A long-held secret or a suppressed grievance is shouted.
One person—usually a matriarch or an eldest sibling—functions as the family’s "historian," deciding which truths are told and which are buried to "protect" the others. The drama peaks when the youngest generation refuses to play along with the lie.
True family drama isn't about people who hate each other; it’s about people who love each other but don't know how to coexist without the baggage of the past getting in the way.
