Lloyd Simcoe looks to be someone to follow here. He has connections with Simon (is part of a group run by Simon?) but seems to be doing "his own thing" in trying to direct the future. I have a feeling that he will have inside knowledge of possible futures and will be somehow trying to pull Olivia away from Mark for his own ends. All are a great cast and each will be interesting to see how they will interact with the others as I see this group getting to know each other more as the series progresses. Although I have not read the book I know that this character was a main character and still looks to be an integral part of the new mythology.