My impressions of S01E01:
07:37 and 14:18 The music transition could use a little smoothing over.

16:07 The cut seems very abrupt.

18:58 The fade out seems too fast, again as if cutting to commercial break.

I think I would be a bigger fan of the fades you have included if they were actually a little more drawn out, i.e., you said you were using them as a reset/breather. I agree with that in principle, but it feels like they are just being used interchangeably. I honestly can’t really explain why they are pulling me out of the experience. All I can say is that, to me, it intuitively feels off.

I want to emphasize that I don’t have a good grasp on the challenges posed by the source material or editing process. I’m just giving you my “gut instinct” impressions strictly as a viewer.

I will end by saying that I did like the episode over all. I thought it had really good pacing and was very engaging.