HippieMoon94 The show is fine for a scripted TLC drama. The actors are, of course, quite lovely. The acting is not as bad as on some other Tyler Perry shows, but sometimes the dialogue has a tendency to be slightly clunky at best. The plot lines are mostly believable, but still have room to improve. Honestly, overall, the show is quite enjoyable. I enjoy most of what Tyler Perry produces, with a few notable exceptions. This show definitely has room to improve on a few aspects, but I can also definitely say that it does have promise (as long as it doesn't get too ridiculous). So far, the relationships are believable and the acting is good. I finished the first and second season (at least up to the last episode released so far) in the past week so my interest, to say the least, is peaked. Hopefully, it only gets better with time.Pros: -definitely brings the drama -acting is good -story line is mostly believable and easy to follow -cinematography and wardrobe are well done -characters have thought out backstories with room to growCons: -some subplots are iffy at best -dialogue shifts can be slightly clunky and stiff -conflict resolves are hastily done at times -music is overdone and more obtrusive than complementary -shifty accents (Shelby's accent is a little stereotypical at times)

beeutiful-52020 First of all, for those who are saying that this show is horrible and terrible and blah blah blah.....let me just say this. I completely agree with some of the scenes being drawn out and folks repeating the same thing over and over, i get it--- Tyler Perry does need to work on this because I watch each and every one of his shows and this is a problem in all of them BUT this show is actually pretty good. Heather Locklear stated herself that this is one of her favorite roles that she has ever played, to those who say her agent is not doing a good job. Second, for those who are talking about the trailer park and the dialect and what not---PEOPLE ITS BASED IN AN ALABAMA TRAILER PARK GOOD LORD!!!!! If you don't like the show, don't watch it----I personally love it and the plot. If you completely follow the story line maybe some of you would think differently. If it doesn't suit your fancy, thats what the channel button on the remote is for---

drmick-67207 Possible & Vague Spoiler Below: wanted to like this show but like most Tyler Perry productions: it sucked. Tyler Perry has produced some good shows, plays and movies in the past like "Diary of A Mad Black Women" but years later his fame has died down. His writing And directing has gotten very lazy. I really feel like he is just a name now and feels like he can half do his job just for a quick check.The story line is so typical and stereotypes Southern whites as racist homophobes with no sense of liberation. It is a preconceived view of Southern whites through the eyes of a minority American. Racism exists everywhere, not just in the South. As someone else mentioned "the acting is horrible and the writing is almost like it was written by a child or a 7th grader.I'm gonna not watch the show and hope that it gets canceled, so that Tyler Perry can get the message that he can't just serve us anything. He needs to find another career or step his game up.

jusmarhet The big mistake here is that there was no time spent developing the characters or making us care about them. The attempt at buildup to the big reveal(daddy molested us & got us pregnant)is so poor that we all figured it out right away and now, every blatant hint that is dropped seems like it was put there for the naïve viewer that has never watched a TV drama before. I imagine that season 2 will have us finding out that one of the sisters killed daddy. Probably big sister Bonnie, because that's the most predictable, martyr route. The mother is a hateful beast. I can see the abused wife, there was nothing I could do to stop him, or myself from being jealous of my own daughters and thinking they enticed him (can you say bitter?),storyline coming from a mile away. The Bonnie/Brody romance is played out as forbidden fruit. We're supposed to feel bad for Anna because her sister would do this to her. What? Anna dumped Brody and hasn't looked back in several years. She has no claim on him and no right to be upset. Especially since she was perfectly happy with her life and lover in DC, and not thinking at all about a life with Brody, until it all fell apart. Shelby is a hot, hot mess. We're supposed to feel sorry for her "little girl lost" character that has been driven to addiction by all the bad things that have happened to her. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a single redeeming quality, so I can't work up any sympathy for her. JB is a jerk. I don't care that his daddy doesn't love him (although they've hinted that Dr. Allen isn't his biological father). He deserves whatever he gets. A full beat-down by a couple of women and gay men would be a pleasure to watch. Overall, this show needs a ton of work. Maybe they can fix it in season 2. But, who cares?