Having not seen the full show yet (im a weekly kinda guy), I can only speak from a first impressions standpoint, and as far as story and character goes, the episode does a good job of reminding us who the main cast is and set up more of what to expect (im guessing they're putting in a dash of The Boys in this one?).
The only 2 negatives I can give is the kinda out of place Footloose sequence which was fun but felt too jarring for the full episode, especially since it lasted way longer than it should've. Also, my god did Netflix slash the budget on this one. Like the green screen effects were horrendous, and just a season ago they opened with the academy going against commies, ended with a time traveler army, and had a guy with a fish tank head; all of which looked pretty good for a tv show of this calibre. Now it seems like they had the budget for some things, but not a cg environment. Oh, and I just thought of how weird it is that Luther and...shoot...rumor lady kinda forgot about their will-they-wont-they, unless that was resolved last season? Don't remember.
So, not the greatest of first impressions but doesn't kill the show for me or discourage me from watching on.
The only 2 negatives I can give is the kinda out of place Footloose sequence which was fun but felt too jarring for the full episode, especially since it lasted way longer than it should've. Also, my god did Netflix slash the budget on this one. Like the green screen effects were horrendous, and just a season ago they opened with the academy going against commies, ended with a time traveler army, and had a guy with a fish tank head; all of which looked pretty good for a tv show of this calibre. Now it seems like they had the budget for some things, but not a cg environment. Oh, and I just thought of how weird it is that Luther and...shoot...rumor lady kinda forgot about their will-they-wont-they, unless that was resolved last season? Don't remember.
So, not the greatest of first impressions but doesn't kill the show for me or discourage me from watching on.