It would be almost comforting to know someone actually wanted every moment of every show to be unmitigated horror and suffering, with the payoff amounting to knowing whether or not there will be another season of unmitigated horror and suffering.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-need-my-prestige-tv-shows-to-make-me-feel-so-bad-that-i-see-hell