When the first chapter premiered in Shojo Beat, critics commented on the potiental and art of the series, but found the chapter "listless" and confusing.
In an interview with MTV News, Minaj stated when she first heard the song she felt she was in Africa and fell in love with the drum beats, and commented, "It's a very rare.... You're not gonna get the song the first time you hear it.
IGN contributor Robert Canning reported that "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter" was a "stellar episode that was hitting all the right beats", and commented that "[e]ven the tired, formulaic structure of Jack's two women scenario was given some great new lines" from Fey and Cannon, who developed the script.
You never cease to amaze me with your stories, your coping, and even your off-beat comments.
"We've come close in the past [to beating South Africa] and we hope we can go that one step further and beat them," he commented.
We went through every page and every moment, every beat had been commented on.
Down Beat reviewer Jim Macnie commented that, on the former album, "More than ever, Mehldau uses his instrument as a drum, popping staccato notes into the maw of the rhythm section's formidable bustle".
Dan Lambden from the online magazine So So Gay found the song to be a "perfect medium between classic pop lyrics" and "a pulsating dance beat", and positively commented on the riffs within the track stating they would "satisfy the most Hoxton of hipsters".
"We can look back to the [League Cup] semi-final against Rangers, the two cup games against Dundee United, beating Celtic here ", McCall commented.
"At first, people started posting pictures of women and young girls being raped or beat up and commenting on the page saying things like, "I will skull-f**k your children," explains Hendren.
"In football every Sunday, or in England Saturday, you see little teams beat the great teams," he commented.
