Alan Sepinwall from HitFix, has described "The Kingsroad" as a transition episode and therefore "not as likely to excite as the premiere or some of the season's later episodes."
Alan Sepiwall fra HitFix, beskrev har "The Kingsroad" som en overgangsepisode, og var derfor "ikke så tilbøjelige til at blive ophidsende som premieren eller nogle af sæsonens senere episoder".