[1] The series follows Whitney and Asher Siegel, a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show, Fliplanthropy.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.045 million household viewers and gained a 0.01 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
While dining with their friend Cara (Nizhonniya Luxi Austin), a Pueblo artist, Whitney (Emma Stone) accidentally tells Asher that she is pregnant, much to his delight.
Dougie (Benny Safdie) goes on a date with Laura (Adrianne Chalepah), telling her that he failed a breathalyzer test after having been involved in a car accident in which his wife was killed.
[2] In its original American broadcast, "Pressure's Looking Good So Far" was seen by an estimated 0.045 million household viewers and gained a 0.01 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "With lofty ambitions beyond the gimmicky plot its title and logline would suggest, this discomforting riff on home makeover shows has already tackled micropenises and gentrification and now sets its sights on Native exploitation and artistic appropriation.
"[5] Amanda Whiting of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "I would take the excruciating awkwardness of every Nathan Fielder choreographed moment like a pro.
I did not intend to leave myself any loopholes, and yet this week, in Bill's casino office, I instinctively muted my computer when the Gatorade showers began.
"[6] Caemeron Crain of TV Obsessive wrote, "[The episode] wants you to suffer, and to luxuriate in every discomfiting frame of its hour.
"[7] Esther Zuckerman of The New York Times wrote, "There are multiple moments in the second episode of The Curse when the camera lingers on the desperation behind a character's eyes.