The Good Fight
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It wants to have a point of view.
It wants to provoke.
And its not afraid to hit a few false notes here and there as a consequence.
Thats part of what makes the show great.
Thats just part of being in the arena.
This weeks episode finds a clever angle into the debate.
If they find a joke funny, they turn their paddle green.
If they find it offensive, they turn it red.
Lawyers are supposed to be the butt of jokes, not the arbiters of good comedy.
(Liz offers the HR chief Black Boss in exchange for Human Resources.)
Bosses always feel freer to tell jokesthan the underlings at risk of losing their jobs.
But the damage to Diane and Kurts marriage may be harder to patch up.
Their relationship has always been on shaky ground, even apart from their ideological differences.
Diane is appalled that Kurt would shield a man who tried to violently upend American democracy.
Kurt is appalled that Diane would go behind his back and against his wishes.
With that,The Good Fightcreates a fine mess.
I was mere seconds away from contacting support about my backward screener.
Its possible to hate Monty Python and still get a seat on the jury.
Such is his radical brand of justice.
Im going to need a future Jonathan Coulton video explaining NFTs.
