There was real darkness in just about every episode. I guess what I mean is that in many episodes there was some balance, with lighter moments and humor. A couple episodes in the first half were just dark-on-dark, where I thought they needed a little balance. I genuinely think episode #1 was one of the best launch episodes I’ve seen for any show. I was hooked early during the episode — musically set to DARKSIDE’s “A3” — in which word of the discovery of Utopia spread through the group. Great scene.
Don’t want to do spoilers, but the loss of a character early was a gut punch that was tough to come back from. I’m sure you know what I mean. Gutsy move, though. Good show.