sentences:  In the first episode of Season 4, a Muslim-American family is depicted to be among these, in which parents and their teenage son actively engage in a plot to kill Americans However, the son and the mother are both portrayed sympathetically later in the season.The writers of the show said in a special DVD feature that they countered this depiction of terrorist Muslims by showing opposing situations.During this season, the Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a complaint that depicting Muslims as terrorists could "contribute to an atmosphere that it’s OK to harm and discriminate against Muslims.