Based on the first two episodes, the writing was too much of a throwback to the 90s. Maybe Gilligan could have helped with that but the scripts were a bit less than engaging, stiff, wooden and bordering on confusing at times. The whole show left me with the question, "Why? Why do we need this back?" It wasn't bad, with moments of genius, but there was definitely a level of sophistication that was lacking and it isn't congruent with where we're at these days. There's probably still an audience that will accept writing like this, but for the rest of us that have moved on...
Fortunately, things pick up after those first two duds. The third and fourth episodes knocked it out of the park. Unfortunately, they didn't keep that roll rolling; the fifth episode, which was written and directed by Chris Carter was heavy-handed and there was too much belly-button examining for my taste. And the sixth and final episode was a continuation of the second episode.
Word is that there's going to be an eleventh season. I'm not sure that's a good thing or not. We'll see.
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