The Exterminator

In this third episode, Olivia eats the brains of a hit and run victim, and she discovers that the dead was actually a contract killer, involved in one of Peyton's cases.

The episode is fun, not complicated and keeps things going, with a new case, relationships evolving (specially Peyton and Olivia's) and a new personality for Olivia. Rose McIver does a good enough job, but the voice-over constantly remembering us that she has no feelings and is cold-blooded (more than normally, of course) because she ate the brains of a psychopath, makes the characterization very weak. If we have to be remembered all the time that she is very cooooooooold and detached and will see someone she knows be killed without caring, there's a problem. So this episode new "power" is kind of watered down. The case is good enough, on the other hand, so it will keep us interested. And we also have the interesting discovery of another zombie...

On a last note, Blaine's plans seem clearer now, and it is starting to look as if he has a very very bad idea in mind...

The Exterminator isn't nearly as excellent as the pilot episode, but much like the previous episode, it's another great entry of the first season. My only quibble is that while the pacing's OK particularly in the first half, the second half did drag a bit. But everything else turned out fine.

The performances still shine and the relationships are still interesting. The script is fine and continues to deliver on the thrills, the comedy, and the drama, the directing is solid and gives a great atmospheric tone to the entire episode, the editing is sharp, the music score's still pretty good, and the climax is really riveting. So, overall, not excellent, but still great episode. :)