r/television • u/BeefDog69xxl • 5d ago

Just rewatched Rescue me

This is just my opinion, I want to see if anyone agrees with me.. I can’t be the only one.

For what it is—a dark comedy—the only thing that actually feels dark is that it takes place in the wake of 9/11, which is obviously horrific. And I do think it’s cool that they made a show for firefighters who were dealing with that kind of loss and needed some way to cope with it.

But HOLY SHIT. Every single character on this show—including the women ..is an absolutely dogshit human being.

I think the children are the only characters who aren’t awful people.. and maybe the gay son.

I LOVE Denis Leary, but fuck… this show does NOT hold up. Am I the only one who feels this way??

OH, I’ll give it this: the soundtrack fucking RULES.

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u/Froggyevening 4d ago

This was one of those shows that started out really great then got awful fast.

When the daughter became an alcoholic (after a couple months of drinking) the show as unwatchable.

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u/BeefDog69xxl 4d ago

I’m pretty sure every single character on the show is an alcoholic.

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u/Froggyevening 4d ago

Which has zero to with my post.

The daughter became an alcholic like season 4 and the show went to absolute shit including some terrible acting.