The power structures of nations and global organizations have long been eroded from within and now their exposure can no longer be masked. The pandemic may have been the spark that set fire to the theater of illusions and left the actors naked, with only their hypocrisy and unpreparedness. Now, the actors will try, at all costs, to transform this situation to keep the play going, with the support of their financiers, the true owners of the theater and writers of the play, no matter the damage this may cause to their audience, which is still trying to recover from the reality check of the fire.