I know it's sad to say, but there seems to be an inverse proportion to Bradley Cooper's screentime and episode quality. As in: the less screentime he has, the better the episode.

It's also interesting to see the rest of the ensemble "looking for the characters" and it's great to seem them finally nail them down about a half-dozen episodes in. Cooper really is the only one who remains static in his portrayal, but that could be because "Jack" Bourdain is based on RL Tony Bourdain, so he might've felt constrained.

In either case, it's right about there that you can separate out the decent actors vs. the not-so-great. In all honesty, I was disappointed in the performances from Cooper (bad casting; not strong enough to carry the show) and Bonnie Somerville (unh, why was she cast again?) who played Pino's daughter.

Watch it for the supporting characters. Honestly.