I'm 4 Eps in S1 and Have Theories (Maybe Spoilers as I don't know yet)
1. I wondered if they were getting the 3% to eradicate them so they could find the smarty pants who might disrupt their govt. and way of life.
2. The guy who looks a bit like Putin might have been recruiting to get the F out of there, as he knows it's totally a nutter system.
So, that's my initial reaction into Ep 4/S 1
This show is awesome!