suespy

Started watching then had to stay until the end after each episode cliff hanger. Whilst considering myself a good sleuth and given the predictability of so many shows I got this completely wrong. Clever use of flash backs and casting of unsympathetic characters kept you guessing until the end. Gyllenhaal is not exactly an actor you can warm to usually and playing this a bit too slick and sleazy to gain sympathy. You still wonder at a legal process where this made court given actual evidence which is one flaw. Without giving anything away there were also moments of 'how could that be possible'? David E. Kelley has an excellent track record making this all the more watchable. You will not be disappointed.

Some walk through life insulated from the drug culture. If you haven't needed strong pain medication you can be oblivious. Haven't seen Dopesick to make any comparison but had to binge all episodes of Painkiller. The semi drama/documentary style made you want to strangle those making money from destroying lives. Exposing a broken system of regulation and how those that should blow the whistle end up working if not sleeping with the enemy. Had never heard of Oxycontin and maybe more widespread in USA than UK but a quick google produced a massive addiction warning filling the screen. Luckily have not now had emails offering supplies! Painkiller was also reminiscent of Erin Brockovich as Edie investigates the supply chain. Would be great if programmes such as these put a stop to anyone making money from the misery of others. Well done Netflix.