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The most significant shift is the death of the one-dimensional stepparent. The wicked stepmother has been retired, replaced by the well-meaning, often clumsy stranger trying to find a foothold. In The Holdovers (2023), Angus Tully’s rage isn’t directed at a monster but at the absence of his father and the quiet, awkward presence of his new stepfather—a man who is never fully seen but whose existence signals a world Angus no longer controls.