I agree, the show has picked up a bit. To be fair, Doc Yewll didn't have any choice when it came to doing what Pottinger wanted her to do (what other option did she have except stay in Camp Revere? What kind of story can be told from that that hasn't already been told?). She's clearly had a few speed bumps on the road to whatever redemption she's seeking.
But the thing that gets me, there hasn't been any additional in-game missions. Yes, we've been given Silicon Valley, but there's nothing else episodic or side mission wise to do (I blew threw all three side missions they had for that map already). I mean, hell, they could have had an episode mission involving Indo-Kenya, but they haven't done it.
Speaking of which, did anyone notice the continuity error between the game and the show?
Here's the Golden Gate Bridge in the game:
Here's the Golden Gate Bridge in "Painted from Memory":
Surprisingly, the bridge seen at the end of the episode was actually the original design of the Golden Gate back when the game and show was in preproduction. Seems like there was a failure in communication somewhere:
So, unless they plan on updating the game to include a repaired bridge (which wouldn't surprise me as being Von Bach's doing to insure that those seeking to join his cult on Silicon Island. Having him give the order to rebuild the bridge so that people pilgriming to join him in Silicon Valley can have an easy crossing seems like the very thing he would do).