Can someone explain to me why the victim faced possible life in prison, but the two parties involved got 5 years and "a maximum of 20 years tbd" respectively?

I can't be the only one that feels like the math is weird on that. I feel like when an officer of the law knowingly, with malicious intent AND merely for monetary gain is willing to get someone to spend of their life in prison by abusing their position.... 20 years max sounds a bit weak?

You basically need to get behind the basic premise that they are all damaged goods to incurable degrees, even the ones from the supposedly "have their shit together" universe.

If you don't get that that is the core premise of the entire show, it looks like a giant "idiot ball" assembly and lame and at best the spectacle and weirdness is still a draw.

Even if some of them try to work on their issues and seem like they are getting better, they will always (most like by each other) be drawn back into their pathology.