it still shows again a very telling commitment to fixing some things that have been griped on by fans time and again

That's the thing I've noticed the most about this season--the apparent effort to fix things fans have been complaining about for a long time. Although why they waited so long to start is beyond me.

I think the actress has really got something of a cool spark, so I'd definitely like to see more of her

Ellie definitely strikes me as a slow-burn love interest, which makes a nice change from the instarelationships we've seen so far (I still want to know how Kono and Adam ever wound up together). She also seems a bit more mature than either Catherine or Lori.