"Veep" on HBO

[Webster]

The Selina stuff has just been too much of a downer, even by the show's standards. I've always thought the show has been better when it portrays Selina as competent but craven, instead of a completely out of touch bumbler.

Exactly. She's better when she gets wins some of the time.

 

[lcjjdnh]

Still like it--and always makes me laugh--but it does seem like it's become a little meanspirited these past couple seasons, under the new showrunners. Also more frequently sacrificing characters or plot for a easy joke.

 

[jr/shotglass]

They pretty much removed any redeeming qualities in her. Still a smart show, but ...

 

[Cosmo]

The best scene of the series was when Selina was walking through the village in South Sudan and the little kid came to the front of the line wearing a Jonah Ryan for Congress t-shirt. Well done, Veep.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Yes, such an Arrested Development style gag. And it was one of the Jon H Ryan shirts too.

Also, they write something ridiculous for Jonah to do and then Trump does it. We will have a real government shutdown soon.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Can't wait for Jonah to be president.

 

[jr/shotglass]

He already has the bitchy First Lady.

 

[JakeandElwood]

It's the perfect way for the show to end, and it's obviously headed that way.

 

[Webster]

The Furlong jokes to Kent last night were just fantastic.

 

[lantaur]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (and others) confirmed on Twitter that 2018 will be Veep's final season.