Season 1 was pretty good. Nothing really heavy or deep, but funny and interesting enough to get me to DVR season 2 while it was running (I much prefer watching the whole season over the course of a week).
They really changed direction in season 2, It's definitely squarely aimed at the 18-21 age group. The characters are all suddenly power-drinking like teens, talking like teens, acting like teens, and the writers constantly throw in these "music video" sequences - which only appeal to teens. There's even a bunch of bizarre "S&M" scenes that, I guess, are supposed to be funny or "edgy", but just come off as sick & desperate. The whole season 2 follows this pattern, although it is still really funny.
Season 3 is more like season 1, although the storylines start to get a little weirder. Still hilarious - Alan Tudyk is perfect for this - but an awkward psychological "tell" about the writers/producers is starting to show. While all the millennial moms are reasonably decent, ALL the mothers/grandmothers of the millennial characters are horrible people. ALL of them. While all the fathers/grandfathers are written as decent, reasonable people. Looks like someone with a lot of influence in the direction of this show has some massive "Mommy issues".
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