And while the kids’ experiences take a backseat to their parents’ in the narrative of the show, they do serve as a reliable source of adorable good feeling. It’s a lovely thought, if not a wholly convincing one the cynic in me can’t help pointing out that a few days and a few planned activities amount to little more than a family vacation at an Airbnb. Predictably, both families come away from the experience swearing they’ve learned a lot, and that these days will stay with them for the rest of their lives. A picnic with Yndia’s father, for instance, turns into a spontaneous lesson for the Vasiliou kids on the concept of redlining, while a dinner with some Wixx family friends leads Nick to some soul-searching once he realizes that plenty of families do just fine without a dad. There are lots of those, and some of them even dip a toe into harder topics. Nick’s line about unconscious bias comes as a capper to this very scene, which frames it as a teachable moment. Their success varies from one situation to the next: The Vasilious, who describe themselves as a “proud Greek Orthodox family,” struggle to contain their giggles as they try to replicate the Wixxes’ meditation-and-crystals morning routine.Įven in moments like those, however - which on another reality show might have been framed as mean-spirited - Home Sweet Home stays firmly on the side of nice. In the premiere episode sent to critics, both the Wixx family (a Black household consisting of moms Yndia and Ania, 9-year-old twins Soleil and Sanaiya and 2-year-old Zyaire) and the Vasiliou family (a Greek clan comprising dad Nick, mom Maria, 15-year-old Demetri, 12-year-old Luke, 10-year old Leo and 9-year-old Katina) try their game best to fit into each other’s lifestyles. Reese confirmed last year that she's revisiting her role as Elle Woods for Legally Blonde 3, so we're holding out hope that she'll give Sweet Home Alabama fans the sequel they need want, too.The families make a point of playing along. "And Reese's character is in New York with our kids and we’re divorced, so whole life is super complicated."
"The proposal that had, which was quite interesting, is that my character is back in Alabama," Lucas said. Fast forward through the movie's iconic kiss-in-the-rain scene, and Jake and Melanie lived happily ever after. The romantic comedy stole our hearts nearly two decades ago when Melanie left her wealthy fiancé, Andrew, at the altar after she found out from her lawyer that she'd never signed her divorce papers-and was still technically married to Jake. "I mean, the fact that they were together from when they were children, I would love to see what’s going on 20 years later," Josh explained on an episode of The Talk in 2018. The man who played Southern heartthrob Jake Perry seems to think there's more to the story between him and Reese's character, Melanie Smooter. "He and I discussed it extensively, so we’re lobbying the world to join us." "I’ve absolutely said yes," Josh said on Good Morning Americain April. Josh's latest comments about a potential follow-up to Sweet Home Alabama come just a few months after he revealed that he's spoken "extensively" with the original film’s writer and director, Andy Tennant. "Who knows? She's got a lot of irons in the fire to say the least. "I think the person who's the one to put it together is Reese, so I'm hoping," he continued. I spoke to him about it a couple of times recently. I know Reese's said she is as well," Lucas told Entertainment Tonight in a recent interview.