This week’s premiere (which had lower ratings than Season 1 or Season 2) had everything that was missing from Season 2 (the second half in particular).

As completely insane as Jessi is, she was completely right – and utterly badass. When she was holding that nameless security suit guy up in the air by his neck, interrogating him, she did Jack Bauer proud.

We haven’t seen Kyle do this much with his powers, really, since Season 1. We saw him test various abilities at points last season. But anyone else remember that Season 1 ep where he hopped off the roof at the Walker’s after he fixed the satellite connection?

He was always trying new things, just to see what he could do, and in part because he didn’t know he wasn’t supposed to do these things.

When he jumped off the Latnok roof? Rock ‘n’ roll.

And, of course, that Eurotrash Latnok guy (“Cassidy”? Really?) wasn’t being honest when he told Kyle that they just really think he’s peachy keen and want to help him achieve his potential, blah, blah, blah. I wasn’t the slightest bit surprised that Lori’s new boycrush was in on the Latnok thing. The “Previously on…” at the episode’s start telegraphed it.

That means, naturally, that Lori will get her heart torn out and smashed into little teensy tiny pieces. Again. I do wish, however, that Lori and Declan would just admit their love to one another again and drop the drama already. After a while, it gets a little silly.

Andi/Josh? Cute as buttons. Devirginated buttons, but buttons nonetheless.

Sarah? Tell me you didn’t know she was gonna split on Jessi when our favorite crazy girl had to run off to save Kyle (thanks for that, by the way!).

Kyle/Amanda, as usual make me both want to puke and say “awwwwwww” at the same time. Amanda’s mom? Bat-guano crazy as ever, though she finally seems to be warming to Kyle in her own way.

It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I thought the second half of last season was rather … lacking.

This season’s premiere was very promising and if they keep the superhero/sci-fi aspects heavy in the episodes to come (and it looks as if they will), we should find ourselves with a pretty damn good little show on our hands again.