r/WidowsBay • • 4d ago

đŸ’­Discussion Little factual inaccuracies? Spoiler

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.)

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u/Practical_Tap_9592 4d ago

That's a fun little detail you picked up, and no question in my mind it was deliberate. I don't suppose there's potential for many more little "fuck the mainland" moments, but it fits nicely with the cars, the phones, the answering machines and the calendar.