Ha, the ax...my husband turned to look at me and said “he just killed them with an ax.” I agree about Katie Sackhoff - her character is kind of icky (who wears a dress like that to work?) and she didn’t even garner any sympathy from me with the back story stuff. However I do like Freddie - I actually think he fits the role.
The new director is an idiot (of course he’s supposed to be so Chloe and Jack can show him up), so much so that I keep expecting him to stick his jaw out like his Forrest Gump character, but I do like the other new tech guy. The major plot line so far hasn’t really grabbed me much either. So I guess in general, the jury’s still out.
Katee was great on Battlestar Galactica so this looks like an odd role for her. She is one of the “weakest links” they employ in the show for plot convenience.