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The episode garnered critical acclaim, often being referred to as the best episode of the season. IGN's Matt Fowler gave the episode a perfect 10/10, calling it "...an exquisitely awful event that managed to out-do the unpredictable and horrifying death of Ned Stark back in Season 1."[8] Writing for The A.V. Club, both David Sims and Todd VanDerWerff gave the episode an "A" grade. Simms (writing for people who have not read the novels) expressed shock at the deaths of several main characters, writing "I don’t think I’ve really processed what I just watched".[9] VanDerWerff, who reviews the episodes for people who have read the novels, wrote "If [the reader] doesn’t terribly want to deal with the thought of the deaths of Catelyn and Robb, well, he or she can read that much more quickly. Or he or she can read that much more slowly if there’s a need to process the emotions more fully. On TV, you can’t really do that."[10] Reviewing for Forbes magazine, Erik Kain called the episode "one of the best episodes of HBO’s dark drama yet", and noted "there was a deeper sense of tragedy knowing [Robb] also lost his unborn child."[11] Sean Collins of the Rolling Stone also praised the episode, and commented on the unusual step the show took in ending the central conflict of the show.[12]

You got that review up fast Shaun