For me, that characteristic is both surprising and perfect: surprising because it plays against the "let it all hang out" that candor suggests, but perfect because, really, if you're going to be honest all the time and live in a society without hating each other, you'd better be circumspect. They're candid, but they don't say everything they're thinking or feeling, only a selection of what seems important to mention, it seems. They have a space for showing emotion, but it is generally subordinated to a low affect demeanor: the words are often candid while the tone is flat.

That's really cool. I don't know if I want to watch an uneven first season just for the character, but I hope he (and his culture) are more thoroughly explored in fuure seasons, because I feel like the last time I saw anything like that was in Le Guin. Even if "Elnor," as a name, really sounds like one of Tolkien's elves.