The thing is, I'm seeing praise for the show and I don't understand it so I'm wondering if those giving praise are used to wading through outhouse troughs and view this as a breath of fresh air? Are my expectations too high? Is this a me problem?

What you're seeing is a celebration of mediocrity. People are so starved for quality that they'll sing high praises for anything that isn't blatant woke propaganda (even if it's subtle propaganda). And normies will eat anything up.