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Following its broadcast, " Worst Episode Ever " received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Casey Burchby of DVD Talk enjoyed the episode and wrote that it has some " great stuff " in it, including the comic book " Biclops " that Milhouse over-orders.

Jason Bailey, another reviewer for DVD talk, applauded the writers for making an episode around a supporting character, and wrote that it is " far from series ' worst episode ".

Cindy White of IGN described the episode as a " classic ", and in 2006, Kimberley Potts of AOL put the episode in twelfth place in a list of the series ' 20 best episodes.

The episode was also well received by the series ' staff ; in the introduction of The Simpsons Beyond Forever!

: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ... Still Continued, Matt Groening wrote that he particularly enjoyed the episode and that it had a " very special story ".

In the DVD commentary for the episode, Doyle said that Milhouse's line " I'm a human boy, just like you " is the best line he has ever written.

On the other hand, Mac MacEntire of DVD Verdict gave the episode a mixed review.

Although he praised the episode's premise, he argued that the episode was " ill-balanced " and that the subplot took up too much time in the episode.

DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson criticized the writers for making an episode based around a supporting character, and argued that Comic Book Guy was not featured enough in the episode.

"' Ever ' spends at least as much time with Bart and Milhouse as it does with CBG and Agnes ", he wrote.

He concluded that, aside from having a few " good moments ", the episode is overall " pretty meh ".