You may think your family is dysfunctional, but nothing compares to the Rayburns. This Netflix show centers around a family that is well-known in Key West. The parents run a beautiful Inn that is a tourist hot spot. Their one daughter, Meg, is a lawyer, while one of their sons, John is a police officer and the other son, Kevin, runs a marina. But they have secrets, just like any other family, but their secrets are much darker than one expects.
The show kicks off with the return of Danny Rayburn, who I did not mention above. This is because he's an enigma, and any time that he comes home he brings some kinda of trouble with him.
The show utilizes flash forwards as well as flash backs. And, more interestingly, sometimes it's hard to figure out which is which. The first season has a mixture of both, while the second season mostly has flash backs. Still, it works for the story that is being told.
It's one of those shows that seems slow, and you're not sure whether or not to keep watching, but the end of the first episode hooks you. You have to keep watching because you have to know what happened. Yeah, it's one of those shows.
It's a show that takes itself very seriously. The first season is near perfection, even with the slow bits, the end result is worth it. I won't spoil anything, but if you like antiheroes, this is the show for you. It's betrayal after betrayal, as well as some heartwarming moments that are soon swept away with another terrible incident. The stories of each characters are interwoven, even when they don't feel like they are.
If you like drama and disaster, this is the show for you. It has a good amount of recognizable stars, such as Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights"), Linda Cardellini ("Scooby Doo"), and Ben Mendelsohn ("Star Wars: Rogue One"). There is a lot of great acting, enough that both Kyle Chandler and Ben Mendelsohn were nominated for Emmys last year for their characters John Rayburn and Danny Rayburn.
The show returned last week with the second season, which hasn't been getting much praise from critics. I have yet to finish it, but I feel if you really enjoyed the first season, you will enjoy the second. It may be lacking in one department (if you watched the first season, you'll understand) but it delivers on character development among the family. It shows how much things have changed from the first season for each person and how they are dealing with the fall out.
If you have not watched it already, I highly recommend the Netflix Original Series, "Bloodline."
