Extremely similar to the X-Files first season cliffhanger where 'major government program that is also the title of the show is shut down'. As for recap/clip show, it wasn't as bad or unimaginative as something like TNG's Shades of Grey, but I did find myself skipping forward through the episode a lot, since I've seen every episode up to here.
However, it did offer some self-aware and interesting arguments where the writers question themselves and reflect on the season's coincidences and plot conveniences, so if anything, that was slightly redeemable.
Review of Politics
