Most of 2020, I wondered if this show would return, given the political environment, particularly in regard to law enforcement. A lot of the reviews of this episode trash it for having a political tone, However I would have been surprised if the show did not address the situation at some point. You can't have a show about a middle-aged white male cop and ignore the systemic racism prevalent in today's society.
All in all, as cheesy as it may have been, I think they handled the subject matter relatively well. I did not feel as though I was being force-fed some social justice agenda, and I appreciated that. Fillions Shows have always been light hearted and I do believe that is a large part of what makes them work. This show has proven to be no exceptions to that formula. I am glad that they got the subject addressed without sacrificing the integrity of the show. My biggest criticism is that the actress playing Sgt Lopez often looks like a bug-eyed cgi character. I'm assuming that making her character pregnant is the easiest way to gradually write her off the show...
I would not recommend judging this entire series off of this one episode. If you did not care for this episode, give it another shot and I think you might be delightfully surprised.