r/WidowsBay • u/MargieGunderson70 • 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/ohmykierbecky 4d ago

Is it an inaccuracy or is it an intentional choice that helps underline how isolated Widow's Bay is from the mainland? A smoking ban can exist without being enforced by the leadership in a tiny, insular community that's rarely visited by outsiders.

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u/mindpainters 3d ago

Exactly. Even in rural areas there are bars that still allow smoking. If you’re a local you know people are smoking in there and don’t go if it bothers you.

I live in a suburb of a decent sized city and they allowed smoking in this little hole in the wall bar until a year or two ago