1x04 In a Tree

Okay, this was the best episode so far. Easily. The previous episode was a pivotal one. With the progression and development of the storyline, while also an overall good, enjoyable episode. It was the best and most pivotal one out of the first three. I thought this episode topped it.

The storyline is still developing: even more so now, which makes sense. This episode's the fourth episode; things have to start getting somewhere. And even though nothing seems "clear" yet, I'm not worried about it. Watching it all unfold is entertaining; in this show.

One thing that stood out to me was the differences with the locations in this episode compared to those we've seen up to this point. I think that's one of the reasons why this episode seemed so enjoyable to me. It was a nice change; the atmosphere was different. It gave the subtle impression, "A bigger scope of things." Like what you'd get from a movie.

• I wonder if there's more to the Baghdad story. That could've been it, and Kliner Jr. was hoping that it would've been enough to split Roscoe and Jack, even despite knowing the details. I don't know. There could be more to it, or maybe Kliner Jr. wasn't talking about that particular instance; there could've been more than one. With someone like Jack Reacher, anything's possible. But all signs seem to indicate, "No." Get it? My reference? Nevermind.

• Jack and Roscoe's relationship has reached the point that most of us, I'd imagine, expected it to at some point. But I have to say: doing it in the shower is unrealistic, or rather very inconvenient, or so I've read. Who knows, maybe they didn't do it in the shower, only the "preceding" stuff. If I'm being honest, that happened a little soon. There are still four episodes left; plenty of time, right? I guess the storyline "has to" advance to a significant point now, so the writers figured it would be best to get that out of the way now; there wouldn't be the time in any of the following episodes.

• The execution of the fight sequences could use some work; the one, around 31+ minutes in, was kind of hectically edited. There's quite a bit of cutting: in a lesser sense with previous ones, as well. I mean, I'm sure there are much worse so-called "fight sequences" out there, but that doesn't make others that are better but could be much better, better than they are. It seems like Hollywood tends to struggle with fight sequences; maybe it's a lack of time, lack of proper dedication of everyone involved, a lack of someone good and experienced to choreograph them, I don't know. But a "simple" fight sequence like that, which is probably putting it mildly: but still could've been done so much better than it was.

The first 18 minutes were the best; this episode's pacing slowed down a bit after that. But then came the last few minutes, rivaling the first 18 minutes. Even though those last few minutes were exciting and all that, I still think the first 18 minutes of the episode was better. The different locations, different shots: the general feel and atmosphere. The step further of Jack and Roscoe's relationship. All of that elevated those first 18 minutes.

All that aside, we still don't know what happened to Joe and the second victim; who did it. The underlying storyline behind that, the overall storyline of this first season, is continuously unraveling, of course, yet it still doesn't make much sense. It seems like there is much more to it than the specific details we know so far, although the overall "thing" going on could be "it." But this season seems to be getting closer to a turning point regarding that.