The Family, Season 1

So many twists and turns. Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Watched 12 episodes in 2 days

This show was sooooo good...the acting...the dialogue...the plot. Why did it get cancelled? The networks finally get it right and then they 'blow it'

The writing and actors so good. The darkness never lets up...gruesome and horrifying.

So mad at ABC for canceling this show... Especially on such a high. The season finale was incredible!!!

It's dark af but sooooo gooood!! I highly recommend it. Though I don't rlly see this show as a 5 season tv show maybe a short. Maybe of 15 episodes idk

The show has been going for 6!! Episodes now and we still haven't gotten anywhere. The police and FBI are incompetent and can't seem to catch this obsessive idiot that kidnapped the son or Ben...whatever you want to call him.

It’s a pretty good television show. I agree with another reviewer that pointed out the plot is better suited for a mini series- that’s what I originally thought it was going to be. I also get very frustrated with all of the flashbacks because most of them simply seem unnecessary/boring, there is very little effort to make the characters appear younger during them and therefore make it more believable, and they are shown almost as much as present day. I also wonder why they hired the actress who plays the detective because even though her acting is passable, it’s not good enough to overlook the fact that she could pass for early 20s and this is supposed to be a 10 year old case. If they were to put in fewer flashbacks I’d be much more into this. Despite all of this, it’s still a decent dark drama with a fresh story and I will continue to follow it to see where it goes.

At first it appeared to have some similarities with a lot of other shows….and then it takes a turn in the direction of it’s own uniqueness. Bravo!!! Well done. Binged the first four…can’t wait until the next episode.

Just finished watching the pilot episode - fabulous start. Strong cast, good story and production. Looking forward to more!

It’s going to be very difficult to turn this into an ongoing series though from what I saw in the pilot. The subject matter is more suited for a 6-10 episode mini-series.