Hmm, not sure how easy it is for anyone to escape given the security measures, but what a mind fuck it would be to let someone think they might escape knowing full well they are doomed to failure, just to see the look on their face when it all falls apart. As for Seth, I still struggle with him a bit. Maybe there's a real underdog triumph possible there, but maybe not.
I love what I see of Tess's vision so far and more power to her in seeing the rest of it come to fruition. In between episodes it's great fun speculating what will happen next and how it could end. I'm sure some of my guesses will be hilariously wrong, possibly all of them!