Veep, Ep 4.04: “Tehran” sees Meyer come to a realisation
Dan embarks on the next phase of his career as Meyer touches down in Iran, with her victory over freeing a journalist ending up a short-lived one in another entertaining outing.
Dan embarks on the next phase of his career as Meyer touches down in Iran, with her victory over freeing a journalist ending up a short-lived one in another entertaining outing.
As Meyer’s presidential campaign suffers setbacks, her political career receives an unexpected boost, leading to varying reactions from her staff in a strong finish to the season.
Meyer faces off against the other presidential candidates, giving Amy her first test as campaign manager in an entertaining outing that further illustrates the destructive pressure of the campaign.
Dan’s ongoing stress issues comes to the fore once again as Meyer and her campaign team go to the UK to fulfill her vice-presidential obligations, in a compelling yet funny episode that leads to some major shakeups.
Throughout the second season, the US administration has found itself embroiled in one issue after another, beginning with the poor showing at the election in the season premiere. The President’s attempts at passing the buck on these issues have not only been futile in keeping his own nose clean, but have also turned members of his own administration against him, including Vice-President Meyer herself, as the end of last week’s episode indicated.
Veep, Season 2, Episode 7: “Shutdown” Written by Tony Roche and Armando Iannucci Directed by Becky Martin Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) on HBO Despite Selina’s best efforts at balancing the budget last week, efforts that saw her sit down to discuss numbers in the midst of her daughter’s birthday party, the President still went …
One of the staples of Selina Meyer’s career as Vice-President has been her inability to properly separate her personal life from her professional one, as well as her insistence on having a memorable event which she can point to as her legacy during her time as the titular Veep. This week brought both these issues together, as Meyer’s attempts to get budget negotiations completed before a midnight deadline conflicts with her daughter’s birthday party, in another entertaining episode that reveals more about Meyer’s life before her current government position.