A brilliant, desperate and rousing anthem. The opening gathers itself slowly into a rousing orchestral march. PopMatters described the track as "brilliantly rousing" and "spazzy with electrifying multiplicity". Ross's version has twelve verses and a rousing chorus. But its youthful exuberance and its rousing zaniness are hard not to like. Despite the choppy editing, the final match has a few mildly rousing moments. The Cazique was rowed back to shore to rousing cheers from his colonists. Following this, the stadium found itself at the centre of a rousing fireworks spectacular. "Say I" was praised by several critics, and was described as "instantly rousing" and "intoxicating". "Deepnirban" assisted in rousing the national spirit. Reviewers also criticized the episode's ending, where viewers never got to see Archer's rousing speech. She rouses the sleeping man and they extinguish the fire without rousing anyone. Scott Foundas of "Variety" described it as a "rousing and handsomely crafted biopic". Jesse Green of "The New York Times" called the show "rousing, often dull, alternately dopey". Elfman's music was called "rousing" by the Los Angeles Times.