The Family encompasses the tragic, yet interesting story of a family who lost its youngest member Adam Warren. The family, after having assumed that Adam was murdered, are shocked to hear of his return and quickly welcome him into the family. The plot from this point onward becomes very clear: find out who kidnapped and assaulted Adam and put him behind bars.
Sounds interesting, but overall, was pretty mediocre. The mystery was too simple and very predictable. The kidnapper was obviously incredibly intelligent, but there wasn't very much that we learn about him throughout the entirety of the show. The same with Adam, regardless of the fact that the series centers around him, there isn't much depth in the portrayal of personality and we, as the viewers, are thrown random tidbits of how he behaved as an 8-year-old: such as the hatred of the smell of eggs and the stuffed monkey. Also, that "red dragon breathing fire right at me" thing was never really cleared up, as were many things that sporadically occur and never get any more coverage.
The story, however, was relatively easy to follow, and I somewhat enjoyed the jump cuts back in time to show what occurred 10 years ago versus present day; although those transitions could have used a little work. Story-wise, I feel that everything that occurred was very unrelieved and in some instances, loosely connecting. It seemed that for some plot points, more detail should have been provided before forcing it on the viewer. I only truly enjoyed the very last few minutes of the series as it was very unexpected. However, again, it felt as though some things needed to be expanded, on which I'm assuming was the purpose.
In total, I feel as though this show was a watered down attempt at a detective show and left more to be desired. The plot was interesting, but the delivery was a bit disappointing. Also, what was with them constantly saying "I googled it"?? Was it an attempt at "getting with the times", or what?
I gave this series a 7 out of 10 because it was pretty entertaining, but felt too much like a watered down version of Broadchurch. They bare a lot of resemblance, save for the fact that the quality of this show is muck lower.
Sounds interesting, but overall, was pretty mediocre. The mystery was too simple and very predictable. The kidnapper was obviously incredibly intelligent, but there wasn't very much that we learn about him throughout the entirety of the show. The same with Adam, regardless of the fact that the series centers around him, there isn't much depth in the portrayal of personality and we, as the viewers, are thrown random tidbits of how he behaved as an 8-year-old: such as the hatred of the smell of eggs and the stuffed monkey. Also, that "red dragon breathing fire right at me" thing was never really cleared up, as were many things that sporadically occur and never get any more coverage.
The story, however, was relatively easy to follow, and I somewhat enjoyed the jump cuts back in time to show what occurred 10 years ago versus present day; although those transitions could have used a little work. Story-wise, I feel that everything that occurred was very unrelieved and in some instances, loosely connecting. It seemed that for some plot points, more detail should have been provided before forcing it on the viewer. I only truly enjoyed the very last few minutes of the series as it was very unexpected. However, again, it felt as though some things needed to be expanded, on which I'm assuming was the purpose.
In total, I feel as though this show was a watered down attempt at a detective show and left more to be desired. The plot was interesting, but the delivery was a bit disappointing. Also, what was with them constantly saying "I googled it"?? Was it an attempt at "getting with the times", or what?
I gave this series a 7 out of 10 because it was pretty entertaining, but felt too much like a watered down version of Broadchurch. They bare a lot of resemblance, save for the fact that the quality of this show is muck lower.