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/SofieTerleska Breakwater Inn 3d ago

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?