The episode received positive reviews. Donna Bowman of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' noted "this episode is all about the organization now employing Walter — its long reach and ruthless ambition" but criticized the hospital scene as "spouting cliches."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tv.avclub.com/breaking-bad-i-see-you-1798164929|title=Breaking Bad: "I See You"|last=Bowman|first=Donna|work=TV Club|date=May 9, 2010|access-date=January 19, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116132345/https://tv.avclub.com/breaking-bad-i-see-you-1798164929|url-status=live}}</ref> Seth Amitin of ''IGN'' gave the episode a 9.4/10 rating, calling it "a great episode about the emotional debris left in the wake of last week's amazing melee."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/05/10/breaking-bad-i-see-you-review|title=Breaking Bad: "I See You" Review|last=Amitin|first=Seth|date=May 10, 2010|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202030257/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/05/10/breaking-bad-i-see-you-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2019 ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' ranked "I See You" 47th out of the 62 total ''Breaking Bad'' episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/30/20885880/breaking-bad-episodes-ranking|title=The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking|author=Micah Peters|date=September 30, 2019|publisher=The Ringer|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030073808/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/9/30/20885880/breaking-bad-episodes-ranking|url-status=live}}</ref>
