Raymond Lee shows a bit more depth then in the last few episodes. I liked his impassioned speech to Daryl in the jail cell, and it showed that Lee could do some acting. I'm still not convinced that Ben is nothing more than a Grade A jerk, and why we learned what Ben's plan is, sort of, we don't know _why_ he's doing what he's doing. Or why there had to be such secrecy around it, the he couldn't even tell Addison. Janis using him doesn't explain why Ben has to be such a secretive ahole.
It also seemed like Caitlin Bassett has more to do this week, more than just a hologram and Ben's love. We seemed to spend more time with Ben and Addison this week, which kind of helped. It seemed like the production staff is a bit more comfortable with the show and the actors with their characters. There still seem to be a couple of puzzle pieces meeting. I don't get that the team was a team before Ben Leaped. The bit at the end with them coming over to cheer Addison helped, and Ernie Hudson and Nanrisa Lee seemed a bit... warmer, like people you'd want to be part of a team with. Mason Alexander Park and Bassett seemed to get some time together as friends, which helped.
The whole Al/original project thing is... interesting. What the handlink has to do with anything, remains to be seen. It's a nice touch of the past more so then tossing in the mentions of Sam and Al. Yes, they got Susan Diol, which is a nice Easter Egg. But was Beth really more than someone on a pedestal for Al?
Overall, I thought the episode (what the significance of the title?) was nice in capturing the magic of the original series, giving the new characters some room to breathe, and getting its own feel.
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?
It also seemed like Caitlin Bassett has more to do this week, more than just a hologram and Ben's love. We seemed to spend more time with Ben and Addison this week, which kind of helped. It seemed like the production staff is a bit more comfortable with the show and the actors with their characters. There still seem to be a couple of puzzle pieces meeting. I don't get that the team was a team before Ben Leaped. The bit at the end with them coming over to cheer Addison helped, and Ernie Hudson and Nanrisa Lee seemed a bit... warmer, like people you'd want to be part of a team with. Mason Alexander Park and Bassett seemed to get some time together as friends, which helped.
The whole Al/original project thing is... interesting. What the handlink has to do with anything, remains to be seen. It's a nice touch of the past more so then tossing in the mentions of Sam and Al. Yes, they got Susan Diol, which is a nice Easter Egg. But was Beth really more than someone on a pedestal for Al?
Overall, I thought the episode (what the significance of the title?) was nice in capturing the magic of the original series, giving the new characters some room to breathe, and getting its own feel.
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?