Key plot points in Season 1 include:
: A loud, beer-drinking, gun-loving Vietnam veteran who identifies as a "man's man". United States of Tara - Season 1
Nevertheless, the show opened a door. Before Mr. Robot or Split (the problematic M. Night Shyamalan film), there was Tara Gregson. The show treated mental illness not as a plot twist, but as a daily, boring, exhausting reality for a middle-class family. Key plot points in Season 1 include: :