Currently on season 2 and I had no idea there would be themes of alienation, nihilism, searching for meaning and belonging, and crumbling of the American dream, etc. I thought it was just a crime drama with some comedy involved. I'm pleasantly surprised and its making rediscover my gabagool side.
I think it's intended that way. I won't spoil the end but it does lend itself to the framing that we were just getting a 6 year look into the lives of a bunch of people, rather than seeing an epic told in narrative form with a begging and an end.