Heaven Sent received a perfect scored from Paste Magazine and SFX Magazine , the former stating that it is `` a masterpiece of the highest order '' and the latter described it as `` madly surreal , ingeniously baffling , immensely creepy and downright grueling '' and said it was the best episode of the season .
Mark Rozeman of Paste MagazineAwarding the episode a score of 9.5 , deemed `` amazing '' and the highest of the series , Scott Collura of IGN particularly praised the episode 's conclusion by saying `` It 's a thrilling , brilliant twist to this episode that sends the whole affair cascading into a barrage of images and sounds that won ’ t soon be forgotten .
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