Some thoughts after a rewatch:
I think Thorne is a pretty good actor. In this anyway, the only other thing I'd seen her in was Wakanda, and she didn't stand out in that muddle.
Thankfully, we've avoided the usual tropes so far. She's a fish out of water but...not really. I've been to Chi many times and besides it being a TV show, no punches pulled.
The AI with a glitch because of the real personal trauma is a masterstroke. They'll probably resolve it along with Riri's panic attacks but all this lends, to my mind, a sense of reality to the show. She's just a (brilliant) girl from the hood grinding to reach her dream.
The supporting cast are defined and thankfully not the usual sidekicks. And I've always thought the girl from G.L.O.W. was hot asf. Tony is a NY homie and I've seen him in lots of stuff from off-off to Broadway. Always solid.
Speaking of hot, I think Thorne is sneaky sexy. The kind of girl you don't know is hot til you know she's hot.
The script is good, not full of the usual cliches. I am not familiar with the comic characters at all so I'm unbiased in that respect.
The one issue I have is the music. I realize it is the soundtrack of their lives but I fear it is too niche and so won't age well at all.
The best thing I can say is I'm eager to see the next episodes.