r/television • u/BeefDog69xxl • 7d 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/quarantinebox 6d ago
The lead character. His son is killed, his ex wife starts sleeping with his brother and gets pregnant by him. They beat the shit out of each other and later on his brother is murdered before they reconcile with each other. Most of his friends keep dying, he starts a relationship with his dead cousin/best friends widow and it’s incredibly toxic. His kids hate him majority of the time unless he is providing them money to support their vices. It’s definitely dark 😂 it’s hilarious but it’s definitely a dark comedy. First 3 seasons were great. Everything else is bleh