Perversions of Science generally peaks during its opening credit sequence, an uninterrupted shot of a camera swooping in from the outside of a typical suburban home into a living room where
a similarly typical family is watching television, a la The Simpsons opening credits, an association strengthened by another Danny Elfman's theme, which, not surprisingly, sounds an awful lot like the Tales from the Crypt theme with a lot of theremin thrown in.
Similarly, Wolitzer subverts
typical examples of feminism in Greer's boyfriend, Cory, who moves back home after a
family tragedy to help take care of his mother.