I’ve had people for years telling me how great this show is and I’m pleased to discover that they were right. It’s a tremendous drama with complex characters that it’s easy to feel passionately about, but I was very surprised at just how funny it is. There’s at least one big laugh every episode and it’s usually based in the characters and their relationships. In that way, the show demonstrates just how well-written it is by allowing its characters to possess myriad bad traits (stupid, callous, cruel, etc.) while also not compromising the fact that they can also be likable. The capacity for these characters to surprise you is the biggest compliment I can pay it.