Killjoys S02E01: I've been more fond of Killjoys than Dark Matter for some time now, and this episode is a good example of why. It takes about 30 seconds for the action to start, and we get some Fancy right off the bat.
The onion layer conspiracy stuff gets tiring after a bit, but at the very least it makes for a good setup for the episode. Of course now the burning question is what makes Davin so special that he can't be sixed, as the brain job they did on him last season seems too convenient. Also, you'll want to be sure to watch S01E10 again; like so many other episodes, this episode moves at a mile a minute and won't waste any time trying to recap what happened last season.
On the plus side, the team is back together again. And somehow I really doubt they dropped in Cyborg Girl for a one-shot...
Dark Matter S02E01: Given that last season ended on a cliffhanger, I expected this season to resolve it. It did not. So I'm a bit bummed about that.
Otherwise it's pretty standard fare, with the episode working on building things up for next week. An impossible to escape prison that they clearly need to escape before everyone in the galaxy tries to kill them. And the guard got a great one-liner in: "Are you kidding? [shot] That's the highlight of my day"
Oh hey, it's Mike Dopud. Can't have a Canadian SyFy series without him showing up.
And speaking of casting, Five is now officially a bad case of Dawson Casting. Just being short doesn't make you look 16.
Finally, I'm really wondering whose idea it was to make everyone take off their clothes in the first 30 seconds. That seems like something the network would do these days...