This is not the family reunion we want.
Look, when it happened on Game of Thrones, we were all shocked. And then by the end, it was still gross but we sort of understood it in the context of this broken world. But TV is getting a little freaky with all the incest storylines. In a recent Entertainment Weekly, writer Samantha Highfill begs showrunners to “stop with the almost-incest plots.” And she makes a strong case!
I had forgotten that the semi-incestuous plotline dates back to the early 2000s and The OC, where In season 2, Ryan is dating Lindsay, who is revealed is actually Caleb’s illegitimate daughter, meaning she’s Kirsten’s half-sister and therefore, Ryan’s step-aunt. Yeah, that’s a lot to unpack, but the characters keep dating until she moves away. I get that step-siblings might be big in your search tab, but it’s a twist that makes things really weird.
No one’s family tree should just be a stump.
Author: Jason Hellerman
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