For decades, the mother-in-law was the reliable villain of the family sitcom. She entered the frame with a judgmental squint, a casserole dish full of criticism, and a single mission: to remind her son’s wife that she would never be good enough. Think Everybody Loves Raymond’s Marie Barone—a woman who could weaponize a compliment and guilt-trip you into eating cold meatloaf.
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