I'll say this show is rather compelling, the plot and characters are easy to identify with in our everyday lives, whether it's friends, family or acquaintances you know struggling with drugs, relationships, work issues or general social ineptitude. The only issue I cannot seem to get past is the main character,Amy ( Laura Dern) is so incredibly obnoxious, pretentious and self-centered. She's increasingly delusional, too wrapped up in her own self-righteousness to see how bizarrely she's behaving. Without any concern for her new co-worker, going on this "mission for a higher cause" she implores him (Mike White) to bend to her will, she constantly puts her needs and her issues first, not just with him, but her mother,ex husband, "friend" Krista; i.e that insanely awkward speech at her baby shower!It's so awkward sometimes I can't help screaming at the TV, or constantly gasping at the outrageousness that is her personality. I don't understand if they're poking fun at her character or if we, the viewers, are actually supposed to feel some sort of empathy for her? Because I genuinely hate her. I've never felt such negativity towards a main character, even despicable ones usually have some underlying likability. UGH NOT HER. Still I have to see what happens..

This woman is just like a person i use to know.She will get under your skin and make you instantly annoyed.She always talks about herself and her issues- never listening to the person she is talking to.She talks about helping others not realizing that she needs help herself.You know the acting is good in this show by how irritate you get when you watch her on TV.The funny thing is that there are clueless people just like that in the real world.It is defiantly an original show i will give it that. You really can't predict it. I think Laura Dern has done it all after this part.

This show was not advertised in the UK, so I stumbled on this by accident and I'm so glad that I did. It is up there as a favourite now.This show reminds me of Nurse Jackie, another great show, where it allows you to judge whether you think the characters are right/wrong or good/bad - they are not telling you what to think of the characters.The cast is also great, both Laura Dern and Diane Ladd are fantastic as usual. I'm so pleased they have chosen to do TV because in recent years films have not taken notice of their great talents. Luke Wilson is the best I've ever seen him act. I love the motley crew of people she works with - great acting all round.Also a TV show where a person actually does a full time job without the job being the main premise of the show.

There is very little to like about this story.Basically this is the story of an angry egoistical self-centered narcissistic woman who thinks she had a Revelation and her revelation allows her to wreak havoc on other people's life, always judging everybody but herself and self-righteous to the point one wants to puke.She is always ready to fantasize about her doing good in the world and others being losers that need to be shepherded. But the reality is she won't do anything for others except cause grief She survives terrible terrible ordeals such as taking the bus but not without bitching her mother for not letting her use her car for hours on end.It is really unclear what the message of the series is, or even the direction or the tone. Are we to laugh? Are we to sympathize with this boss sleeping woman? How many episodes are we expected to watch before she begins to do something useful or are we to continue being impressed by so much goodwill and so many fake empty smiles and so little action?