In general, critics welcomed the Pitt episode. One at AV Club wrote, “‘5:00 P.M.’ rightly depicts ICE as thugs who are tearing apart families and communities, terrorizing American cities, and making hospitals less safe with their presence. In a season full of social issues, it’s a welcome, full-throated condemnation of one of the existential threats of our time. No one is safer when ICE is around.”
Various commentators on social media argued that the horror and the ripple effect of ICE agents appearing in a healthcare facility were well depicted. A vocal subset, however, felt that the show sanitized ICE by having too few agents, too much restraint and even presenting the agency’s willingness to bring an injured detainee to the hospital.
One of the critics complained, “This was literally a nice portrayal of ICE. They never would take someone to the ER, they would let them be in pain/bleed out. Also they would have arrested everyone in the room, not just Jesse.”
The creator and executive producer R. Scott Gemmill has commented that the episode was most likely written around mid-2025, before things had “escalated” beyond what the writers could have imagined. “In retrospect, I think we could have pushed a little harder.”
by DryDeer775
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Unbelievably biased article.
The maggots are really squirming when presented with societies take on their behavior
Duplicate comment but hey.
The maggots are really squirming when presented with societies take on their behavior
God you all really are viscous little propagandists, aren’t you?
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If ICE is to be judged based on their baddest apples…
Let’s also portray the nurses and doctors as being anti-vax… trying to push unnecessary services… and having terrible bedside manner.
Of course SJWs don’t like actually facing their hypocrisies with any sort of dignity so that won’t happen. Which is why they destroyed any meaningful progress and drove people towards the other side of the aisle.
Episode written prior to two extremely public murders by ice..
Yea, should have pushed “a little” harder.
“A vocal subset, however, felt that the show sanitized ICE by having too few agents, too much restraint and even presenting the agency’s willingness to bring an injured detainee to the hospital.
One of the critics complained, “This was literally a nice portrayal of ICE. They never would take someone to the ER, they would let them be in pain/bleed out. Also they would have arrested everyone in the room, not just Jesse.””
Getting upset because a TV show doesn’t *further* demonize Federal Agents is pretty insane. If they’re not straight up torturing anyone and everyone then it isn’t extreme enough for these radical culture warriors.
Ooh modern television tackling current political thing. How original
If Trump and Maga ignore it, then you were too nice.
Just gotta marvel at literally every comment being down vote bombed.