The kids are all right but the parents are fantastic in this latest entry to the small-screen superhero set.
At a big house in beautiful Brentwood, the most prominent parents assemble.
Theres a CEO, an entrepreneur, a lawyer, someone in real estate.
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One mom runs her own religion, but there are weirder jobs in Los Angeles.
Lets start with the kids.
To quoteTheBreakfast Club, theres a brain, an athlete, a basket case, and a princess.
Upon the pals reunion, they discover their parents are up to something.
So the more fantastical elements of the show can feel hit or miss.
This adaptation comes from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the duo behindThe O.C.andGossip Girl.
Both of those shows stealth-missiled fascinating adult characters into a high school show.
That was especially true ofThe O.C.
:Recall the wonders of the Cohen marriage, or the strivingMildred Pierce-ish melodramas of Julie Cooper!
You get the same experience fromRunaways.
The kids are all right, especially Barer.
But at the risk of showing my age the adults arefascinating.
Early in the season, Geoffreys old life and his new one collide.
you’re free to feel that in the great opening title sequence, set to Siddhartha Khoslas soundtrack.
The titles linger over gorgeous homes, tall gates, huge yards.
After all, to get a house likethat?
