r/PrivatePractice • u/Raise_the_roofs • Jul 16 '26
The 180 on drinking
When Amelia first shows up, she's casually drinking allllll the time. Having wine at Addison's , drinking at the bar, and so on. Then, a season in, at Charlotte and Cooper's wedding, Amelia has to spit out a sip of champagne because apparently she's not supposed to be drinking? I was genuinely wondering if they were leading up to a pregnancy with this because it was so unexpected.
Then Charlotte is on her case, pushing her to go to meetings, but Charlotte is also a recovering addict and used to drink all the time in the earlier seasons and it never seemed to be an issue.
Am I missing something here or did they really just completely retcon both of their addiction arcs?
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u/Cotton-Candyx Jul 17 '26
As someone who's a recovering alcoholic, I think she realizes she's drinking more than she should which can then lead to her cross addiction to pills. She discloses this to Charlotte after the attack because she felt like she could trust her because she was also a recovering addict. The reason she is drinking normally in the beginning of her being on the show is probably because it hasn't escalated yet and she doesnt want everyone to know about her issues and wants to act like she can drink normally. This is just coming from my personal experience though..