The characters themselves are like caricatures of real political thoughts cranked up to 11.

After letting this episode settle in a bit, I feel like you'll appreciate it more if you treat it like a grandiose carnival ride.

Given its political slant, I went in on this series expecting to take it more seriously than previous seasons and trying to dig out political nuance. That was a mistake. So when the clowns come in and there's dramatic music over scenes that are seemingly silly, I keep in mind that they're intentionally outrageous and over the top.