I really liked the cold conversation between Raff and Karlheim. It gives a nice window into the captain's past and his soul, but you didn't open that window all the way. I found that to be a nice move, to give us just a taste, but not the whole thing, and it shows something both about Raff and about his relationship with Karlheim. All in all, I found that bit of character development to be the heart and soul of this installment, and I think the update is all the better for that focus; it is good to use the plot as a setpiece now and again so that we can focus on the people themselves more.
Anyway, good stuff, and I am still loving it all!