OK, I'm caught up through episode 4 and at least they're trying to explain what's going on. That's better--but this is still, IMO, a seriously flawed series.
Let's start with the basic concept (SPOILER ALERT!)--Wanda is doing all this in an attempt to deal with her despair at the loss of both her brother and her lover, creating a perfect fantasy life. Sure; but why does a woman in her 20s, raised in Eastern Europe, base her image of perfect married life on the American sitcoms of the 1950s-70s, that I assume--given her background--she never saw until she came to the United States as an adult? Further, why didn't she just pick one, instead of advancing from the 1950s to the '70s? (Of course, the answer to that, from outside the world of the series, is that the writers and producers wanted to hit as many iconic shows as they could.) And, if she continues, what will she emulate when she gets to the 1980s? Family Ties? Married with Children?
Now let's get to the real problem--it's taken four half-hour episodes (the time equivalent of a full-length movie) to reach the point where the story is explained to the audience. Tell me, would you sit through a movie or a stage production that took that much time to make sense? I wouldn't. I'm all for a mystery...but at some point, at least the bare outlines of the story have to be made clear so the final resolution of the mystery is understandable.
I'll keep watching--but probably two episodes at a time--in the hope the pace picks up.
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