The series has clearly not lost its touch of holding the viewers attention throughout the entire episode. This first episode for season 2 was very well acted (by all). The change of intro images and Leonardo Da Vinci's attitude portray very well how the season will (I'm guessing) be darker than the previous one which still had it's few jokes as Da Vinci wittily showed. The character, Da Vinci (Tom Riley) has a more intense and sinister sense around him in this first episode which I think Riley performs excellently. Lara Pulver (Clarice Orsini) displays the desperation and love for her missing (and possibly dead) husband (Lorenzo Medici)incredibly well. I think there's a clear change in Lucrezia Donati's attitude and behavior compared to her character in season 1. It's clearly developed into a more serious one in this season. Overall the episode was amazing. It was worth the wait for this season since we've received such a good continuation and it is obvious that Da Vinci's Demons used the time well .