Brothers and Sisters have some of the best and some of the worst in the show. They all scattered throughout the whole series making it a very unbalance show. However, ABC managed to pull through it with a safety net for the first season, but then they will really need to fix up a lot of flaws before they air it again.
First of all, you have Sally Field, Matthew Rhys, Rachel Griffiths and Patricia Wettig, so it is a cast that you really look forward to. Calister Flockhart...hm...well...she is just Ally in Kitty disguise, though she has some of the best characterisation written for her. But her circus of relationship just didn't work. Rachel Griffiths is still great but under utilised. After 5 whole seasons of Six Feet Under, I don't think people who love her performance will be settled for this. Her marriage coverage is not really in depth and thus all her family drama became very trivial as compared to the big picture. Sally Field is funny and annoying at the same time but that's how well she did her work. Matthew Rhys is great and well done though his relationship with Jason Lewis is a bit disappointing, as you thought they will have a bigger coverage. But Matthew Rhys is just funny and interesting to watch. Patricia Wettig...well not as good as I thought but still watchable.
The problem is with this bunch of great actors, you really need other good actors to support them. Why is it that the people who are playing Justin and Tommy were chosen to be in the show is a mystery. They are so bad as compared to the rest of the cast. Wooden acting and bad story lines. The so called drama just keeps you on the nerve. And their characters are just boring. They will be two major problem that could kill the show in the following season because you just can't think of anything interesting to be written for actors who can't really act. Boring actors for boring characters mean switching channels.
Storywise, they have good episodes and bad episodes. So when you watch the show you just feel like you a strolling through a rocky outback bush area. Certain parts are really cliche and disappointing. When those storylines come up you just feel like "come on, can we have something else?" I think Sally Fields' storyline was great. Rachel Griffith's storyline was great in the first half. Matthew Rhys' storyline was great in the second half. But then you can't think of other memorable storylines at all. But the good thing is most of the funny parts are funny and the whole passive aggressiveness in the family are just like wonders. It really makes you feel what would you do if you are stuck in those situation with them.
Overall speaking. Season One is above average but there are a lot to fix if ABC wants season two to be great too. And I think most audience will expect a much better Season Two before they switch off the TV or change channel.
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