I thought it was a nightmare he kept having; I didn't think it had actually happened until he said so. Still, nice opening.

And don't forget the fine art on the walls; I thought I recognised a Caravaggio by the window, though I could be mistaken.

Which is strange, because neither Australia nor Alaska seem to be that big on solar energy…

At the very least Pilcher would have needed two therapists, so that they could monitor each other's mental well-being.

I realise you are joking, but I think Pilcher wouldn't want anyone successful in the town anyway. If you enjoy even moderate success in life you probably don't want that "fresh start", and suddenly waking up to find yourself surrounded by strangers and forbidden from even discussing your past achievements is bound to…

Quite. Pope had a major, if not pivotal role in setting up Wayward Pines, and his sense of his own importance eventually went to his head. Killing people on a regular basis and being convinced that it's the right thing to do, in order to maintain a crucially important sanctuary of civilisation, might do that to…

The Greek word adelphos ("brother"/"sibling") is actually a cognate of delphinos and its variants, so there's that; even if your theory is wrong, you are probably right in that the name has a deeper significance in the context of the series.

He actually seemed to tilt his head at some point specifically so that the camera wouldn't catch his face, which I found annoying.

I hadn't noticed that at all, but now that you mention it… Saint Elizabeth, the Baptist's mother, became pregnant in a very advanced age. And I'm under the impression that Sarah… [checks Wikipedia] …yes, Sarah is another elderly woman in the Bible who had a child (Isaac in this case). This could be a coincidence, but…

It's Orientation; she doesn't want to intimidate them with technology from their future.

Roof slides open? (A little cheap, I know, but I could believe it.)

That could be handwaved any number of ways… "Lower-maintenance technologies suit us best in the long run", for example, or "we had a cutting-edge amphibian magnetic hover-bus, but some idiot went and crashed it right on the chimney of our secret brewery and now we have to make do with this old tin can". I don't…

The tree of tyranny must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of vandals and free thinkers. According to someone famous and dead, anyway.

You know, that got me thinking… Could it be part of the experiment? To sift people, so to speak, seeing who can deal with the situation best and making sure that the weaker subjects are eliminated, thereby increasing the average adaptability and suitability of the population?

One of them is even called "Narnia"!

Are you saying the Welsh didn't look like this before 1998?

What about Abby/Abbie/Abbey Mills! They're everywhere!

They did, but they entered and quickly exited through the open gate, which Ethan then closed. I don't think we've been shown that any "aberrations" actually live inside the town. (Then again, some of the shadier characters…)

The strangest thing in the the episode for this Greek (among many strange things): first we see a ruined Greek church, and then we find the First Generation™ lighting the candles of the newcomers, which is exactly what traditionally happens at Easter in the Orthodox Church (down to the little cups on the candles, in…

I cannot agree enough about the lack of aliens. We're not out of the woods yet (maybe Vegans hit Earth with a ray that transformed humans into mindless hunters, har har har!), but I do think they won't play a part here, and I'm so very glad about that.