Complex family relationships are rarely black and white. A brother can be both a protector and a bully; a mother can be fiercely loving yet emotionally stifling. Family drama thrives in these , forcing the audience to grapple with the idea that we can love someone while simultaneously needing to stay away from them for our own sanity. The Evolution of the Genre
Many families are held together by a secret: an adoption, an affair, a crime, or a bankruptcy. Complex family relationships are rarely black and white