In the first episode of “The Politician” Season 2, Gwyneth Paltrow’s divorcée-turned-activist-turned-politician, Georgina Hobart, announces her plan for California to secede from the union.
Done in the middle of a gubernatorial debate airing live on CNN, the pronouncement is exactly the kind of over-the-top bedlam that could shape an intriguing season-long arc of a melodramatic political satire.
Our country is divided! There’s no turning back! Gwyneth Paltrow — who once argued water has feelings — take us to the promised land, oh great leader! Unlike Paltrow, the idea is still grounded in reality.
Rather than focusing on conservatives dreaming of independence from gays, minorities, and more people who only want to save their lives, the second season of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series pitches a perspective tailor-made for its audience of liberal drama-hounds.Except it’s not a pitch.
Secession is scarcely mentioned after the premiere.
There are no alarmist articles flooding the internet,
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