I usually have a high threshold for dark, too, and a lot of times I prefer it - well, I'm more satisfied with a show that has dark elements than one that doesn't. I guess it kind of depends on a combination of how tender I am at the moment and how invested I am in the characters. Right now I'm *still* jittery over the SGA from two weeks ago. ::headdesk::

It's not dark like an FX network show, does that work?

Heh. Okay, I hear you. *g*