Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
Three episodes in, my overall opinion of Defiance hasn't changed much from the pilot. The series benefits from a strong premise and interesting world, but apart from a handful of standout characters, the majority of the cast are dull and two-dimensional. And though "The Devil in the Dark" offered some solid character growth for Irisa and her fellow Irathients, the rest of Defiance's residents suffered through a pretty quiet installment.
My favorite scene in this episode was actually the opening one. Seeing the jogger lovingly caress his carefully maintained tennis shoes and attempt something as normal and mundane as jogging in this post-apocalyptic landscape really painted a picture of the world in a way epic battles and and shots of alien technology simply don't. Defiance is often at its best when the show allows the visuals and facial work alone to tell the story. Like this shot, for instance:
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