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I have to say I expected it to be way worse, and after watching 3 episodes I'm pleasantly surprised. Being from a post-communist country, I can definitely sense the satire and sarcasm of this show. They managed to portray the absurdity of dictatorships and its dictators pretty well. It reminds me of Lukashenko's Belarus or Ceausescu's Romania. I liked the subtle references to certain people and events. The "reunification" thing is basically what happened in Crimea, the Corporal practically became Elena's Rasputin for a while, and the whole "rural craze" was a spot on too, as such things really happened in my country during communism, not to mention faking some pseudo-historical theories of one's origin to boost their egos ("The Foundling"). I have to admit I am quite entertained, intrigued and want to watch more. Lastly, I will say that I'm not really surprised at the low rating, as there is many things about this show that your typical western audience simply wouldn't get.

It was such a joy to watch this show for the first time, and even still it's a joy to rewatch it, which frankly doesn't happen to me very often.

The humor is right up my alley, they're not afraid to be sometimes controversial and engage in touchy subjects, and it's soooo worth it. Personally, as a fan of dark humor, nowadays many seem to be afraid of offending people and it affects comedy too - I just find more and more comedies/comedians so boring and unfunny because of it.

The main characters are fun, the background characters are fun, literally every character in this show is original and funny in its own way. McPoyles, Cricket, even the characters' parents - all of them have something going on, and add up to the comedy. The dynamics between the characters are crazy.

I wish there was more comedy shows like that. It reminded me the best years of South Park I adored so much.