minospantaz

This show is great. There are so many good jokes and the characters are immensely likeable, even the stupid dad (by the end). The relationships within the family are fascinating, and the writers skilfully develop them in a story-of-the-week setting whilst also bringing them to a satisfying climax in the final episode, which also sets up some tensions to examine in, hopefully, the second series. I was not raised in an extremely religious household but the show didn't make me feel that this was a necessary pre-requisite to its enjoyment. The tone was warm and it did not simply lampoon extremely religious communities, easy as this would have been; there is a sophisticated and complex attitude to the Order of the Divine Rod, which is coercive but also gives many of its members meaning and purpose. Top work.