However, he thought that the episode lacked ideas and storylines usually found in the show, and criticised the sitcom-style dialogue.

The new episodes lacked the serial structure that had made the initial run so successful.

Even here, though, the slow, quietly ominous, halting episode that begins the work, evoking the irregular breathing of a dying man, lacked inner tension.

Structurally, this episode, not unlike the two in this season where Hawkeye writes his dad, lacks the conventional linear structure of most television programs.

The episode lacked elements that would bring in a younger audience.

The two enjoyed its "real passion", which they felt mythology-heavy episodes usually lacked.

Rabin said, "Tonight's episode lacked a certain gravity but it delivered the goods, comedy-wise."

Only the jumbled middle episodes of the first two acts lacked forward momentum.

"For a season premiere, this episode lacked a lot of the punch designed to motivate viewers to stick with the show."

Each episode uniquely lacks any formal narrative arc, and the series is more a collection of comedic conversations highlighting social differences.