I was very hyped for this episode, but now I feel kinda let down.
Why, for heaven's sake, did the Company put Peter right next to Adam? And no sound-proofing? Their entire containment system seemed fairly flawed; they knew Peter was an empath, and Linderman knew all about D.L., so why didn't Bob know that Peter could walk through walls if he stopped taking the pills (which'd obviously be a problem after the incident with Peter wanting to leave and being denied)?
D.L.'s death was just dumb, I'm sorry. He can phase fast enough to avoid the punch to the head, but that guy put a gun to him, paused for just a moment, and then fired, and D.L. can't phase out in time? Honestly, I felt like that entire sequence was thoroughly unnecessary. Was it too much that he just died from being shot by Linderman?
There were some highlights, though. I originally thought that Adam was another empath like Peter. Now I just think he only has regeneration, albeit to a very high degree. It makes him more interesting, that he's an evil mastermind with relatively little personal power. Though this episode seemed to be trying to paint him in a very "gray" light, similar to what they did with HRG last season, leaving us confused as to whether he's really good or evil. I still think he's evil though.
Elle's character was a bit over the top, but I still really like her. She's a comic book-style villainess, after all, and they are a little over the top.
Altogether, I just kind of expected more ground-breaking revelations, but this felt exactly like what it was; a recap of events, with no greater purpose than to answer the questions we already have, while not presenting any new surprises.
I will say this though, Customs in Ireland must suck:
"And what do we have in this container?"
"Well, the shipping log says it's supposed to be a crate of iPods from New York, but Seamus said there was just some half-naked guy chained up in there."
"Hah! He's been spending a wee bit too much time at the pub again, I'd say. Just mark it and ship it."
"Rightio."
