In this episode, it really feels like John Oliver is helping the US gov’t to define and educate the country on what the current threat is. Maybe it is for good reason? Regardless, this show is super weird.

Gotham City is corrupt, according to Bane. Washington is corrupt, according to Trump. The parallels between Batman and our perception of the corporate cityscape is really interesting. Like in the 60s with that campy TV show with Adam West, the world Batman lived in was friendly to the civil establishment. The villains…