The Goldbergs Recap: Misunderstood Family
Have you seen The Goldbergs lately? Do you want some recap or more info about it? Then this one is for you.
The Goldbergs is a like the post-millennial The Wonder Years, except from the fact that its setting is in the 80's and features a very loud Jewish family. This is headed by dad Murray and mom Beverly. An adult Adam is narrating the show and he has two siblings, older brother Barry and his gloomy sister Erika. Also on the show is George Seagal as the unconventional grandfather.
The story has the teenaged Erika growing up and having some issues with her dad who she finds as an alien. Her father's way of dealing with this new family development is to just ignore her daughter. Beverly is also sad with the fast aging of her children, especially her youngest Adam. Both the parents are facing some problems with their kids and somehow struggling to assert their parental authority and slow down the growing up process.
With Adam, all this appears itself in back to school clothes shopping which is a real tradition for Bev for years. Sadly for him, his mom's idea of hip clothes for a seventh grader is a puffy sweatshirt with a cartoon train on it and matching it with a conductor's hat. Segal's cool grandpa rescues by getting the kid some cooler clothes. This event leads to a duel between the son and his mom wit evident results.
Murrays discomfort with his daughter is growing and he is unable to figure easily how he will connect with her who is a young woman already. While hardly a new territory for tv sitcoms, the father-daughter disconnection is dealt rather smartly and with plenty of humor. With the interest of bonding with his growing child, Murray drags Erika to the roller rink, as if she was only ten, and proceeds to treat her just like how she was when she was only a child. He keeps on plying her with promises of candy, nachos and more.
With Erika's guard down, she begins to open up a lot. Murray is totally frightened and lost, reverting back to his old life mantra, being firm that the two spend the rest of their Daddy-Daughter Day in silence. Their story ended on a joyful, melancholy note, as well as with Adam's and Beverly's storyline. It is clear that there will be some sort of resolution
