It's Called HIGH town for a reason. I'm not sure if other reviewers realize it's a show that revolves around characters who have been affected, in one way or another, from the opiate crisis. So, why all the complaints about the drug use and fault it for showcasing how hard the process of recovery actually is. As well as showcasing how sad and depressing addiction is. The process of Recovery, just like the process of addiction, doesn't happen overnight - it's a long grueling process with lots of highs and lows as well as setbacks and relapses. So, I can excuse it for focusing the majority of its attention on it. It's bleak yes, but so is addiction and recovery. They're no walk in the park. Also, Cape Cod is very LGBTQ friendly, both in real life, and on the show. Hating on it for these two reasons alone is where we end up seeing 99% of the complaints thus far. Nudity is also a reality (especially in beach/party town such the Cape. I do agree with others about how some of the side stories feel like different shows in some scenes, but I can tell that it's just trying to introduce all the main characters, and there are quite a bit of them. Only one Episode has aired so far, so I wouldn't be so quick to judge the entire series based on one episode alone; even though I too didn't find it to be the most entertaining episode in the world either. Nothing really hooked me and there was no cliffhanger to keep me wanting to come back; however, unlike other reviewers, I'm not going to trash it solely based on sex & drug use, nor will I trash it for taking its time. I'll wait to see if it gets better, but so far it's pretty by the books, and not all that interesting...yet. And yes, there is a murder, which several of characters will be involved in in one way or the other, so we still have that crime solving aspect to look forward to. I'll admit it does take a back burner to the opiate crisis; though, what do you expect from a show called HIGHTown? It's going to be about drugs people. It says it right there in the title. For the people criticizing an actress for taking a role as a lesbian drug addict, instead of portraying the same character they associate the actress with is ridiculous. Sorry to break it to you, but a lot of people, respectable decent people, are or have been, drug addicts (either recovering of Get over yourselves please.
Review of Hightown
