User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Gods and Monsters" Discussion/@comment-74.132.82.188-20181021172723

This is definitely a more introspective beginning to the season than some anticipated. I was surprised that Michael is out already--I expected the third episode, but definitely by the fourth. I don´t think Michael is gone forever. It´s possible his seeming disappearance is part of his trap or he is off visiting the not-Kaia and the rift she left behind. Just disappearing did seem kind of lame with all of the build up to the season. I trust there is a reason.

Kudos to MIchael Bean, who played Nick´s neighbor. He was just creepy enough to suggest that he was the killer.

I enjoyed the scene between Jack and Kelly´s parents. I thought the actors played it well for parents who fear the worst but refuse to admit it. After all, what government work would us a pregnant woman and keep both she and the baby in silence?

As for the rest of it, I think I will appreciate it more in hindsight, once I have seen where the rest of the season is going.