Oh I've quite liked the first two episodes of BH.
Production are doing a stellar job of foreshadowing what we all know is about to happen with Erika. Some of the things she's said and they've been able to use - they couldn't have scripted it better.
Kyle and Rinna are awful, as per usual, but at least they're now one cast member down (if you ever counted Teddi as a cast member), and much more vulnerable to the home-truth schooling that they so deserve. And while I agree that it shouldn't be Garcelle's job to do this, it does need doing - and she's doing it wonderfully so far, one takedown for each in the first two episodes alone.
I'd like to think that Garcelle, Crystal and Sutton are ushering in a new era of Beverly Hills, though with Kathy Hilton being brought in as a cast member, it's probably just wishful thinking.
Either way, I'm approaching this new season as a soap opera storyline of the old guard versus the new guard. On the old guard side, Erika is about to implode, Kathy Hilton is no doubt about to score plenty of own goals against her own team every times she opens her mouth, and Dorit only one fallout away from flipping to the other side. And on the new guard side we have Crystal and Sutton (who is old money, yes, but a fresh boost for this TV show, so I've put her on this side) already squabbling amongst themselves, and Garcelle slowly rising the ranks as the new queen of the show, which is beautiful to watch.
There are more than enough dynamics going on to keep me entertained for a whole season.