Season One

I saw most of season one and enjoyed it, but there was not a real bonding with the characters a la Firefly. It was nice and I was glad they gave it a second season where hopefully things would pick up.

Then I caught "Epitaph One," the unaired thirteenth episode at Comicon, and that put a whole new spin on things. Suddenly, a lot of elements the writers had seemed to pick up and then put down again took on a more sinister meaning.

From a plot perspective, it gave the Rossum Conspiracy greater weight and scale. Anyone can say they are working on technology to change the world - this demonstrated where the Tech could go.

From a character perspective, it sketched out destinations that were very different from what I might have expected, Topher and Adelle being the biggest example.

And it defined some of the philosophical questions about identity and the body with far greater clarity than any of the other episodes so far. This was and was clearly meant to be a game-changer episode.

I have not, however, actually reviewed any of the first season episodes yet.