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Throughout the episode, Brett and Mary laugh at the absurdity of Hollywood’s fixation on identity, appearance, and political correctness, often juxtaposing it with older, classic standards of storytelling. Their satire underscores the hypocrisy and superficiality of many industry decisions, especially regarding casting, aging, and representation.
They also explore the broader cultural implications: society’s obsession with youth and beauty, celebrity influence on politics, and the dissonance between media narratives and reality. Their humor serves as a critique of a society increasingly caught up in surface appearances, zero-sum identity politics, and entertainment as distraction.