I think the first episode was very clunky. Having kept some plot elements from the pilot and ditched some others, the first half of episode one had the job of plugging the gaps and explaining the past. Consequently some of the dialogue in particular was a little mechanistic. I think the series really finds its feet in episode 3. It's worth watching the first two with a forgiving eye, because they lead into a lovely story arc.
I think by episode 3 they know what the programme is. It is more comfortable in its own skin.
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