There is a reason the phone never rings with good news in a movie, and why Thanksgiving dinners on TV are rarely calm. From the backstabbing boardrooms of Succession to the haunted hallways of The Sopranos , and from the generational trauma of Encanto to the quiet resentments in August: Osage County ,

Leaders who hold the family together through sheer will, often resorting to manipulation or emotional blackmail to maintain control and tradition. 2. The Golden Child vs. The Scapegoat