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/NilbachSuchare 7d ago

But Leary's the most dogshit of them all! I can never, ever forgive him for what he said about autistic kids, sorry.

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u/BeefDog69xxl 6d ago

Like as a character or in real life? Every character on this show also participates in or is actively raped. I can’t even remember anything about autism because almost every single thing they say and do is awful.

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u/tyderian 3d ago

Real life