The series follows Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, who is recruited by an insurrectionary anarchist known as "Mr.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.552 million household viewers and gained a 0.2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode was written by executive producer Kyle Bradstreet and directed by series creator Sam Esmail.
[2] This was a slight increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by an estimated 0.542 million household viewers with a 0.2 in the 18-49 demographics.
The site's consensus states: "Perhaps a bit unmemorable as a singular episode, 'Eps3.3_metadata.par2' nevertheless executes off the show's slower, more straightforward pace.
Club gave the episode a "B–" grade and wrote, "There's a lot of table setting in 'm3tadata.par2,' but the dominant emotional tone that runs through it is one of pain.
"[5] Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx wrote, "It's a piece-mover episode, designed to advance various stories and character arcs incrementally, while saving the next batch of major fireworks in both areas for a later hour.
It's a useful bit of glue holding the season together, and the sort seemingly designed with eventual binge-viewing in mind, but not enormously memorable on its own.
Depending on your tastes, you're either loving the focus on atmosphere and the more clear-eyed plot, or you're waiting for more things to happen, itching for a little more action.
"[7] Jeremy Egner of The New York Times wrote, "So what story is hidden within Darlene's analog photo, or at least in its surpassing meaningfulness to her?
Still, it's a mild cut above because credited writer Kyle Bradstreet takes the time to examine the regret and fear that have taken hold of the Alderson siblings.
"[9] Alec Bojalad of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "In trying to fix the pace, Mr.