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Supergirl: Fallout (2018)
Just superficial posturing
Show just wants to show how woke it is. Boring.
You want to bring in real-world politics? Add some non-bigoted characters who push to have Lynda Carter's character (and any accomplices) investigated and prosecuted for forgery and fraud. Remember the "Birthers" from 2008 on? If the character is from Durla like the episode says, they would be absolutely correct here.
Lie to Me: Moral Waiver (2009)
(minor spoilers, not plot-specific)
I didn't care for the blatant anti-military propaganda in this episode.
This episode suggests that the majority of enlisted men in the U.S. Army are sexist pigs who routinely sexually harass the women with which they serve, treating each as nothing but a "bitch or a whore" (to cite the episode), and that many moderately senior NCOs are dangerous felons. When I was in, we certainly used rough language, but if a guy went over the line, he'd apologize (I know I did). And, if some enlisted male was a problem, the rest of us would let him know that it was NOT acceptable.
However, the people who produce Lie to Me are completely and absolutely ignorant about military culture. This was shown conclusively. No E3 would be expected to say "Sir" to an E6, and no E3 would ever refer to an E6 as her "commanding officer".
The "statistics" presented in this episode were probably made up out of whole cloth, or maybe pulled from some anti-military website, which may or may not have provided context.
If you want to enjoy the writing and acting in this show, go ahead... but be aware that Lie to Me is no more relative to the real world than Lost or America's Next Top Model.