[8.6/10] A nice way to end the season. They certainly swerved me. Going from presumable President Meyers, to presumable President O’Brien, to presumably President James, to actual President Montes was quite a shock. It’s all pretty unlikely, but it’s a fun way to keep the audience guessing and play the whole deal for drama and twists and turns out the wazoo.
I like two things in particular about it. One, I liked that Tom James offers Selina Veep again, with the expectation that this will be a clever way for the show to just reset the status quo from the beginning of the series. I certainly bought it. I also like that Doyle ended up outsmarting everyone. I don’t actually like the guy or anything, but I enjoy how he gets basically written off by everyone and comes out the better for it. It’s a kind of satisfying twist that in this world of backstabbing and machinations, everyone but him basically gets beaten at their own game. I also like that Tom gets offered to be Veep again.
Then the downward spiral is pretty entertaining too. Selina’s utter aimlessness and anomie after losing, is pretty great, and there’s some particularly great acting from Julia Louis-Dreyfus here selling her character’s balance of disappointment and shock and bitterness but also wishing ruefully for what might have been. Her face when everyone claps for her is great.
So is her big departure. The awkwardness of the coffee between the incoming and outgoing Presidents is superb, as is Selina wandering around the office getting drunk. And the fact that she pulls Amy onto the plane with her (after Amy can’t let the moment pass) is a nice reaffirmation of what was established in last season’s finale. Marine One having to land again, only for her to get rained on in some random field while Gary shields her is the perfect symbolism for her presidency, a rise and fall that ends with her on the ground like anybody else.
Otherwise, there’s little bits set up here and there, like Dan aiming for TV, Jonah getting cancer despite his self-exam spokesmanship, and plenty of other portentous stuff as well. A nice finish to one of, if not the best seasons of the show (with S4 being the only one that gives it a run for its money).
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2017-05-23T02:34:22Z
[8.6/10] A nice way to end the season. They certainly swerved me. Going from presumable President Meyers, to presumable President O’Brien, to presumably President James, to actual President Montes was quite a shock. It’s all pretty unlikely, but it’s a fun way to keep the audience guessing and play the whole deal for drama and twists and turns out the wazoo.
I like two things in particular about it. One, I liked that Tom James offers Selina Veep again, with the expectation that this will be a clever way for the show to just reset the status quo from the beginning of the series. I certainly bought it. I also like that Doyle ended up outsmarting everyone. I don’t actually like the guy or anything, but I enjoy how he gets basically written off by everyone and comes out the better for it. It’s a kind of satisfying twist that in this world of backstabbing and machinations, everyone but him basically gets beaten at their own game. I also like that Tom gets offered to be Veep again.
Then the downward spiral is pretty entertaining too. Selina’s utter aimlessness and anomie after losing, is pretty great, and there’s some particularly great acting from Julia Louis-Dreyfus here selling her character’s balance of disappointment and shock and bitterness but also wishing ruefully for what might have been. Her face when everyone claps for her is great.
So is her big departure. The awkwardness of the coffee between the incoming and outgoing Presidents is superb, as is Selina wandering around the office getting drunk. And the fact that she pulls Amy onto the plane with her (after Amy can’t let the moment pass) is a nice reaffirmation of what was established in last season’s finale. Marine One having to land again, only for her to get rained on in some random field while Gary shields her is the perfect symbolism for her presidency, a rise and fall that ends with her on the ground like anybody else.
Otherwise, there’s little bits set up here and there, like Dan aiming for TV, Jonah getting cancer despite his self-exam spokesmanship, and plenty of other portentous stuff as well. A nice finish to one of, if not the best seasons of the show (with S4 being the only one that gives it a run for its money).