It really does get better as it goes along. The first few episodes are the worst and border on boring and annoying. The writing all together can be annoying at times. The worst part is when one character in particular imagines scenes happening that aren't actually happening. This is just a cheap ploy to fake out the viewer. Real people don't imagine things that aren't there (except perhaps delusional paranoid schizophrenics). The humor gets better as it goes along as well, although the presence of humor in a series like this is jarring to say the least. But a few lines caused me to laugh out loud.

I also found myself getting annoyed at the plot "teasing" us and then flashing forward in time to cover other events. And you'd have to wait a while to see what happens when they left you hanging. This is really unnecessary, especially on a series without commercial breaks. Stop teasing us writers. The series was a bit bloated and should have been around 8 or 9 episodes as well. I found myself yelling at Clay to just listen to the tapes already like Tony was doing.

The last few episodes were the best from a dramatic and emotional point of view, I use the term best loosely considering the dark subject matter.

*minor spoiler ahead* I would have liked to have seen a certain character get the justice he deserved at the end, it would have been one bright spot on this dreary series. I'll just have to imagine it. Overall my feeling is moderately positive on the series.