Reception
In a slight decrease from the previous week, the episode was viewed in 8.13 million homes in its original airing, according to Nielsen ratings, in the United States. The episode also acquired a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, tying with The Simpsons, in addition to significantly winning over American Dad!, in both rating and total viewership.
In a review of the episode, Brett Love of TV Squad noted that the episode "had its moments, but there were some pretty big breaks between them." Love also thought that Lois getting a job as an organist was "a nice way to go, because it does fit in well with what we already know about her." Ahsan Haque of IGN said that the episode was "very stale and tired" with "very few funny moments," and that "Lois wanting a more wholesome ethical lifestyle could have worked, but the execution failed miserably." Overall, Haque noted that the episode was "a serious disappointment on many levels." The "lack of laughs, poor pacing, and lack of judgment really hurt," rating the episode as a 4 out of 10.
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