Well I binged the entire first season.
I gotta admit I'm kind of surprised how much the first season is focused primarily on Tony's family, from his son possibly having ADD to Tony's mom secretly orchestrating everything that happened behind the scenes.
I will say, I don't think Brendon deserved to get whacked, because he did end up rectifying what happened. Mikey definitely deserved to get whacked for killing Brendan tho. I'm also surprised a lot of characters haven't even shown up yet, like that douchebag Ralphie.
Also Christopher took a bit but he grew on me. The whole episode where he's depressed tho really made me annoyed with him. He is obviously self-centered and a druggie in the early seasons, but he really needed to get his head out of his ass.