▁through - line ". ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁No el ▁Murray ▁grad ed ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B + , ▁explaining ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁much ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁week ▁and ▁also ▁pra ising ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁two ▁new ▁characters ▁and ▁the ▁long ▁await ed ▁meeting ▁between ▁Oliv ia ▁and ▁William ▁Bell . ▁Murray ▁concluded ▁his ▁review ▁somewhat ▁neg atively , ▁" If ▁the ▁whole ▁episode ▁had ▁maintained ▁the ▁" yes ▁we ' re ▁aware ▁this ▁is ▁kind a ▁n uts y " ▁tone ▁of ▁that ▁one ▁great ▁line , ▁I ' d ▁have ▁b ump ed ▁it ▁up ▁one ▁more ▁not ch ▁to ▁the ▁A - level . ▁I ' m ▁holding ▁back ▁only ▁because ▁" M oment um ▁De ferred " ▁was ▁such ▁an ▁info - dump , ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁fraction ▁too ▁so ber ly ". ▁ ▁Writing ▁for ▁Man ia . com , ▁Stephen ▁L ack ey ▁thought ▁the ▁alternate ▁universe ▁plot line ▁was ▁ris ky ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁cause ▁Fr inge ▁to ▁" m ak [ e ] ▁a ▁complex ▁plot ▁con vol uted ▁by ▁taking ▁off ▁in ▁fl ights ▁of ▁fancy ▁with ▁the ▁writing ▁and ▁forget ting ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁written ▁before ," ▁but ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁point ▁has ▁been ▁reached ▁yet . ▁He ▁also ▁thought ▁the ▁meeting ▁between ▁Oliv ia ▁and ▁Bell ▁" was n ' t ▁as ▁ep ic ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁te ased ," ▁but ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁" f asc in ating " ▁cl iff h