I’m sober and in AA and very weary of shows that portray addiction and recovery. But Hightown did a pretty good job at that part. Her addiction struggle seemed real, the consequences her and other characters using had real impact, and the meetings were very much what one might find for the most part. I’m also gay and spent a lot of time using and parting in Provincetown, those scenes were quite true to form. Then it was interesting to see the fishing town which is such a real-world bizarre contrast to the party scene. The crime drama part, while as solid as a typical drug murder crime drama can be, was still pretty typical, until the end - the last twenty minutes were satisfying. The thing that bothered me most tho was both the main bad guys were people of color/black and the black cop had a side show role. At least a lesbian Latina in the lead.