This is better, although still deeply flawed. It's already struggling to make use of the ensemble, with this version of Maria so far seeming largely redundant, although at least they've carved out a good role for Kyle, while Alex only seems to be there for the gay sex. Having shot their bolt with an anti-alien conspiracy in the first episode, they now appear to not having anything to do with it. With everything else going on, it's hard to care about a bunch of racist rednecks being added to the mix. Oh, and it was a really bad idea to cast someone who looked so much like Max's sister as his partner and then have him sleep with her.
It's hard to tell to what degree we're meant to be unsettled by some of this. Michael is a convincing psychopath and Max is a potential murderer, yet these are apparently meant to be sympathetic characters. There's conflict within this loose group which promises much for the future, so long as someone's actually got their eye on the ball.