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During filming, a major sponsor threatens to pull out because a segment of the show explores the intersection of queer identity and radical activism. Leo is told to cut the scene or lose the series. He realizes that by trying to work within "the system," he’s becoming the very gatekeeper he used to despise. The executives at Vertex are hesitant

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