I thought I could still stomach such a show, and at one stage of my life I most certainly could have. I'm of the belief that anything can be parodied and made light of, nothing is off limits. It all comes down to who you are as a person and what experiences you've been through. I won't go into too many details, but unfortunately, suicide is something that has tormented myself and my Family for some time now. Seeing your own Mother, such a strong willed women, break down in tears every now and then, beside herself, is a horrible thing to see and go through. The "lead up" chipped away at her bit by bit and a part of her also died that day.
I don't think I even find it THAT offensive... just incredibly uncomfortable, his little idiosyncrasies, they bring up thoughts and memories of just crap that has completely drained my Family, his aloof and always tired disposition, they way he snacks on pills is absolutely disgusting and managed to trigger me greatly, the way he speaks "as a matter of factly" about wanting to die (and the princess also coming to that conclusion in episode 2), it's pretty unpleasant to sit through an entire episode of this, let alone an entire season, especially if every fricking detail is somehow relatable. I know it's supposed to not be taken seriously, hell, I might have even chuckled at a joke or two, but my threshold line is much too short.
This is a pretty personal review and I have no doubt a lot of people would find this show enjoyable and hilarious, as it was intended to be. Which is fine. I'm just giving a different perspective on things here. If you've been through similar stuff and can still stomach a show such as this, then more power to you. I hope to get there one day as well.
