I only watched the first episode. It was about an elderly woman, her husband and about 6 daughters, and a house that held about 22 tons of junk. The denial in the elderly woman that had the hoarding problem was very evident. She would not take any responsibility and blamed her hoarding problem on everyone else, including possible intruders that scattered her stuff, looking for treasure. There was a lot of emotionality and finger pointing between her and her daughters. But the mother was the one who would get angry and violent when someone tried to clean the house. The husband had adbandoned the wife about 13 months prior, but had showed up for the camera and clean-up crew. She wanted him to stay, but he apparently already had enough.
So, it showed the mentally ill problem in this stage of their lives. There was sensationalism also, in viewing their problems, the mess and the clean-up efforts.
Edit: One word about her husband. He was the kind of wishy-washy person that had no back-bone.
Last edited by CatBrat; 06/14/10 05:02 PM.
