Not a "great" episode, but entertaining all the same. We're only the second week in, and Nolan has already been reinstated as Lawkeeper. Actually, I don't mind this so much since things are still sufficiently different than they were last year. The dynamic between Nolan and Tommy is sure to be different now, given I expect Tommy to be pissed and bitter over being demoted just because his old boss is back in town. I'm a bit disappointed they didn't do more with Tommy as Lawkeeper, show he wasn't up for the job instead of just tossing him aside because Nolan is better at the job. Ah well, interested to see where this goes.
It was kind of surreal when Nolan actually gets compared to Han Solo in the show itself. You just don't expect another sci-fi franchise to be referenced in a sci-fi show, unless that show is Stargate. To hear Star Wars referenced (by name, at that) is just not something you expect when you're watching futuristic sci-fi. It's like mixing oil and water.
So, what exactly was the escape plan devised by Datak and Dr. Yewll? Have someone attack Mayor Pottinger so that Datak can sweep in, save the mayor and be pardoned and released? I would ask how this helps Dr. Yewll, but it seems Datak made changes to the plan in his own favor, but it's not really clear what the original plan was.
I thought they made it a bit too easy for Alak to kill Skevur, meaning that by having Skevur break free and attack Alak, they make it a simple kill or be killed situation which should help Alak come to terms with killing Skevur since he had to. I think it would have been more interesting if Alak actually chose to kill a defenseless victim, to show how far he's slipping.
The new E-Rep soldier, Berlin seems an okay character so far despite her very clichéd backstory of E-Rep helping her through a childhood tragedy resulting in her being 100% loyal now. What exactly is her job? I'm guessing she's some sort of security or intelligence officer, since Tommy seems to answer to her and she essentially controls the surveillance network, but then she also films the mayor's speeches and films interviews with the soldiers, which would typically be handled by PR people. But then, when Nolan and Irisa show up at the security field, she takes command even though she was only there to film interviews.
Finally, we end the episode yet again with Mayor Pottinger creepily watching his Amanda-cam. That's going to get old really quick if they end every episode that way.
