Overall narrative architecture across all seasons focusing on the central marital dynamic
Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases
Season 1: Idealistic Foundations
Season 2: Career Strains
Season 3: Transition & Budgeting
Season 4: Testing Boundaries
Season 5: Ideological Negotiation
Season 6: Mature Partnership
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
