I don't know if it is "meta". But I mean scenes in US are always in spring/summer while scenes in Russia is always winter.
Strikers are seen as terrorists. The script isn't even approaching the concept of negotiations.
Strikers demands are "get a meteorite" while it started with Helios changing their contract so the work on Mars would get less pay than on earth.
Skipping that whole theme from the script and have them coming with an insane demand. Is that really what unions do?
I really can't relate to this episode and the way the script of this show is moving.
As an European I see that this show is actually on the borderline of propaganda. I enjoyed the 3 first seasons. Sure the Russians were stereotypical, but man did season 4 head down a spiral.
Let's bring in the evil twin in the story to top it off.