I thought the last two episodes were much better. The pacing was better, the character moments were better. It's a better show when the characters are allowed to do the things they're supposed to do and are allowed to connect with and interact with the people they actually care about. The fridging in this show is pretty rampant, and worse, transparent. And likewise that whole Russia plot felt like a waste and I think the show as a whole, might have done better if some time restrictions were placed in this season, forcing the writers to cut things that felt superfluous. Perhaps one cuttable scene was the bizarre sequence at the gun store where like... Everyone they knew seemed to be at the gun store at just that time?

To me, Max and Eddie were two of the most interesting characters on the show. I would have liked to see the show bring Eddie along, but it did seem impossible to bring him into public favor again. All in all much more watchable when the show wants to move forward instead of durdling in place