Veep Season 4 episode 2 turns that frown into the inverse of a frown.
None of the characters are actually likeable.
America doesnt like her.
That may sound too harsh in print, but its really much bigger than that.
There is nothing forced inVeep.
It is steeped in the cinema-verite style of the original British series The Thick of It.
The comedy comes from a natural place, the characters.
There are none of the cloying mannerisms that go along with most TV sitcoms.Veepis the anti-cloy.
The dialogue, wickedly beautiful as it is, doesnt overplay linguistic calisthenics.
It is natural, conversational and jaded as hell.
There is nothing funny about the line thats good to know.
He is forever low-key, but to completely different effect.
Matt Walsh, from the Upright Citizens Brigade, brings a sad clown quality to his press secretary.
Hes too tired for it.
Last week, I wrote off Jim (Zak Orth), Selinas director of communications, dismissively.
He will be missed.
Tonight he was written off by Selina Meyer herself.
He gets a great exit.
Orth completely deflates when Meyer drops the bombshell on him.
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Jonah (Timothy Simons) is moving up in the political world.
He takes to empty promises like a Dick Cheney duck hunting buddy takes to buck shot.
Oh, andKing of Comedyis an underrated film.
Bill Ericson (Diedrich Bader) is a terror.
A Princeton grad in a Valentino tux, the Nazi doctor is the new director of communications.
Amy is on the run and Chlumsky is having a blast sweating through it.
There is no more effort.
The character grew, horribly but hysterically.
He gets to hit the highest of highs and the most devastating of lows.
He comes thisclose to being fired and gets out of it by accident.
He knows everything about her and yet still cannot make one single correct decision.
I dont know what labor day incident Selena Meyer is talking about with Gary.
It must be something that will revealed at some point in the future.
Polls may be hard to read, butVeepis a consistently easy vote.
Hey, would binge-watchingVeepcount as a filibuster?
East Wing was directed by Stephanie Laing.
Story by Armando Iannucci, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew and Andy Riley.
Teleplay by Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew and Andy Riley.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
