I was recommended The Dropout by a few people and decided to give it a go as Dopesick was a decent show and figured this would be similar.

There's not many good things I can say about this series. The individuals portrayed are repulsive human beings and I don't doubt the accuracy to real life events but the main issue is how the story is told.

We see Elizabeth & Sunny's lies/behaviour and how they destroy peoples lives but the show's creators attempt to make it lighthearted with the constant pop music and quirky dialogue - which had me close to turning it off several times. There's also the jarring way Elizabeth is presented as a sympathetic person and that we should feel sorry for her somehow which felt really disingenuous.

I haven't read the book (I intend to) but I also get the feeling a lot of the important detail was left out of the show such as the patients that were impacted and their stories. This was all packed into a few paragraphs on the screen in the last episode.

If you're looking for a serious show with good writing that handles the subject matter in a respectful manner then give this one a miss.

On the other hand, if you like bland tv shows with mediocre storytelling and random music shoved in to keep your attention span this might be the show for you.