All casting comparisons, performer facts, and portrayals are normalized as unresolved, preventing any confirmed-character-change floor or assumption of departures from canon. The single referenced incidental mention of a gay patient remains unsupported by the research record and does not drive narrative. Core focus stays on addiction recovery, family dynamics, and professional incidents without centrality of DEI, systemic-oppression, or LGBTQ+ themes.

Material uncertainty exists around casting details due to unresolved statuses, but this does not introduce or confirm ideological content. Reception and creator statements are absent from the research, leaving the work assessed solely on lack of confirmed messaging. Score reflects incidental or absent elements under the rubric rather than any elevation from unresolved premises. Casting evidence: Casting research is incomplete or contains unresolved comparisons; overall casting fidelity has not been established.

Documented credits include Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton; Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow. The casting comparison for Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton remains unresolved. The casting comparison for Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow remains unresolved.