How Bette Midler and Judith Light made 'The Politician's' most surprising episode

There's yet another political face-off coming in 2020. And this one involves Judith Light and Bette Midler.

Leave it to "The Politician," the satirical take on American wealth and ambition from the minds of "Glee" collaborators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, to concoct such a scenario.

Now available to stream on Netflix, the series tracks the political rise of Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a success-obsessed teen determined to one day become president of the United States. The first season looks at Payton's cutthroat tactics on his quest to become senior class president at his preppy Santa Barbara high school and gain admission to Harvard. (Warning: spoilers ahead.)

While Payton achieved his goals, he's ultimately forced to resign as class president and his offer of admission to Harvard is rescinded. The season finale, directed by Falchuk, opens with a three-year time jump - a down-on-his-luck Payton is now at New York University, drinking incessantly and spending his nights at a bar where he belts out tunes like Billy Joel's "Vienna." But the episode