The series follows a New Jersey high school girls' soccer team that travels to Seattle for a national tournament in 1996.
While flying over Canada, their plane crashes deep in the wilderness, and the surviving team members are left stranded for nineteen months.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.327 million household viewers and gained a 0.06 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown) leaves for her expedition, taking Van (Liv Hewson), Misty (Sammi Hanratty), Akilah (Keeya King), and Mari (Alexa Barajas) with her, along with an axe and a flare gun.
Before leaving, Lottie (Courtney Eaton) confides in Van that she had a dream where they faced a "river of blood" and "red smoke".
Shauna (Melanie Lynskey), Natalie (Juliette Lewis), and Taissa (Tawny Cypress) agree to pay $50,000 to a blackmailer, planning to place a GPS tracker in the bag.
At her house, Misty (Christina Ricci) decides to tend Jessica (Rekha Sharma) when she continues screaming from her basement.
[2] This was a 13% increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 0.289 million viewers, earning a 0.06 in the 18-49 rating demographics.
Not since the days of Lost and Twin Peaks has there been a show so rich in mysterious possibility and, after watching episode seven, I feel like my eyes are just loosely rolling around in my head as I attempt to make sense of all of the numerous hints, clues, and symbols served up in what we’ve been shown so far.
"[5] Cade Taylor of Telltale TV gave the episode a 2.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Where Yellowjackets fails on “No Compass” is the nonexistent growth between Natalie and Travis.
"[6] Brittney Bender of Bleeding Cool gave the episode a perfect 10 out of 10 rating and wrote, "Showtime's Yellowjackets goes to some seriously unexpected places in this episode, ramping up the drama and gruesome horror to a new level that confirms my belief that this show will make a huge impact and have the television landscape buzzing by the time the season wraps.
"[7] Greg Wheeler of The Review Geek gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "this series is just starting to heat up and as we reach the business end of this season, everything is left wide open for where this one may go next.