UK reviewer Dan Owen gave the pilot episode 1.5 of 4 stars, writing, "There's a beautifully simple and engaging premise to Australian supernatural drama Spirited, but it's one that unfortunately proves to be the only saving grace of a soporific and plodding pilot." Owen continued, "There are enough questions here to lure you back for a while".
The script for this episode won an Australian Writer's Guild award in August 2010.