I'm not really sure what it was, but this is the first issue in this series that I actually enjoyed. Funny thing is, Hope's team barely did anything but familiarize themselves with Utopia.
Kieron Gillen really captured some of the relationships, or potential relationships in this issue. There's real potential here for some pretty complex storytelling. Hope kissing Gabriel should prove to make things very complex with the team. I loved Wolverine and Teon's tussle. That was inevitable! But best of all was the ass whoppin Gabriel put on Dr. Nemesis. I've been waiting for somebody to do that for a while!
So great writing, adequate art and some cool new insights into the team give me new HOPE for this book!