Every season, in way, felt like a totally different show and a different genre. The main cast does such a great job working within those different genres and adapting their characters to them, and none better than Alia Shawcat. Dory became so many different people throughout the series, from altruist searching for a lost girl, to complete narcissist, murderer, Stolkholm syndrome victim, cult leader-and Alia Shawcat was so good at embodying each of those, while still being so distinctly Dory Seif.
The series has some weak points. Trying to make Julian a main character was so weird and poorly executed. All of season 4 (save for the last episode) was a bit of a snoozefest. Aspen in season 5 contributed nothing meaningful. Keeping up with Chantal's family was usually boring.
Overall, though, I enjoyed it a lot. The show keeps viewers on their feet and at no point does anything expected. From the first episode, which shows us a vaguely self-centered hipster deeply unsatisfied with life and searching for meaning, to the last episode, which shows us a well-meaning cult leader on the search for enlightenment get caught up a zombie apocalypse of her own creation, there is so much absurdity and hilarity that it can be hard to pause. The chemistry between the main cast is so fun to watch and consistently turns the most ridiculous scenes up to even higher levels of ridiculousness. The show is fun. The characters are awful, but you love to hate them. The storylines get messy, but you have to trust that it pays off.
The series has some weak points. Trying to make Julian a main character was so weird and poorly executed. All of season 4 (save for the last episode) was a bit of a snoozefest. Aspen in season 5 contributed nothing meaningful. Keeping up with Chantal's family was usually boring.
Overall, though, I enjoyed it a lot. The show keeps viewers on their feet and at no point does anything expected. From the first episode, which shows us a vaguely self-centered hipster deeply unsatisfied with life and searching for meaning, to the last episode, which shows us a well-meaning cult leader on the search for enlightenment get caught up a zombie apocalypse of her own creation, there is so much absurdity and hilarity that it can be hard to pause. The chemistry between the main cast is so fun to watch and consistently turns the most ridiculous scenes up to even higher levels of ridiculousness. The show is fun. The characters are awful, but you love to hate them. The storylines get messy, but you have to trust that it pays off.