Really enjoyed this show... or at least I did, up until it retooled as an "Office" sitcom. The retool showed an odd meta-commentary on the show's perceived troubles. The characters abruptly shifted to sad and directionless. One of the leads sported a "break-up"/depression beard, while the other neared an existential crisis. One bluntly hinted that they would no longer be doing a monster of the week. He later would write "who's watching us" on a white board. A subsequent episode depicted a demotion/power struggle which debated what the characters would focus on. A bunch of new employees were introduced in the retool, who had little to do other than look/act like the lowest IQ DMV workers. The vast thrilling workplace with a team of seen and unseen specialists turned into a claustrophobic 9-to-5 group of clock-punchers in a single studio, who warmed chairs and drank coffee all day for a government paycheck. The contrived romantic relationship drama introduced in a later episode betrayed the "will-they-won't-they" character development and made it a challenge to like any of characters anymore. Further episodes depicted how the fascinating top secret organization was actually a laughing stock and always was. The show seemed to be setting up a redemptive arc, but only got to depicting several characters decline to rock bottom, which created a horribly depressing affair.
