Yes, the tax cuts were so awesome that they literally had to turn around and implement child credits for next year at double in order to keep people from losing their shit. Of course, this doesn't help those without children at all.
Make no mistake about it. Lots of people didn't fair too well this year. Anticipated returns diminished significantly. While I think that many agree that people should not owe/be owed at the end of the year, the realization of this didn't hit until folks started getting their filings back, and it was a shock to many.