The funniest show in a long time. Not only is it laugh-out-loud hilarious, it takes a family of awful, greedy narcissists (who should be quite hateful) and not only humanises them, not only makes them likeable, but actually makes them lovable.
Although McBride is blessed with the same weapons-grade charisma as his screen father (John Goodman), his inner man-child is never lurking far from the surface. He and his siblings are never far from reverting to the same childish squabbles they obviously had as kids.
There are no weak links - everyone is their own strong, distinctive character. The supporting/recurring players (like Walton Goggins) are amazing and the world McBride created is utterly compelling.
Commercialised religion is such an easy target and McBride could so easily have gone for total cynicism, but how he created a show with such heartfelt affection for his characters - while also keeping it wildly-hilarious, is comic genius.
Although McBride is blessed with the same weapons-grade charisma as his screen father (John Goodman), his inner man-child is never lurking far from the surface. He and his siblings are never far from reverting to the same childish squabbles they obviously had as kids.
There are no weak links - everyone is their own strong, distinctive character. The supporting/recurring players (like Walton Goggins) are amazing and the world McBride created is utterly compelling.
Commercialised religion is such an easy target and McBride could so easily have gone for total cynicism, but how he created a show with such heartfelt affection for his characters - while also keeping it wildly-hilarious, is comic genius.