The patio door slid shut, cutting off the hum of the dinner party inside, leaving Marcus alone with his sister, Elena, and the sudden, biting chill of the October air.
"Aren't you?" Elena stepped closer, invading his personal space, her eyes searching his face with the brutal intimacy that only siblings possess
"You sound just like him," Elena shot back.
Family dramas differ from legal or political dramas by focusing on personal, intimate events rather than grand societal backgrounds. Key elements that define the genre include: