Veep is HBO's award-winning American political comedy series, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. “Clovis” is not a bad episode by any metric, except by comparison to the rest of Veep’s episodes. Iowa Veep: Season 7, Episode 1 - Selina evaluates her past and present campaigns. Finally, Selina is ready to accept the nomination, but one detail remains: A fall guy is needed to resolve the Meyer Fund situation. ", Frozen yogurt shop owner: "And you, you gay Irish fireman... you're okay. ", Mike to Gary, about Selina's haircut: "It's the worst use of scissors since my failed vasectomy. ", Jonah: "Look who it is: it's your favorite Jonah. As Amy and Dan vie for position as Selina's campaign manager, Ben arranges a secret lunch for the Veep with hotshot strategist Bill Ericsson. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her cast on how ‘Veep’ managed to remain the funniest show on TV despite Trump, regime changes, and a cancer battle—all the way to the bitter end. But that is before they hear news reports that a bombing suspect has been identified as a math teacher of Middle Eastern descent who advocates radical Islam and trigonometry. 2 job: “Being vice president is like being declawed, defanged, neutered, ball-gagged and sealed in an abandoned coal mine under two miles of human” excrement, she says. It is shown that he is disliked by everyone he encounters, even foreign politicians. Advantage, Jonah! You just broke North Carolina’s transgender bathroom law.” (Fact check: A transgender restriction from a 2016 North Carolina law was removed in 2017, although the replacement law remains under litigation. For once, Jonah’s foul-mouthed Uncle Jeff (the always delightful Peter MacNicol) celebrates rather than castigates his nephew. In the meantime, Selina promises everything to everyone, including drilling on federal lands to a Montana delegate and the repeal of same-sex marriage to Calhoun, in exchange for his endorsement. Meanwhile, Tom is unceremoniously ousted from the new banking task force; a well-known D.C. fixture joins the team; Selina meets a Wall Street titan; Mike aims to improve his health before becoming a father; and Kent is … She attained her goal, but she can never be happy. But they didn't have time to add details, like pigment or self-respect. ", Mike to Jonah: "It was an accident, OK? (, Selina to Jonah: "What are you laughing about, Jolly Green Jizzface? You think you're some sort of a big shot here? 'Veep' lovers cannot get enough of the spit-fire one-liners that made the show one of the funniest satires ever. Back in D.C., Selina brings in respected Washington fixture Bob Bradley, aka 'The Eagle,' and, after nudging out Tom James on the newly created Banking Task Force, meets billionaire banker Charlie Baird. (S7E7, "Veep") Amy, to Jonah: "You're a monument to vaginal dryness." Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan: the White House liaison to Vice President Meyer's office, he constantly clashes with most members of the Veep's office, particularly Amy. Catherine, whose wedding to Marjorie was planned by Selina in last week’s episode (as a cover to escape a foreign embassy), bursts in, lambasting her mother for her betrayal on same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, Mike tries to maintain his strict fertility schedule; Jonah is offered a job on Maddox's team; and Gary's mysterious shoulder pain threatens his job. ", Amy to Selina: "You have two settings: no decision, and bad decision. Veep s07e07 from the series finale. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, The Latest: Dalai Lama receives coronavirus vaccine, Missile strikes on Syria oil refineries kill 4: monitor. Smart but supercilious aide Kent Davison (Gary Cole) explains the reaction: “Congratulations, Ma’am. Selina and her team travel south for Gary's 40th birthday party, Dan is forced to arrange an interview with Jonah, while Mike's incompetence sends him and Amy on a wild goose chase. Richard Splett (Sam Richardson), run into an older delegate with an impossibly hot young Ukranian girlfriend. The third season sees Selina on the campaign trail, producing some of the most memorable moments of the entire series. Hey, listen, settle something for me: You like to have sex and you like to travel? Other characters like Catherine, Dan, Mike, Amy, Kent and Ben had enough personality of their own that the … Selina takes Catherine to Camp David, ostensibly for a family Christmas celebration, but also to conduct secret talks with the Chinese government. Meanwhile, Mike tries to maintain his strict fertility schedule; Jonah is offered a job on Maddox's team; and Gary's mysterious shoulder pain threatens his job. With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott. Oh my God, you are not a big shot, Gary. "Jonah, you're not even a man. You are a middle-aged man who sanitizes my tweezers. With that option shelved, Selina calls on another former aide, Amy Brookheimer (Anna Chlumsky), one of the more upstanding “Veep” candidates – that is, until she uncharacteristically threw her integrity away by working for Jonah. ", Jonah: "It's my personality that has gotten us this far. Convention chairman Roger Furlong (Dan Bakkedahl), a favorite recurring character who tosses off one of his signature disgusting harangues, explains that the fight for the nomination will now be a delegate free-for-all. Speaking as a friend. The once-great, seven-season HBO comedy ranks in the top tier of comedy series, although it became more of a lame duck after Selina (the great Julia Louis-Dreyfus) was bounced from a brief term in the Oval Office at the end of Season 5. Then she goes for the nuclear option, offering the vice presidency to likely the least qualified person in the country, Jonah. Amy amy brookheimer dan egan DAN veep hbo dan x amy marina and the diamonds selina meyer Selina St. Vincent The Mountain Goats selina x amy Lorde Tegan and Sara amy x dan amy x selina jonah ryan Jonah dan x jonah fuckboys in love melanie martinez Spoiler alert: This recap contains significant details from the series finale of the HBO comedy, "Veep.". In a jaw-dropping moment for the cynical “Veep” characters, both Amy and Kent beg her not to pick Jonah. When Amy is campaign manager, Dan seems to be genuinely impressed with her and tells her that “you do me better than I do me.” Selina commits her worst betrayal ever, serving up loyal, puppy dog aide Gary (Tony Hale) to the FBI. Old-timer Ben, who has been running back and forth to delegations, suffers his latest heart attack in Selina's presence. At the meeting, Jonah protests the delegate vote count, casting aspersions on mathematics because of its centuries-old roots in the Arab and Muslim world and instead advocating for “Christian math.” His unwillingness to accept the numbers, along with his anti-vaccination campaign plank, hits way too close to our real world, one of the show’s longtime satiric strengths that also became a limitation amid the unconventional presidency of Donald Trump. “Veep” then touches on another real-world event – Russian spy Maria Butina – by having scheming former aide Dan Egan (Reid Scott) and latest meal ticket, the sweetly oblivious Iowa Gov. “Veep” then skips 24 years ahead to Selina’s death and presidential funeral, revealing one-time rival Kemi served two terms as president and that the current commander-in-chief is none other than Richard Splett (Sam Richardson), who also won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace to the Middle East. Much like when Bigfoot got your mom pregnant, resulting in you. For a walk down memory lane, here's a roundup of some of the best insults on the show. The overall story arc of Timothy Simons’ Jonah Ryan is probably the only long storyline that progressed steadily through the seven seasons of Veep. "Veep" didn't need to try any harder to master the art of the insult, but Sunday's episode, "Testimony," pulled it off anyway. Meanwhile, Jonah's personal life sparks interest among the press and Amy makes an important decision. Network anchor and former Selina press secretary Mike McClintock (Matt Walsh), a walking-talking example of the Peter Principle, talks about Selina’s legacy, which includes “permanently overturning same-sex marriage.”, Selina's aides, looking much older, are mostly there, with pony-tailed Kent now a jean-jacketed rancher, Amy married to another political operative and Dan married to a much younger woman. In England, Amy purposely leaks the story about Selina sleeping with Ray to Jonah. ", Selina: "Catherine, why is that your hair? In a touching moment for a show that rarely goes there, one visitor stands guard at Selina’s casket: It’s Gary, ever by her side despite her unforgivable betrayal. One of his many roles is to act as a kind of liaison between the White House and the Vice President's office, shuttling messages back and forth.