This was really good. I'm sick and it's late asf so I'll try to make this short but I do have a lot to say.

The pacing has improved so much. It really feels like the showrunners have grown and changed with the show because comparing this to season 1 or 2 I don't know if I could even call it the same show. The general quality is so much higher now. Every scene feels extremely tightly knit and important. They know when to focus on certain characters and when not to. They know how to pace a scene. Even during the semi distracting montage editing during Hood's lesson to Deva about being a thief wasn't that bad and arguably even added to the scene. It seems like the show also has a grasp on subtlety and character dynamics now. Like the whole sequence of Hood going into the military base. You could tell everything that was going through his mind just because of how well we know him as a person and the show never feels like it needs to shove in flashbacks or overblown dialogue to tell us what's going on. The flashbacks in general are very infrequent which is a big step in the right direction. I wasn't hyped for the new villain but honestly I dig what they're doing with him. He's not as intimidating as they want him to be but honestly I don't really care. He's a good threat to Procter and was utilized in a really smart way to introduce Hood to the military stash so that's good enough for me. Proctor and Rebecca are sleeping together now which is just as weird as their dynamic was back in s1-2 but now it feels like it actually holds weight which is cool. Like Proctor is finally getting his relationship with his mother back but it's obviously going to fall apart if she knows what's going on between Kai and Rebecca. I'm really glad they're following up on his mother visiting him in prison because their dynamic has always been one of my favorite background elements to this show and it's really cool to see it move to the forefront. Ana's conflict is somehow interesting. It's cool seeing her in a normal environment and how she handles it. I wonder what they're gonna do with her tho? She'll probably join up with Hood and the others on the big mission but this show loves throwing curveballs so who knows. Man there is so much to talk about here. I really like what they're doing with the bald cop dude. It's the first time his character has felt like more than a bland archetype of better characters from better shows. Also I am PISSED that Brecht is back. I lowk forgot she existed and I couldn't be more disappointed with the memories returning.

i didnt mention this but i love that they're focusing on deva and hood more. ive been asking for more of their dynamic since the start of s2 and it looks like we're finally getting it.