Painkiller
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Thats what the middle two episodes ofPainkillerare doing with their multiple narrative strands.
For ease, Im going to consider them chronologically.
Maybe its a coincidence.
Yeah, his ass literally belongs to Purdue.
If watching them made you feel like you needed to take a shower, you are not alone.
Shannon could jump from a $6,500 bonus to $20,000 or even $30,000 in a single year.
Her success in buttering him up leads directly to her buying a cute blue Porsche.
Britts view is illustrated perfectly by Jessies fate.
Her friends dump her unconscious and cyanotic body in the front yard of Dr. Fitzgibbonss in-home practice.
The paper trail that already exists is bad enough, and Udell knows it.
On the basis of what?
How do we know anything beyond the veil that is believed draws across OxyContin?
Of course, Arthur would hardly be Arthur if he didnt have a response in his ghostly back pocket.
The supply is not the problem, not at all!
The addicts theyre hammering include people like Glen Kryger.
This isnt the tapering off his doctor urged him to do, but he feels like himself again.
Everythings going to be fine!
Lying in and of itself isnt a crime, but lying under oath very much is.
Finally, Brownlee, Edie, and their colleagues have something to sink their teeth into.
Odds & Ends of Interest
A couple of noteworthy guest stars in these episodes!
Bill Strausser from my belovedFor All Mankind) appears as Curtis Wright.
It makes Shannon stick out visually, flagging her as very young and naive.
These episodes mothers of OxyContin victims introduce their children: Patrick and Elizabeth.
