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Maddie, along with the other Sixth form students, was negatively received by viewers.<ref name="smithwick ds"/> Smithwick revealed that she was aware of the criticism and was working on it.<ref name="smithwick ds"/> ''OK!'' magazine called Bowman a "fast-rising star" and said they were "loving" the character of Maddie.<ref name="okinterview"/> Anthony D. Langford from [[AfterElton.com]] said that it was nice to see Maddie's softer side. He had not cared for her while she was being nasty for "no reason other than the script requires her to be". He added that Bowman was "quite lovely".<ref>{{cite web|last=D. Langford |first=Anthony |title=Langford on Soaps: Is "General Hospital" Getting A Gay? |url=http://www.afterelton.com/tv/langford-on-soaps-03-14-2012?page=1,3 |work=[[AfterElton.com]] |publisher=([[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]]) |accessdate=14 March 2012 |date=14 March 2012 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Carena Crawford from ''[[All About Soap]]'' branded "minxy Maddie" as a "diva" and added "what a devious little liar she is".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Crawford|first=Carena|title=Callum fights Joel!|journal=[[All About Soap]]|date=14–27 April 2012|issue=15|pages=27
On Maddie's death, Crawford said: "How brutal was that? After the queen bee saved her own skin by leaving poor Neil to die in pain when the minibus exploded, she was a goner herself after the flaming car door flew off the vehicle and crushed her. Talk about jaw-dropping!"<ref>{{cite web|last=Crawford |first=Carena |title=Hollyoaks: Crash Drama! |url=http://www.allaboutsoap.co.uk/blog/hollyoaks-crash-drama/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121209043308/http://www.allaboutsoap.co.uk/blog/hollyoaks-crash-drama/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=9 December 2012 |work=[[All About Soap]] |publisher=([[Hearst Magazines UK]]) |accessdate=19 November 2012 |date=15 November 2012 }}</ref> Langford commented "Maddie's death was a bit of a shock, especially since she had survived the accident, only to be killed by falling debris. Of course, there are those who say she got what she deserved because she left Neil to die to save herself and I can't say I'm upset that Maddie is gone. She was a character who was mean and nasty, but there seemed to be no reason for it. I don't have a problem with villains and bad girls, but the show seemed to have trouble writing for her other than to be cruel to others, making her a shallow, one dimensional character."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterelton.com/tv/langford-on-soaps-11-20-2012?page=1,1 |title=Langford on Soaps: What's Ahead For Brendan, Ste, Doug and John Paul on "Hollyoaks?" |last=Langford |first=Anthony D. |date=21 November 2012 |work=[[AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com#AfterElton.com|AfterElton]] |publisher=[[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]] |accessdate=21 November 2012 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Beresford placed Maddie's death at number 3 on his "7 of the most bizarre deaths in soap" list, "the Enjoy The Ride bus crash sealed her fate, after she first saved her friend George but didn't save Neil. The bus exploded, sending a door flying in Maddie's direction, ''[[Final Destination (franchise)|Final Destination]]''-style. The wailing of Sinead and others was drowned out by cheering from viewers."<ref name="Bizarre"/>
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