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an eccentric co-trainee named Brian, and the two of them successfully come up with a pitch for a new ride at
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gave "Safe Room" an A−, saying the episode "matched the darkness of its subject material with pitch-black humor that routinely tapped into many of our country’s own anxieties." Colburn praised
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gave the episode a full five stars, remarking that the series got the apparent active-shooter crisis "exactly right" in its parallels to real-world anxieties surrounding politically charged events. Tobias also praised the "amazing" subplot involving Tom and the neo-Nazi news anchor for its comedic
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