“The inaccurate-polls reveal is a bit of a rehash, don’t you think?”
“I’m confused: is the McConnell character intended to be human, or?”
“Believability issues aside, you really need to choose one plot and stick with it. How can I track the rampant corruption when there’s also the total incompetence, raging pandemic, virulent racism, blatant lies, and failing economy?”
“But why would he want to kill his own followers?”
“The Mueller Investigation/impeachment thread seemed promising but was ultimately a major letdown. How could they reach the brink of accusing the president without, in fact, managing to do anything at all? Oh, but that Bill Barr — a deeply disturbing villain, I hope/dread he comes back.”
“Spielberg has the Nazis-as-bad-guys corner covered, don’t you agree? Really think you ought to consider coming up with something new, or else set the story in the past.”
“The third act hospitalization was a great twist! Surprising but inevitable to the max. And to make the superspreader event occur at the celebration of Republican hypocrisy, I mean, the confirmation of their historically rushed Supreme Court nomination — genius. Clever reference to Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Masque of the Red Death.’”
“I don’t read absurd speculative fiction. DNF.”
“Biden was delightful as a side character but not sure if he’s up to the task to carry the narrative going forward. Seemed like some other characters would have made for a more interesting protagonist.”
“Pandemic lacked zombies.”
“But I thought that McConnell guy was a zombie?”
“If the definition of a successful dramatic arc is that it makes you cry, then I suppose this meets the criteria.”
“This was, without a doubt, the most exhausting story I have ever encountered.”