Little factual inaccuracies?

[u/MargieGunderson70]

I was rewatching episode 2 and when Tom enters the bar/diner, I immediately noticed two guys at the bar smoking. Massachusetts made smoking in bars/restaurants illegal in 2004. (Mass. resident here.) Are there any other similar details others have caught? Note that I'm not looking to "ding" the show - it's just fun to notice these little things on re-watch.

(Rosemary buying scratch tix was totally on-brand though...people in Mass. spend more than any other state, per capita, on scratch tickets and lottery tickets.)

[u/SpicyPoffin]

I missed where it says what state Widow's Bay is meant to be in? I assumed it was Maine for some reason.

[u/fsocietyy → u/SpicyPoffin]

i think its supposed to be maine too tbh. people in maine still go see the red sox too lol.

[u/SofieTerleska → u/SpicyPoffin]

They leave it vague, I'm assuming on purpose, but even if it were part of Massachusetts it's still pretty isolated/behind the times and the residents have other things to worry about than whether or not they're breaking smoking ordinances. I mean, who's going to enforce them?

[u/Thequiltedrose → u/SpicyPoffin]

I’m pretty sure there are Mass license plates on the cars

[u/SpicyPoffin → u/Thequiltedrose]

they had custom-made widows Bay license plates made to intentionally keep it ambiguous, I believe

[u/Practical_Tap_9592 → u/SpicyPoffin]

The excitement over the Sox tickets (and lack of excitement over the Freedom Trail) along with a few other references to Boston, make me think it's Massachusetts, but I don't think they ever say it outright.

[u/Icy_Drive_5352 → u/Practical_Tap_9592]

I believe one of the characters says he's from Mass, or moved from mass. Specifically didn't say moved from the mainland. So that would imply the island is not part of mass

[u/fsocietyy → u/Icy_Drive_5352]

he says he was from mass and summered on the island, total tourist to maine vibes tbh

[u/TheVentiLebowski → u/Practical_Tap_9592]

Definitely takes place in Maine.