The most important thing to know aboutThe Familyis that its created byJenna Bans, a former ShondaLand writer.

(The primary question being whether he reallyisAdam).

Then theres Adam himself, or whomever he truly is.

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But where the series really seems to define itself is in the juxtaposition between Adam and Hanks homecomings.

They both are wrestling with questions of truth, assimilation, recovery, and much more.

McCarthy, playing far against key in, gives Hank an incredible amount of nuance.

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But whether it can pivot into something even greater remains to be seen.

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Zach Gilford