Reception
This episode attracted 18.44 million American viewers. Chris Carabott of IGN called the episode "a well-written, fascinating character piece that does an excellent job of bringing Sawyer into the spotlight" and praising Josh Holloway's performance saying that "The success of this episode begins and ends with Josh Holloway. So far, we know that he's good at playing Sawyer: The Tough Guy, but now he has to sell a multilayered fragment of a human being who hates himself for becoming the man who destroyed his family. Holloway succeeds in creating a character that quickly unravels throughout the episode as his terrible secret is revealed" and "Holloway does an exceptional job of conveying Sawyer's disgust as he realizes what he was about to do". He also goes on to saying that "Sawyer's relationship with Kate is explored and it's a refreshing change after having 'Jack & Kate' forced upon us for the last several episode. As much as Jack and Kate appear to be better suited as a couple, Sawyer and Kate share far better chemistry. It's obvious they share a far deeper bond and that Sawyer has a superior understanding of Kate than Jack ever will". He gave it a final score of 8.4/10
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