Off the top of my head, over half the episode have stopped in media res. Please. Stop. It stopped being interesting a long time ago. The plane stuff in the second episode was cool, because it was different, but "Corner Man" starts with nothing unexpected. Chance is fighting some guy in the ring and gets smacked on top of his head. There is only one conclusion to draw. Chance has been hired again, it involves MMA, and he's not doing great.
The formulaic nature of the show is being clearer as the series progresses. The producers really don't have better ideas than the usual missions which relate to Chance's past. I don't know how that can sustain the show, because the only thing keeping the show afloat is the insanely awesome fight scenes. The inability of the writers to switch things up the slightest is dragging the show down.
In "Corner Man," Chance's former boss, the one who had him kill people, was haunting Chance as he saw Ava (Grace Park) under the control of Hugh Prentiss (Peter Wingfield). It's the usual fighting stuff. There's brutal fighters, brutal fights, backstabbing, drugging, and a victorious Chance. Ava turns on Prentiss after she learns he killed her father.
The plot was again thin as the original client, Edie, was left to be comedic relief. Unlike Burn Notice which actually keeps the client somewhat relevant, Human Target takes a myopic focus on Chance which often renders the plot senseless.
Score: 8.5/10
