When we watch the Roy siblings fail to usurp their father, we feel better about our own office politics. When we see the Gallaghers hit rock bottom, our own messy apartment looks like a palace. Family drama storylines act as a mirror, but a merciful one. They say: Your family is broken, yes—but look at this family. They are a dumpster fire, too.
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Family drama is not a genre. It is the substrate of all storytelling. Love, hate, betrayal, forgiveness—these are just the weather patterns in the small, suffocating, wonderful universe of the family home. When we watch the Roy siblings fail to
Whether it is the corporate shark tank of Succession , the gritty survival of Shameless , or the emotional time travel of This Is Us , we keep coming back because we recognize ourselves. We have all felt the sting of a parent’s disappointment. We have all fought over an inheritance. We have all taken sides in a divorce. They say: Your family is broken, yes—but look