Never thought about Mangione doing the Gaius Baltar character arc.

Like less strict, pedantic type enforcement? Or something else?

I think you could make a case for some convenience types/coersions, but I like the strong static typing. I definitely grok it more than say, Haskell’s type system.

The first few episodes are phenomenal; I think the show loses steam when there's less focus on the two JK Simmons together.

It's like the vibe shift in the middle of Goodfellas after the Lufthansa heist. The momentum, excitement, glitz and glamor, etc. are no longer on their side, now it's trying to control the infighting, jealousies, competing visions and interests, key people slipping up and not following orders, etc.

Ah yes I blinked and it now feels like 47 o’clock.

If this is your first night in Senate Fight Club, you have to Filbuster.

the thing that a lot of people have trouble with is the idea that Politics never Ends