Okay, here's my take on this:
(For what it's worth, a close friend of mine is a competitive eater in the spice world, and I have mistakenly tried to keep up with hot challenges on more than one occasion, so maybe this speaks more to me than the average viewer.)
As far as personalities, I think they chose the perfect people to represent this subculture! This is such a fun watch.
From a knowledge standpoint, I feel like I did learn a LOT about the pepper community from this, and it never felt like a lecture. I had briefly experienced this culture, but only tangentially. I love the opportunity presented here and I can only hope for more as this series continues.
I'll take an extra bite from my Carolina Reaper jerky and look forward to a follow up series! Cheers.