It's worth keeping in mind that with no commercials, a single episode of a Netflix show has about 10 minutes of extra screen time. After five episodes, that's an extra episode's worth of writing, acting, and production. I love the quiet moments / slower pace that this sometimes allows, and I think that helps make up…

Simpson is probably one of the least well-rounded characters in the show, but he's also one of the most typically comic-book. He's not a villain and he's not a hero either. He "definitely has a screw loose." But he also represents a very male reaction to being abused/raped: anger, and a desire to overcome this wrong…

Exactly. While I find Robyn and Ruben's relationship an interesting addition to the whole power-dynamic thing, that scene was really just there to extend the season to 13 episodes.