pˈɔːl mˈeɪvɪs ʌv dˌiːvˌiːdˈiː tˈɔːk lˈʌvd ðə sˈiːn "wɛn ɡˈæɹi ɹˈiːəlaɪzᵻz hiː hɐz tʊ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌm hɜː kɹˈʌʃɪŋ lˈʌv wˌɪtʃ ˈiːkwəlz kˈɑːnstənt ˌoʊvɚɹˈiːɾɪŋ ɔːɹ dˈaɪ lˈaɪk ðɪ ˈʌðɚ snˈeɪl ʃˈɛlz hiː fˈaɪndz", nˈoʊɾɪŋ, "ɪts bˈoʊθ fˈʌni ænd ɹˈæðɚ tˈʌtʃɪŋ.
Paul Mavis of DVD Talk loved the scene "[when] Gary realizes he has to escape from her crushing love (which equals constant overeating) or die like the other snail shells he finds", noting, "it's both funny and rather touching.