The story line, in a crude attempt to be “relevant”, simply came off as - mean.
The whole basis for Roseanne “dying” was supposedly an opioid overdose, and while cleaning out the effects, a prescription bottle with somebody else’s name was found. Dan posted the name and the accusation of responsibility on a sign affixed to the door of his work truck, and pretty much ruined the woman’s name in the town. In a pitiful scene near the end of the episode, she came to appeal to Dan to cease and desist, but Dan remained adamant. Then one of the daughters came out with ANOTHER stash of opioids, which was probably the one that was the source of the overdose. There was just no possibility of taking it back at that point.
Pretty dark story, no matter how they may dance around it in future episodes (if any ever get aired).
It was like watching a train wreck, horribly bad and I kept wondering if would get worse.
IMO it absolutely stunk. I would never turn it on again.
It was very dark, but it reflected the Obituary page in my Middle America hometown. Every day we are losing people of all ages to the opioid epidemic. If this program saves but one life it is worth all the catcalls on FR. Some of you people are very harsh. p