The episode works well, and fits in smoothly with the rest of the film.
The two stars' easy on-camera rapport contributes greatly to making such episodes work.
That episode, like many in the film, would have worked a lot better without the overkill.
He also wrote that the episode worked on a "character level".
Despite this, he also noted that previous episodes worked better as an introduction to the series for new viewers.
That episode with the mirror had worked so well he decided to give it another shot.
A few episodes work in the fabular way she intends.
In a way, this new episode was working to the Senator's advantage, providing him a sharp focus for the day.
Sarah Stegall argued that the episode works on two separate layers.
He concluded that the episode "worked mostly as an epilogue" and allowed the cast of the series to have their final moments.