Spoilers up to 23:

They really make it a point to make Renton seem naive/innocent. Character development is good, but it gets annoying to see him keep fucking up and then crying about it later. That said, this episode definately made up for the stupid dancing in the previous one. The Vodarek people remind me of the Ishbalans in FMA.

The only thing this show really lacks is a badass character. Also, those three little kids need to die. I hope Renton stomps on them with the Nirvash like he did to that other guy.