In Season 2 of Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal, the show explores communication failures in aviation safety through absurd role-playing, echoing the creator's earlier themes of human behavior. The episode "Washington" highlights Fielder's interaction with a piece about autistic masking that resonates with his own experiences. As he prepares to present his research to the Congressional Aviation Subcommittee, he grapples with his comedic identity and how it may affect the seriousness of his insights on miscommunication among airline staff, showcasing the depth and nuance of his work.
Fielder's attempt to understand human behavior through these "rehearsals" mirrored my own experiences of masking as an autistic person.
Fielder continues to interrogate this theme through the world of aviation safety, focusing on how a lack of communication between airline pilots and their first officers has led to an alarming pattern of plane crashes.
In the episode, Fielder is intent on bringing his research to the Congressional Aviation Subcommittee with hopes of pressuring them to address miscommunication.
Fielder Googles himself to see how he could retool his reputation, and just so happens to read my piece, which he considers an 'odd perspective.'
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