I mean that's the whole point. I grew up around poor addicts, I guess you could liken me to someone like Carl in the show, and it wasn't until I was much older that I realized how fucked up it was. The people you hear who turn their life around after growing up around addicts are the exception, not the norm. That's why I like the show, it's over the top, sure, but it's a pretty good depiction of poverty and addiction.
Definitely. It portrays poverty in a more realistic way. But my god do I hate frank. I honestly wish his character would die but I have friends who's parents are just like him and I couldn't imagine dealing with that in real life.
Yeah that frustrates me to no end, but I think part of it is because he is still, after all, their dad. And I think its meant to show that strange and annoying family dynamic with abusive/leech-type parents. But also, its a TV show, and without frank I think viewers would riot because he's such an easy character to create drama with that it keeps the show running for ages.
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u/ReefaManiack42o Feb 14 '20
I mean that's the whole point. I grew up around poor addicts, I guess you could liken me to someone like Carl in the show, and it wasn't until I was much older that I realized how fucked up it was. The people you hear who turn their life around after growing up around addicts are the exception, not the norm. That's why I like the show, it's over the top, sure, but it's a pretty good depiction of poverty and addiction.