Just finished binge watching this show. Would highly recommend it - it's up there with some of the best shows I've ever seen, and I've seen pretty much everything on HBO. The show follows the story of a beautiful blonde named Krystal (set in the 1990s, very awesome to see the clothing and hairstyles from that era! Good memories) as she basically uses her fierce personality to navigate through tough times (I don't want to give any spoilers away). The show also revolves around FAM, which is basically a horrible get rich quick pyramid scheme that sucks people into it similar to a religious devotion. Obie Garbeau the second is the founder of FAM, who is worshipped like a God among the people who sign on to FAM. He has hundreds of tapes that inspire people to be the best they can be, insisting that every person can be their own boss and are millionaires in waiting. However, you see that those most devoted to the system are anything but millionaires. Despite the obvious flaws of the FAM system, they remain devoted. Krystal sees the FAM system for what it is. The show explores her character navigating this scheme. I'll leave that statement vague as not to give any spoilers away.
There are many hilarious scenes and plot twists. It's great to see Kirsten Dunst because I haven't seen her in anything in a while - she looks so great and for some reason seems even more beautiful than she was when she was a bit younger. Her character is very inspiring to any woman who will watch this, though I don't even think the show intended to do that. It's so unfortunate there won't be a second season. They should really reconsider it!
P. S. I don't understand how anyone could leave a bad review. I've always felt you can't review a show based on the first episode. By the way, the first episode of this show is actually great. The plot is very easy to follow, yet interesting. It's not a dark comedy at all in my eyes - it's called a dark comedy because the plot involves some life tragedies of the main character, which the worst tragedy is mostly in the first episode. Someone said it was too bloody and gorey - again, that would only be a few scenes from the first episode. Trust the reviews of people who have watched the entire show!