The clothes are definitely fantastic -- they're clearly working off a slightly smaller budget, so you see more repeats in Miss S's wardrobe, but that just means we greeted outfits we particularly liked as old friends. (here's a gifset featuring a couple representative ones)

Dot | Taozi's arc is EXACTLY the same (though she is a Devout Buddhist instead of a Devout Catholic) but the actress brings a very different energy to it -- she's this very tiny woman who looks and is styled very young when she first appears, and it's really fun to watch the way her confidence and style evolve across the course of the show.