Glaring similarities to Six Feet Under in this. Honestly Alan Ball has no new ideas anymore.
Similarities (SFU parallels in parentheses): Family based drama Drugged sassy teen girl (Claire) Token gay characters (David and Keith) Mom used to be a therapist, kid goes down same path (Brenda and her parents) Parent wrote a book (Brenda's parents) A character just hooked up with someone who meets their family (Nate and Brenda) Mom doesn't know how to treat her gay son (Ruth when she asks if David will have any 'special friends' over for dinner) Big family event centered around the dad (Nathaniel's funeral)
The speech that the dad character gives in this also just feels super preachy and like Ball is just straight up talking to the audience. Felt like a pretty lazy way to write. I'll be honest, *some* of the characters are interesting and it has some good visuals, but seriously overruled by how unoriginal the writing is.
Similarities (SFU parallels in parentheses): Family based drama Drugged sassy teen girl (Claire) Token gay characters (David and Keith) Mom used to be a therapist, kid goes down same path (Brenda and her parents) Parent wrote a book (Brenda's parents) A character just hooked up with someone who meets their family (Nate and Brenda) Mom doesn't know how to treat her gay son (Ruth when she asks if David will have any 'special friends' over for dinner) Big family event centered around the dad (Nathaniel's funeral)
The speech that the dad character gives in this also just feels super preachy and like Ball is just straight up talking to the audience. Felt like a pretty lazy way to write. I'll be honest, *some* of the characters are interesting and it has some good visuals, but seriously overruled by how unoriginal the writing is.
