" Despite this, they called the album "majestic, transcendant , entrancing, transfixing. He was forced to make his escape with the weapon still transfixing his head. Ben Lawrence of "The Daily Telegraph" called her performance as the "Bad Wolf" Rose "transfixing". James Poniewozik praised the complex characterization of Preaker and called Adams's performance "transfixing". But Smith, best known for HBO's "Big Love", is sad, scary and transfixing.