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Dopesick [Hulu]

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,870 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    Yeah that's one. Though even in that she was struggling with her sexuality. I think she just does a convincing sad girl.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,357 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    I guess she just goes with the best material available to her, she is really talented.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,550 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Think we need to give a shout out to the soundtrack too.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,870 ✭✭✭Pentecost




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,319 ✭✭✭santana75


    Saw this over Christmas and it's the best TV I seen in a long time. The acting from everyone is different class ditto for the script and dialogue. Scary subject matter though.....in the bible it says that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. It doesn't say money in and of itself is evil but its the love of money that creates the problems. And nowhere is that more true than this story. It was greed and the love of money that drove the Sackler's to create a drug that would enslave and ultimately kill so many people. But what was really scary was how they were protected, the people in power doing everything they could to stop Rick and his team.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,550 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Finished this on Sunday. Even spread out over a week or more it's tough going because it's such a rollercoaster, from disgust, to despair and dismay. I let 'FFS' a few times due to what was happening. Thank God for the nun, tbh. The politics would make you sick too. I think folks here are more positive about the show than reviews have been. Yes, I think there was probably a bit of grandstanding at times, including in the finale.

    This might be the exchange of the series.

    Okay. Well, good luck in law school. 

    What... what field are you thinking of?

    Consumer protection.

    That's perfect. You can protect the public from people like yourself.

    Y'all have a nice day.

    We'll let ourselves out.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,335 ✭✭✭Mike Litoris


    Knowing the story and outcome took none of the drama away from this. It's incredibly well written, well made and acted. Only minor criticism would be the actor playing Richard Sackler wasn't evil enough.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,164 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Thought this was very good, agree on the timelines being a bit tricky to follow. Perfect length also didn't overly do it. Must get around now to crime of the century doc.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,276 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    Was surprised to not see a longer thread on this, superb show and utterly infuriating at the same time:

    You just knew, from so early on and without knowing the real world story that no matter how the chips fell in the end, the Sacklers would still walk away free and just as disgustingly rich as they started out (if not far more so).



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,087 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    a new york judge has thrown a spanner in the works, hopefully opening the door to really go after them



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,271 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Overall very good but the end episode felt a bit crammed and all over the place. Some threads led nowhere, like the German bid or Rosario Dawson's characters investigation. All of a sudden the DA is about to be sacked and then in his next scene, oh he wasn't sacked. Betsy's dad looks like he's developing a drinking problem but nothing followed up on that. And in 2021 Michael Keatons Doctor is practicing again and proceeds to host an addicts meeting with no consideration for the next big health crisis. In 2021 he surely should have been at least distancing the chairs. But anyho decent enough drama, should do well in awards season. Onto The Dropout next.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,871 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    It starts on RTÉ2 on Monday 15th January at 9.30pm



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,419 ✭✭✭ofcork


    Following it fantastic show and sad at the same time.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭Vote4Squirrels


    I binged it on the RTE Player in one go - excellent watch. Keaton is compelling as ever,



  • Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭AMTE_21


    I watched it on RTÉ2 after recording it. Just finished it last week. Would highly recommend, great acting. A very sad story. But it was frightening to see how easily they were addicted and how hard to come off it. If you haven’t seen it, it’s starting on Sunday 28th on BBC2 at 11.25, it seems to be double episodes.



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