Interesting #1 choice because that one is my favorite from the season also, but Joshua Malina was really tough on it during the podcast, which got me thinking if it's perhaps the most overrated episode of Season 1. What I like is the way the story passes cleanly between the cast so that if you didn't watch the Pilot it makes a perfect entry point into the series and one of the finest example of its greatness. (Like you say, "There’s just so much happening in this episode!")