I could use this same review for most of the series I've seen over the past 10 years! Bleak story, too much realism/gore, brutal sex, murders of all kind, torture, almost pornography. None, NONE, of the characters are likable. This goes for most we see nowadays that isn't kiddie fare. If you have any integrity or ethics left, you will NOT identify with a single person. They all do the irresponsible and incorrect thing. They all drink, smoke, do drugs, have sex with hateful people and are in relationships with murderers, addicts and/or perverts. It's like watching a meat grinder. After awhile it's almost boring if it weren't for the beautiful cinematic effects. The music is apt as usual with the murmur of soft bass and drums like heartbeats in background, rain effects, stolen Bernard Hermann (Hitchcock) strings. If you at all start to like a character or they show the flaw of wanting to change their evil ways, that character will 9 times out of 10 be offed in the next moment. It's all horrific and I think that it appeals to generations now of unethical mindless sensation seeking people who were raised by parents exactly like them--void of empathy.