Space Force is a massive misfire as the comedy flails from joke to joke, not knowing how to land. The sitcom takes aim at the current political situation in America, satirizing everything from out-of-touch boomers to U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But a good parody is only as strong as its subject, and this is where Space Force crashes and burns. It doesn't seem to know what it wants to be.

Daniels and his cast seem at a loss outside of the mockumentary format, and the show turns on a dime from biting satire to goofball comedy without warning. The writing has its moments, but the overall effect is somewhat confusing as the audience is left to ponder what they are watching. Carell does little to help the situation as he settles into his Michael Scott character once again, playing the familiar fool with good intentions, only this time around, instead of creating an awkward work environment through his inept leadership at a fictional paper company, it's an awkward work environment through his inept leadership at a military facility.

But the biggest problem with this one is its truth. It's making fun of a political system that most of us understand is very, very broken. It takes a gentle hand to poke fun at sensitive areas in society, and Space Force is not that. Punching blindly at everything and anything in an effort to make a joke land, the show? lacks the refinement needed to navigate satire in today's social climate. Instead of laughs, we are left with a heavy-handed swipe at stuff that stopped being funny and started being sad and scary a long time ago. Which makes Space Force neither the fun binge, nor is it the social commentary that we need right now.