And I know I'm repeating myself but the first 3 episodes aren't that bad. They are decent; they are just much less interesting than what comes next.
They are indeed of lower quality than the other episodes in the series, but I think it stings a bit more because they're the first episodes to the series. This is our introduction to this weird world, and it's a bit jarring when it's full or embarrassing cheese and horrible visuals. Afterwards, we start getting used to the over-the-topness of it all at the same time the show starts getting better.