aka, we've watched too many episodes to give up now.
Episode 1 was kinda generic..and I was especially pissed at the fact it looked like they were gonna make Walter lose his mind. It seems for years the number one go-to for subplots on the show is to take one character and have them not be themselves/be lost in another dimension/etc.
Episode 2 was much stronger..you had Walter in his lab solving a puzzle, the aging machine was pretty creepy in use, and I hope they explore thug tendencies with Pacey's daughter.