▁the ▁episode ' s ▁them es ▁of ▁" loss ▁of ▁faith ▁… ▁rit ual ▁ab use ▁[ and ] ▁repr essed ▁mem ories ", ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁" gre at ▁set ▁pieces ", ▁and ▁the ▁plot ▁tw ists . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁slightly ▁critical ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁solid ▁conclusion , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁P add ock ▁was ▁never ▁revealed . ▁Corn ell ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁critical ▁about ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁closure , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁vast ▁un answer ed ▁question " ▁and ▁" very ▁trou bling ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁that ' s ▁concerned ▁with ▁seeing ▁the ▁truth ". ▁However , ▁he ▁too ▁was ▁also ▁compl iment ary ▁towards ▁the ▁set ▁pieces , ▁calling ▁them ▁" gro ovy ". ▁ ▁Later ▁reviews ▁were ▁also ▁compl iment ary . ▁Van Der W er ff ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁an ▁" A " ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁heading ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁direction ▁but ▁still ▁largely ▁feeling ▁like ▁the ▁same ▁show ." ▁He ▁pra ised ▁the ▁episode ▁for ▁being ▁" fun ▁[ and ] ▁cre ep y ". ▁Van Der W er ff ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁final ▁scene , ▁not ing ▁that ▁" rare ▁that ▁Mul der ▁and ▁S cul ly ▁completely ▁get ▁played , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁here , ▁and ▁it ▁makes ▁the ▁episode ▁an ▁even ▁better ▁sick ▁jo ke ." ▁Ult imately , ▁she ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" s ick ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ", ▁the ▁" out right ▁left