sentences:  It’s all about refugees and gender wars and men and women trying to find what will get them through the rubble of dysfunctional relationships, and anger and rage and heartache....You know, unlike so much drama on television, where there’s a small misunderstanding at the top of the hour that you know is going to be resolved before the final commercial break.The Greeks start with matricide, fratricide..." A detailed interview about Mee's adaptations of Greek tragedy in general, and "Big Love" in particular, can be found in "Charles Mee's '(Re)Making of Greek Tragedy" by Erin B. Mee.