> Surely the writers didn’t know they were setting up some kid in suburban America up for addiction
Ya think? I disagree. It was product placement at the time. Now, it's hard not to call it outright drug pushing.
Ya think? I disagree. It was product placement at the time. Now, it's hard not to call it outright drug pushing.
Despite all of that, he has crippling pain and a painkiller addiction that he’s utterly dependent on. It brings him back down to earth.
I ain't watched much of the show for a while, my wife is fond of it.
So, he canonically has more problems with drugs than social disapproval.
This doesn't contradict the fact that he's an addict, which is clearly portrayed in the show from the very beginning.
Not everything is some vast conspiracy...
How would "hey we can include your product in our TV show" be a "vast conspiracy"? It's done all the time, with no one hiding any aspect of the business.