Honestly, I thought it was refreshing that while Sam's one night stand leaves him handcuffed to the bed (thus providing icon makers with material), Alex having sex only leaves her with a headache because she got drunk the same time and otherwise has no negative repercussions.

Reactions from right-wing political press TV reviewers: yuck indeed. I mean, the episode before we see the downside of Gene's attitude pretty graphically when he encourages Chris to beat Hollis (not sure about the name?) into a pulp, which the narrative definitely condemns, but within the finale, it's presented as unchallenged, complete with emotive music.