The opening scene features Huck torturing Quinn. How de-sensitized does a person have to be not to be disturbed by images like this one?
Is there a meta-message about the morality of extracting vital information from an enemy combatant with a ticking clock in the background? Is this a metaphor for the agony Shonda Rhimes feels processing her thoughts to paper?
No. Huck tortures because he likes it. That is called torture porn.
About five minutes later, former Vice President Sally Langston is pressured by a consultant to change her belief from pro-life to pro-choice. The decision is framed as bowing to simple political expediency. The inference is that all pro-lifers are hypocrites who will sell out their beliefs to the highest bidder.
The reality is that most, if not all, pro-life people arrive at their core belief about the sanctity of life honestly and deeply convicted. This is in spite of fierce messaging from the abortion activists depicting someone who is pro-life as "the other." People who are pro-life never call abortion supporters "anti-life," but they do call us "anti-choice."
After that scene cut away, the viewer is confronted with images of homosexual sexual activity. This is not a complaint deriving from homophobia. I feel uncomfortable anytime I am presented with images of sexual congress. It used to be a private matter.
But then, Disney used to be a respectable company. I remember The Wonderful World of Disney, airing on Sunday nights. I remember movies like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
Yes, I could unplug my television. That would solve one facet of the problem. Another facet of the problem is that I am a Disney shareholder. Not only that, I belong to a subset of America who craves wholesome fare. Stop serving this dog's breakfast.
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