Sooo...with the introduction of a new character at the end...at first it seemed to have tied in with what was going on in this episode, but to me it was executed quite poorly and the character was introduced so abruptly it left a bad taste in my mouth. Literally moments after Levi mentions the dude and somehow connects everything to him (...a little bit too easily if you ask me? I mean I know it's a 'small world' but there was no conclusive evidence or suspicions prior to this moment...I don't think the fact that 'they are not professional kidnappers' really points at one person but who knows seems like a cliche move to me). There was not even a clue/hint of the motive for killing which makes it appear meaningless...and quite frankly not appealing.
I will say that I have to say that I can't really judge how this season will turn out by this first episode...but I shall wait and see...