I wanted to like this episode more (and I did mostly enjoy the non-political aspects of it!), but the politics ultimately dragged it down for me. Having the plot of "political revolutionary fights back against oppression but they also kill innocent people so they're Evil" is always tone deaf, but considering everything occurring in Palestine over the past few years (and before) and the real Eurovision's refusal to acknowledge it, this struck me as an honestly iresponsible episode to make.

Mixed feelings on this one. I enjoyed the overall plot, especially everything with Romana and Benny, and I liked a lot of the political maneuvering in the Chicago side of the plot. However, Dekker was a flat, annoying character to me, I really wasn't a fan of some of the ways Ace was characterized, and the misogyny got quite grating. I also found the climax to be a bit rushed.

Content warnings for violence, gore, death, attempted rape, and the use of a racial slur.