Enjoyed the first episode, very action packed and the beast is ramped up! Beast 2.0! Jay Ryan is very menacing as the beast and convincing us he is not a nice guy this time around. Austin Basis is a strong actor who balances the dark tones with witty comments and humor. Kristin Kreuk will be kicking butt and taking names all season and we can't wait! Liking Sendhil Ramamurthy back and non beastly. He even looks younger! Only thing I didn't like was not enough Nina Lisandrello! She is a good friend to Catherine but understandably a little tired of her obsession with finding Vincent. I think the writers and new show runner Brad Kerns have a more focused approach this year and will be able to offer more depth to the characters and give the audience more understanding of what motivates them to make the choices they have. Can't wait to see more!