I remember when I watched the first episode, I thought it was amusing, but sort of confusing. I wasn't entirely sure what kind of show I was watching. Gradually, that feeling goes away, and it's replaced with a strange affinity for these characters.
It's hard to say that each episode is plot driven. There's usually some sort of story going on, but the real charm is in the dialogue and the characters. There is a larger story, one that builds very slowly, but for the most part, these are characters that are self-focused, and their own issues tend to distract them from other things.
But that raises the other, more important point. For all of the peculiarities these characters have, and their broadly inappropriate behavior, there's something sort of beautiful about how they completely accept each other. The characters genuinely like each other. In fact, none of the characters seem to dislike other ones.
This approach makes scenarios that normally would feel like cringe comedy in other hands feel... sort of nice.
It's a shame it's been canceled after two seasons.
But I completely understand. Whenever I've tried to explain the appeal to other people, I find it hard to explain the premise.
It's hard to say that each episode is plot driven. There's usually some sort of story going on, but the real charm is in the dialogue and the characters. There is a larger story, one that builds very slowly, but for the most part, these are characters that are self-focused, and their own issues tend to distract them from other things.
But that raises the other, more important point. For all of the peculiarities these characters have, and their broadly inappropriate behavior, there's something sort of beautiful about how they completely accept each other. The characters genuinely like each other. In fact, none of the characters seem to dislike other ones.
This approach makes scenarios that normally would feel like cringe comedy in other hands feel... sort of nice.
It's a shame it's been canceled after two seasons.
But I completely understand. Whenever I've tried to explain the appeal to other people, I find it hard to explain the premise.