"PainKiller"

First off, love Uzo Aduba.  And Matthew Broderick is shockingly transformed into someone almost unrecognizable.  Second, this take on the opioid crisis isn't bad.  It gives voice to the anger and fury of the callous behavior by the Sacklers -- who clearly didn't give a flying one about the massive body count they created, the lives they destroyed, in their quest for riches.  But it's not a subtle show.  It hits you over the head.  There are MTV style edits, with random images cut in.  It's fast-paced and doesn't hold back on the disdain.  In contrast to "Dopesick", which was emotionally draining, this just skims the surface.  Mitigating the outrage with some grief, actual people who lost family members open every episode with a short take on the people they loved and lost.  But it's not enough.  Their pain only makes the following scenes feel less real.  This limited series is a good stab at a massive problem.  And, if you haven't seen "Dopesick" ... well, you should (it's better than "PainKiller").  This series just adds to the fact that the Sacklers haven't suffered one bit for what they did.  They are still billionaires living in mansions.  Not one of them is facing jail.  And hundreds of thousands of Americans are dead as a result.  Disagree?  Think about this ... in 1999 there were less than 20,000 overdose deaths in the US.  OxyCodone hit the markets, big time, in the early 2000s.  In 2021 alone, there were 106,699 overdose deaths.  That blood is on the Sackler's hands.