The one who left and came back. The tension lies in their desire for a fresh start vs. the family’s refusal to see them as anything other than the person they used to be. 3. High-Tension Storyline Tropes
In complex families, a comment about "how much salt is in the soup" is rarely about the soup—it’s about twenty years of perceived domestic inadequacy. 4. The Moral Gray Zone The one who left and came back
Think: Sharp Objects , We Need to Talk About Kevin , The Sopranos (Tony and Livia). We Need to Talk About Kevin