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The best part is when Evans, as Jack, attempts to explain the whole mess to his son and ends up describing the inexplicable and ridiculous plot in a hilariously flat and literal manner.

But it's also a good idea not to be overly literal about the 4B movement.

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It is perhaps not a coincidence that when Vi and Caitlyn finally consummate their relationship, the literal seduction is linked to Vi’s figurative succumbing to Caitlyn’s politics: She accepts the badge, with all of the raw emotion of a zealous new recruit to a supposedly noble cause.

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Caitlyn makes this clear during a pivotal scene when she follows the literal letter of Vi’s advice to “take the shot” if she sees an opening by endangering the aforementioned Zaun child.

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As explained by KFF, a literal interpretation of this could mean that material to produce all abortions would be prohibited from being mailed, which could affect other medical care, like miscarriage management, and stop medication abortion from being mailed.

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