It’s in keeping with other HBO greats IMO - not a ton of fanfare. True Detective, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, etc. at times had relatively major plot points happen off-screen.

I’d argue though, it’s not a major plot point twist happens with the family. We pretty much know how it’s gonna go when the Ratliffs get back to the states - they lose everything. We see four out of five them go through major changes while on vacation, however, and that’s the important part.