Political Satire Braindead

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The television show for my discussion is called Braindead. This is a television show filled with political satire that I find amusing. The setting of the show is Capitol Hill where alien type of ants invade the brains of both Democrats and Republican politicians in Congress. Once the ants are done feasting on your brain the politicians become Braindead and act absolutely ridiculous and behave absurd.
One of the main characters who had a father who was a politician and a brother Luke Healey who is currently a U.S. Senator offers his sister Laurel a job so she can finish her independent film.

The episode chosen for this discussion was the Oppra Research episode where Laurel’s new boyfriend Gareth who is the Chief of Staff for the opposing

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