It didn't feel at all like Echo (when has she ever felt alone?!)

Yeah, I think that's what made it stand out to me. It didn't seem like it came from Echo's character - it felt like a lost Buffy scene that was put in Echo's mouth.

Like quinara said, though, Echo/Ballard always left me cold before this, so if they have to make her a little more Buffy-like to actually make me care about her, I'm okay with that.