James Poniewozik wrote for Time that the episode "began to let the swords do the talking," and "while there were some very significant scenes of talk, the dialogue went beyond Westeros History 101 to take the story in some very interesting directions."
James Poniewozik skrev for Time at episoden "begyndte at lade sværd at tale" og "mens der var nogle meget betydelige scener af snak, gik dialogen ud over Westeros Historie, til at tage historien i nogle meget interessante retninger."