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I finally watched the last two episodes of MD, and although it took a while, I have to say that the third episode really sold the show and the characters to me. During ep.2 I still wasn't sure at all about the whole British/American thing, which IMO continued to feel a bit awkward and just didn't come together naturally, and at one point it even crossed my mind that I might have preferred to see this story with completely new characters and no connection to old school TW at all (except of course this particular story wouldn't exist, or work on any level, without Jack and his immortality...), but with the third episode I think they finally hit their stride.

I've said it before, but I'm absolutely in love with the premise, and I can't wait to see how this will play out. Perhaps at times if feels almost a bit too... academic, too abstractly planned (or maybe that's because I've looked at the death motif too closely for too long?), but at other times, especially in ep 3 ( ... spoilers )

The episode also offers a lot of insight into Jack's character, and ( ... more spoilers )

More when I've had time to rewatch; and I'll try to catch up with everyone's posts too...