Myles McNutt from Cultural Learnings wrote that "Jon Snow’s time at the Wall is maybe my favorite central location of those introduced early in the series, and it is in large part due to the work done in this episode," and Maureen Ryan stated that "they're exceptionally well acted and written.
Myles McNutt fra Cultural Learnings skrev, at "Jon Snows tid på Muren er måske min favorit centrale beliggenhed, der blev indført i begyndelsen af serien, og det kan i vid udstrækning kan tilskrives arbejdet i denne episode," og Maureen Ryan erklærede, at "de er usædvanligt godt spillet og skrevet.