ▁plenty ▁of ▁comp elling ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁half ▁of ▁this ▁season , ▁but ▁it ▁des per ately ▁needs ▁a ▁few ▁course ▁corre ctions . ▁But , ▁Goth am ▁is ▁at ▁its ▁absolute ▁best ▁when ▁it ▁steps ▁on ▁the ▁gas , ▁so ▁the ▁up coming ▁villa in ▁team ▁up ▁has ▁me ▁hope ful ▁as ▁ever ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁will ▁er ase ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lag ging ▁bits ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁some ▁cra zy ▁action ." ▁ ▁Lisa ▁Bab ick ▁of ▁TV ▁F an atic ▁gave ▁the ▁series ▁a ▁ 4 . 5 ▁star ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 , ▁writing ▁" A ▁number ▁of ▁stories ▁unfold ed ▁on ▁Goth am , ▁as ▁we ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁almost ▁everyone ▁including ▁someone ▁we ▁haven ' t ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁long , ▁long ▁time . ▁Some ▁of ▁it ▁made ▁sense , ▁some ▁of ▁it ▁not , ▁but ▁considering ▁how ▁much ▁was ▁actually ▁un pack ed , ▁Goth am ▁did ▁a ▁good ▁job ▁of ▁not ▁making ▁the ▁hour ▁a ▁cr amp ed ▁mess ." ▁Marc ▁Bu xt on ▁of ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek ▁gave ▁wrote , ▁" As ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁developing ▁dynamics ▁in ▁this ▁episode , ▁I ▁hope ▁Goth am ▁cho oses ▁the ▁slow ▁burn