Review of The Slap

I gave it 2 stars as Peter S. is a great actor so as a fan it warranted 1 extra star. This is exactly what's wrong with far too many parents in these times, sadly, no discipline. I raised 2 kids, never had to hit either one, but neither ever swung a bat or kicked an adult. The show could be summed up in 1 thought, the dad should have come downstairs to stop his kid, not watched as the other guy did it. I had parents like this over once, kid out of control, no one got hit. The source was easy to see in watching the parents lax reaction to their bratty kids behavior. It all stems from this doctor Spock 'coddle your kids to death' mentality. The Today Show recently had a segment on how 20 somethings in the workplace crumble under any criticism from their bosses, we're raising a bunch of thin skinned kids that have a sense of entitlement no preceding generation in America has seen. So remember, parents who think being a friend is all that matters, you do your kids no favors.

Thanks for letting me vent, back to the show. OK, so now that the slap is over and being fought over on screen it begs the question, how do you make an entire series out of this? Seems this could have been a 10 minute show, point to the bad parents, end of show. That said I'd never hit someone else's kid, but if one kicked me in the shin I can't say I wouldn't smack his dad around right after for being such a bad disciplinarian. So I suppose they have no hopes for a season 2, as again I can't imagine how this story line goes beyond 2 episodes.