Lo-Fi / Mayhem Thoughts

Watching Mayhem, am I alone in thinking Sam does not seem like an unsub mastermind and the writers missed a chance of having someone else pulling all the strings above him?

I think they missed a great long term story arc here by only making it a two-parter and having Sam as the one who choreographed the cell.

Instead of going back to cult in later season episodes, they could have gone played this out and I think it could have been a better story line.