Meaning that, as the series went on they would gradually learn to go BEYOND being complete jerks, or what? Because if their basic characterization begins and ends with 'they're complete jerks', then I don't care what it's a commentary on, the fact is that they're still complete jerks, which makes them difficult to empathize with and unpleasant to read about. A complete jerk learning to stop being a jerk falls under 'personal growth', which is interesting reading; a complete jerk staying a jerk falls under 'let's taunt the reader and make him suffer'.