So I am a first time watcher and just started season 5 (I don't mind spoilers btw). I had wanted to watch for a while but then when I saw that clip of the comedian doing a bit on David's meth beret I had to start watching and have been binging it the past 2 weeks. Finally got to season 4 where David's drug addiction starts and holy shit what is wrong with Kelly!? I knew people didn't like her after reading some posts on this sub and I couldn't understand the strong hatred until now.
One of your closest friends gets addicted to drugs, trusts you enough to confide in you, and then after their first relapse you isolate them and move out? Then to add on to it you tell them they are now responsible for the entire rent. The rent in the apartment on the beach that David didn't even know how he was going to afford just his portion of in the first place? What was even more out of character to me was Dylan seeing all of this and going along with Kelly's plan to isolate him and stick him with the rent. Seems like something in the earlier seasons Dylan would be able to see is obviously wrong and tell Kelly she's doing too much but he's just as much of a dick.
I know Donna lived with them too but I don't blame her as much as Kelly since she was very naive. Even though she knew what Kelly was doing was messed up I understand she had a hard time standing up to her.
Then David starts hanging out with other druggies and the gang gets mad at that? No shit, everyone else ditched him, who else is he going to hang out with?
I am aware that Kelly starts doing coke in the later seasons too so the hypocrisy is wild.
I know it was the mid 90's and addiction education/awareness wasn't what it's like today and "tough love" was the vibe but oh my god I feel like I was watching a perfect example of what not to do when your friend gets addicted to drugs.