In the episode, George and Mitchell decide to find a place to live together. It's not clear where Mitchell is living, but George is staying in a hostel. We get a little bit of humour as George comes across as slightly effeminate and the real estate agent believes that the pair are a couple. Although George is surprise by the assumption, Mitchell is amused and plays it up. I actually thing that Tovey and Flanagan had great chemistry. About as good as that Tovey has with Aidan Turner (who now plays Mitchell).
It turns out that their apartment is haunted by Riseborough's Annie, who comes across as a lot more intense than the Annie portrayed by Lenora Crichlow. Frankly, I found Riseborough exhausting. There is never a moment where she is calm. Perhaps it was the nature of the episode, but I'm glad she was replaced because I think she would have driven me batty.
Other than the discovery of how the 3 became roommates, we also see Mitchell turn Lauren (then played by Dominique McElligott). His uncertainty over whether he successfully turned her shows how little he planned on biting her in the first place, and his guilt foreshadows Turner's Mitchell's decision to let Becka die for her own sake.
The most important arch, and the one that luckily was portrayed by the returning actor, is George's encounter with his ex, Julia (Claire Foy). Mentioned in the premiere, we actually get to see George go through to pain of seeing her again, with the added poignancy of her inability to deal with his curse. Worse, of course, were the moments when he thought she was going to be locked in with him while he turned.
In the end, I do prefer the changes that were made, the world that is presented in Season 1, but it is also a treat to be able to watch some of the events which are only mentioned once the episode is left behind.
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