It's a bit mediocre episode, to be honest.
"Yes, Prime Minister" lost some of the edge and brilliance of the original "Yes, Minister" show, that seemed more free to play around with all kinds of ideals and give us interesting perspectives.
As so many shows, 'Yes, Prime Minister' started to become a farce of itself, repeating jokes and pushing too much of the leftist 'women are just as good as men' agenda.
How many times did Humphrey OR any other man in the show humble any woman in the show?
The woman always got the better of Humphrey (and everyone else), and played the Prime Minister like a harp, very skillfully and unrealistically.
This stopped being a good and poignant 'almost-reality show' and became just another 'comedy sitcom' that had been declawed and lost its teeth.
Just like Hacker became a 'whiskey priest', this show became a 'paper tiger', that no longer raised any eyebrows about reality, but just made us chuckle and laugh at Humphrey's expense.
"The Key" is a good example of all of what I am saying, and it's sad it had to be like that, when the original show was SO brilliant and realistic. Humphrey is at his best when he has the upper and, the power, a secret plan, and knows it. He's at his funniest, when he's manipulating other people skillfully to masterfully express his craft to perfection.
Just look at the way he manipulated Hacker's daughter on the phone - THAT is brilliant.
I don't want to look at him through a window and see him whimpering at the feet of some affirmative action-promoted hag.
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