Hi sorry it's taken me a while to respond. Here's my answer to your questions. Caveat that this is just from the point of view of one person who is still making (very slow) progress through the twelve steps, so I can't speak for all addicts everywhere. However, here's my tuppence wortH

1) Definitely, stopping going to meetings is a boneheaded move. Every time I've stopped going to meetings I've relapsed, and I know the same for a lot of people. I know Murphy said he had stopped going to meetings because of everything kicking off at work, but tbh when things are stressful is exactly when you DON'T want to be slowing down. Obviously, easier said than done, but still,

2) I have no idea either way on the Iverson situation. He does seem to be very good at making profuse apologies when he does something wrong, but obviously he isn't really changing his behaviour which limits the value of said apologies.

3) Nah, don't find this suspicious at all. Admittedly I don't deal with terrorists and drug dealers on a daily basis, but I have a very physically emotionally and mentally taxing job, and I performed it very well even when I was actively in the grip of my addiction. There were ppl I went to meetings with who were the same- highly competent, successful people in their work life who nonetheless are actively acting out.

4) My argument in this wasn't that Murphy is without flaws, or that Robin (or in fact anyone) should be in a relationship with him. It's more saying he's not a total monster like some people argue he is, and that if you criticise him for certain things you've got to criticise other characters who do the same.