That was actually supposed to be the original theme song of Luck, but Mann didn't share Milch's Chocobo fixation.

This (very spoilery) interview with the filmmaker makes it pretty clear he knew what point he was trying to make:

If you loved those, Exte's worth it. It's a wonky, self-parodying melange of dysfunctional family-centric dramedy and goofy-creepy-goofy horror. Good for some chuckles.

I liked parts of Cold Fish, but you have to admit it's got the misogyny bug something fierce.

Love Exposure could not be more different, tonally, from Cold Fish. And it's a much better movie. Cold Fish pretty much dares you to keep watching and leaves you feeling violated. Love Exposure is compulsively watchable, and remarkably upbeat and humanistic, despite the occasional gory moments and perverse subject…

Are you trapped in some temporal stasis field 7 weeks ago when the show seemed like it could potentially be going in the direction you describe? Because it's been almost totally great since then.