At the first, the actors feel like they are just going through the motions. The dialogue is very exposition heavy and it doesn't sound natural. But as the episode chugs along, they start to get back into it. The performances and writing feel more and more natural. The second half of the episode more than makes up for the first half. It starts to build some momentum, ending with a series of great twists that leave me excited for more. In the end, this is by no means a perfect episode, but it ended up accomplishing what it was trying to accomplish and more. There's a real sense of everyone getting back into it after a long break, and that's okay. The rest of the episodes should be great, it really felt like they got their groove going by the end of the episode.
However, a lot of the modern references in the mythology sections felt forced. There was actually a scene near the end of the episode that was going way too far on that front for me. Luckily, they discarded it as too paranoid.
However, a lot of the modern references in the mythology sections felt forced. There was actually a scene near the end of the episode that was going way too far on that front for me. Luckily, they discarded it as too paranoid.