As a whole, I think season one was definitely a good start for the show. It sort of dulls in comparison to other seasons, in my opinion, but it was definitely a great way to get everyone sucked into the show and watching it. Bete Noire was one of my favorite episodes of the season, definitely, and I think it really got everyone's suspicions up.
I loved the character development that we saw, as it wasn't -huge-, but it was definitely there.