The Slap's least likable characters - who, US?

I've yet to catch up with the final episode of The Slap, which ran on ABC1 on Thursday, but I liked what series script producer Tony Ayes had to say on ABC RN today.

In his view, the viewers who make the greatest fuss about the characters being unlikable are reacting to those unlikable qualities in themselves.

He's not denying the characters have unlikable qualities - he's saying we all do, albeit some more than others. I think he's right and that's a large part of why the series, for all its occasional flaws (see earlier post), has struck a chord.