Great episode for all the reasons you mentioned. Liked the character of Nia but I think a few parts of her backstory were a little too identifiable with Jarod's. Still it wasn't a big deal. ......One thing that I wondered in later episodes is if Jarod ever talked to her afterwards, or checked on her. I think that if the show wanted to add a new shock and character that instead of adding the storyline with Ethan (I hated that storyline) they could have easily added a kid. Jarod's kid to be exact, a product of his and Nia's night together. Simple, easy, and the Centre could easily have taken the kid since they knew about Nia. It would have been just as dramatic.