I think it's really funny. I started watching only because I liked the characters-didn't really 'get' the lodge stuff at first (I do now).

I kept thinking the lead -Dud reminded me of a young Jeff Bridges, then I discovered that he is Kirk Russell's and Goldie Hawn's son, -Wyatt Hawn Russell.

...and good news-it has been renewed:

https://www.imdb.com/tv/canceled-renewed/ls063853872/mediaviewer/rm796294144

"Renewed: "Lodge 49"

Announced: Oct. 4, 2018

AMC ordered a second season of its "aimless surfer joins a fraternal order" series shortly before the end of Season 1."

the last episode was great.." the worst things have already happened".....then the shark attack... that was apropos

I enjoyed it too. I was fully expecting his whole leg to be missing after that shark attack .

I was glad the lodge was saved- I hated it ending with no one realizing it yet.