), contemporary films have transitioned toward more nuanced portrayals.

Dee Williams now works as a family mediation assistant in Oregon. She speaks occasionally at community colleges about “reactive revenge” in blended families. Her key insights:

Examines how a non-traditional family handles the sudden introduction of a biological father into a stable, two-mother household. Encanto (2021)

If you are Dee Williams (or a character in that story), remember: fictional revenge can be satisfying and harmless. Real-life revenge rarely is. Choose your battles carefully.