▁were ▁tun ed ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁episode . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁approximately ▁ ▁households . ▁ ▁" K ing dom ▁Come " ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Robert ▁She ar man ▁and ▁Lars ▁Pear son , ▁in ▁their ▁book ▁W ant ing ▁to ▁Bel ieve : ▁A ▁Crit ical ▁Guide ▁to ▁The ▁X - Files , ▁Mill en ni um ▁& ▁The ▁L one ▁Gun men , ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁particularly ▁super f icial ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁series ". ▁She ar man ▁and ▁Pear son ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁episode ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁complexity ▁was ▁ref res hing , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁the ▁" awk ward " ▁performances ▁and ▁" che es y " ▁approach ▁to ▁its ▁subject ▁matter ▁det ract ed ▁from ▁it . ▁Writing ▁for ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club , ▁Em ily ▁Van Der W er ff ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁episode ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁finds ▁himself ▁trying ▁to ▁lose ▁his ▁faith ▁but ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so ". ▁Van Der W er ff ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁suffered ▁from ▁" the ▁typical ▁Mill en ni um ▁problems ", ▁including ▁" an ▁over re liance ▁on ▁tr ite ▁philosoph ical ▁dialog ue "; ▁however , ▁she ▁found ▁that ▁it ▁contained ▁" something ▁pure ▁and ▁bel iev able ▁at ▁its ▁core ▁that ▁keeps ▁the ▁episode ▁moving ▁along ▁nicely ". ▁The ▁episode ' s ▁them atic ▁concern ▁with ▁the