The series trips on itself by putting technique before story. It borrows a lot of its boisterous style from films like wolf of wall street and the big short. Not only does it fail to capture the horror of purdue and the opioid crisis - but it tries to turn it into fun. Richard Sackler is introduced as this whacky awkward guy throwing apples at his smoke detector - hardly a fitting intro for someone that played the pivotal role in the death and plight or countless families. This is only one of many instances that water down the tragedy. I recommend skipping this series and instead watching Dopesick on Hulu - they get the tone and story right.
Review of Painkiller
