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Weaving reprises Grace MacCaullay, the blushing bride who was forced to lay waste to her wealthy new in-laws during their sadistic rendition of hide-and-seek.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
During his interview with The Star, BJ suddenly remembered that his father also picked up shifts at Westside Bar & Grill on Southwest Boulevard — his in-laws’ restaurant — and Los Barreras in Gladstone, his brother-in-law’s restaurant.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
When the series opens, Beth (Slow Horses’ Joanna Scanlan), a divorced teacher who feels abandoned by a married son in thrall to his snobby in-laws, is about to hang herself.
—Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Manant Vaidya, of Toronto, lost his parents and sister, along with three in-laws in the crash.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
During his interview with The Star, BJ suddenly remembered that his father also picked up shifts at Westside Bar & Grill on Southwest Boulevard — his in-laws’ restaurant — and Los Barreras in Gladstone, his brother-in-law’s restaurant.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
When the series opens, Beth (Slow Horses’ Joanna Scanlan), a divorced teacher who feels abandoned by a married son in thrall to his snobby in-laws, is about to hang herself.
—Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Manant Vaidya, of Toronto, lost his parents and sister, along with three in-laws in the crash.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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