Well I would say that Whedon finally got this series right. Let's hope
they can keep up the quality. There is much more character development
and scene development this season. Looks like Echo is going to be more
like an undercover agent and hence the downplay of prostitution theme
which turned off some viewers in the first season. The mind programming
is used more for a "cover." Topher has a bigger role in this episode
as does Whisky. Jamie Bamber of BSG is a guest star, not using an
American accent, playing an international arms dealer. I'm not going to
get into spoilers or analysis but just say I was impressed with this
first episode and the space they gave for scene development which puts
it head and shoulders above last season. Now to go see how the other
armchair critics saw it.
