1. Waldo appears on TV
2. Gwen and Jamie hook up
3. Jamie is homeless
This episode is often ranked the lowest in the anthology series, and rightfully so. I thought it was an overall interesting commentary on politics. It talked about how there is a general distrust for politicians among the public because it's hard to relate to them. Waldo is the lowest common denominator and a figure that the public can relate to and laugh with. People like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Zelenskyy all come from non-traditional political background with a streak of entertainment and clown energy associated with their name. Waldo is a representation of the politicians like them - a response to the public's weariness of typical politicians. The idea of not having a human messenger of politics was interesting as well.
However, I felt that the writing was not as tight as it could be. Characters were uninteresting and the love interest between Jamie and Gwen are half-baked at best. The ending was not well explained and it's just a jump how Waldo would completely take over the world. I think the initial idea was interesting and I just wish they did a better job at executing it.
This episode is often ranked the lowest in the anthology series, and rightfully so. I thought it was an overall interesting commentary on politics. It talked about how there is a general distrust for politicians among the public because it's hard to relate to them. Waldo is the lowest common denominator and a figure that the public can relate to and laugh with. People like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Zelenskyy all come from non-traditional political background with a streak of entertainment and clown energy associated with their name. Waldo is a representation of the politicians like them - a response to the public's weariness of typical politicians. The idea of not having a human messenger of politics was interesting as well.
However, I felt that the writing was not as tight as it could be. Characters were uninteresting and the love interest between Jamie and Gwen are half-baked at best. The ending was not well explained and it's just a jump how Waldo would completely take over the world. I think the initial idea was interesting and I just wish they did a better job at executing it.