ɹˈɪk sˈæntʃɛz ʌv ˌaɪdʒˌiːˈɛn ɹˈoʊt ðætðə pˈaɪlət ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd "ðə wˈɑːtʃɚz" dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd "ɐ hjˈuːdʒ lˈiːp ɪn kwˈɔlᵻɾi ænd stˈaɪl fɚðə ʃˈoʊ ðæt dʒˈʌst kˈiːps ɡˌɛɾɪŋ bˈɛɾɚ ænd bˈɛɾɚ baɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd" ænd ðˈæt "sˈiːzən tˈuː pɹˈɪɾi mˈʌtʃ sɚpˈæsᵻz sˈiːzən wˈʌn ɪn ˈɛvɹi wˈeɪ ɪmˈædʒɪnəbəl."
Rick Sanchez of IGN wrote that the pilot episode "The Watchers" demonstrated "a huge leap in quality and style for the show that just keeps getting better and better by episode" and that "Season Two pretty much surpasses Season One in every way imaginable."