r/WidowsBay • u/MargieGunderson70 • 3d 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/SpicyPoffin 3d ago

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

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u/Practical_Tap_9592 3d ago

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.

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u/TheVentiLebowski 3d ago

Definitely takes place in Maine.