After reading some of the negative perspectives, I thought I'd chime in with a more positive take. Overall, I thought this episode was a significant improvement over most of the first season, and the primary reason was writing. The dialogue has a more natural flow and finds ways to inject tension/conflict even in the non-action scenes. To my eyes, the opening action sequence was at least as good (and I'd argue better) than most of the action from the first season. Some of it is a production design shift, with things feeling a bit more gritty. As for the non-action scenes, budget constraints require the writers to build story around human drama, finding B plots that don't require extravagant CGI. I'm sure this is the basis for many of the complaints, but I'm actually impressed with much of what they've come up with so far (e.g., Ackerson tension, spartan team feuding, visiting knockoff Cortana) and am hopeful that they can keep it up.
Bill Burr Monologue - 6/10
Booty Call - 9/10
Deathbed - 7/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 7/10
Your Car - 9/10
Confession - 7/10
More negativity in the comments, so once again I'm going to inject my more positive take. I'm not saying this was a perfect episode. Yes, I was disappointed that the opening didn't end with an action sequence, but the build up/tension was well done, and the way it played out adds more weight to the ONI intrigue/drama. At the end of the day, this is an episode to balance the budget. A cheap talk-y episode so they can save money for extended action sequences in other episodes. I think they are doing a respectable job with both the writing and performances to make even these cheap episodes compelling. Ackerson has definitely been the stand out for me. The actor is killing the role and the development/back story reveal in this episode was excellent. The scene between him and Halsey was fantastic.
Bill Burr Monologue/Scene - 7/10
Retirement - 6/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 6/10
Coach - 7/10
Audition - 7/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 6/10
Gümdrop - 6/10
Long Distance - 7/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 7/10
Stuck - 7/10
First segment - 7/10
Second segment - 8/10 (Dan Stevens!)
Bill Burr Monologue - 6/10
Grave - 7/10
Karen - 5/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 6/10
Something in the Closet - 5/10
Getaway - 7/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 5/10
Wherever You Want - 3/10
Autopsy - 8/10
Bill Burr Monologue - 6/10
Stalker - 7/10
Drunk Mom - 5/10
A nifty new tug-friendly t-shirt. 6/10
The smart way to ditch your toupee. 5/10
A prank doesn't go so well. 3/10
An airline passenger gets aggressively creepy. 7/10
A magic show opens up a marital rift. 6/10
Interesting idea at a car design brainstorm. 4/10
A fill-in organist at a funeral. 3/10
A very esoteric charades player. 6/10
An awkward exit at a job interview. 6/10
A very specific legal problem. 5/10
Things get ugly at the "Baby of the Year" contest. 5/10
A gift receipt causes stress. 5/10
A hot dog-shaped car crash. 7/10
A co-worker latches on to an expression. 3/10
Music studio riffing goes awry. 6/10
An excuse for tardiness spirals out of control. 4/10
A service dog gets super friendsly. 4/10
Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Way-Future. 3/10
A man takes a bumper sticker way too literally. 3/10
An unplanned meeting leads to lunchtime chaos. 4/10
A prank show goes awry at the mall. 4/10
The "Little Buff Boys" competition. 3/10
A ghost tour guest goes too far. 5/10
A solution to equine-related emasculation. 6/10
A problematic game show mascot. 3/10
Baby shower planning gets heated. 5/10
A weird place to hold an intervention. 5/10