Perhaps I would've enjoyed Painkiller more if I hadn't already watched Dopesick several times since it's release. Painkiller isn't bad but it's not great either and one of the reasons was using a fake character played by Uzo Aruba (Edie Flowers) to tell the story.
Why use such a rude, overbearing character to tell such an important story about how greed and capitalism created the opioid epidemic. Dina Shihabi (Britt) was perfection as the greedy sales representative with no conscience.
One thing I did really like about the series was that it didn't try to give Taylor Kitsch's character Glen some sappy happy ending because in reality he definitely would've ended up dead. The "real people" who spoke about loved ones they've lost before each episode was tragic but I also feel like Netflix exploited them and their stories.
Why use such a rude, overbearing character to tell such an important story about how greed and capitalism created the opioid epidemic. Dina Shihabi (Britt) was perfection as the greedy sales representative with no conscience.
One thing I did really like about the series was that it didn't try to give Taylor Kitsch's character Glen some sappy happy ending because in reality he definitely would've ended up dead. The "real people" who spoke about loved ones they've lost before each episode was tragic but I also feel like Netflix exploited them and their stories.