Reception
"Walkabout" received a 6.5 in the ages 18–49 demographic in the Nielsen ratings. The episode was watched by 18.16 million viewers, an improvement of 1.6 million over the previous episode, "Tabula Rasa".
Reviews for the episode were positive. Chris Carabott of IGN gave to "Walkabout" 9.5/10, stating that "Terry O'Quinn puts in an exceptional performance", and commenting that showing Locke, who "seemed like a confident and resourceful man with a mysterious and intriguing past", to be a "shell of a human being that is trying desperately to find his place in the world." was "a perfect juxtaposition of the differences between Locke off and on the island". He also praised the supporting stories, claiming that "Matthew Fox does a great job of playing the uneasy leader" as Jack Shephard and that the Shannon-Charlie storyline "does supply a little comic relief". Ryan Mcgee of Zap2it described the revelation that Locke was a paraplegic as being "one of the show's signature moments", and commented that the episode "cemented the show as 'Must-See TV'" and was "a five-star effort."
David Fury was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series" for writing this episode. Entertainment Weekly considered "Walkabout" to be the best episode of Season 1. IGN ranked "Walkabout" as the fifth best Lost episode ever, behind "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham", the pilot, "Through the Looking Glass" and "The Constant". The episode was also featured in similar lists by Los Angeles Times, TV Guide, National Post, and ABC2.
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