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Veep - S6 |OT| - Making History. Whether You Like It Or Not. - Sundays on HBO
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Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
Cornballer
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- Promo for next week's episode (please spoiler tag any discussion)
I'm guessing it's a mix of:
- They wanted to keep the character and actor around
- He wouldn't work for Jonah (ever) or Selina (as she flounders)
- TV news makes sense for his character
- It's an opportunity for the writers to lampoon TV news.
It's definitely a weird, fifth limb. But I like how it gives more depth to the other characters. Plus Dan is pretty funny
"And remember...every day...begins with mo(u)rning"
Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
bootsthecat
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Love the characters, love the writing for the most part. But interest has just nosedived this season for obvious reasons. It's like a 10 episode reunion show.
I can't believe HBO is bothering with another season, but I guess the ratings are still there.
What's next? Selena becomes the ambassador to Finland, and we can see what Helsinki hijinks she and the team can get into?
I can't believe HBO is bothering with another season, but I guess the ratings are still there.
What's next? Selena becomes the ambassador to Finland, and we can see what Helsinki hijinks she and the team can get into?
CocaMantis
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Jonah it's definitely the best of this season. That bit with his uncle SLAYED me in fucking half. He was for like what? 2 minutes? I almost cry 3 times. Savagery after savagery.
Sirpopopop
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I think it's hilarious that Jonah's plot is veering from realism in that his stupidity isn't being rewarded by the voters. (In the real world, we know he would be running for President)
Truly showing Veep is a fantasy show about politics, as if people were normal rational actors.
Truly showing Veep is a fantasy show about politics, as if people were normal rational actors.
Cornballer
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- Promo for the season finale (please spoiler tag any discussion)
tearsintherain
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"Am I Jewish?"
Yeah that hospital scene with Jonah, Uncle Jeff, and Shawnee was insane. Just rapid fire Jonah put downs. Uncle Jeff got some real great zingers too against Shawnee and her dad.
That was NOT where I expected the Jonah Ryan storyline to go, I really thought he would be running for President next season.
Yeah that hospital scene with Jonah, Uncle Jeff, and Shawnee was insane. Just rapid fire Jonah put downs. Uncle Jeff got some real great zingers too against Shawnee and her dad.
That was NOT where I expected the Jonah Ryan storyline to go, I really thought he would be running for President next season.
dead souls
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Yeah, that scene was amazing. Peter MacNicol is brutal. And he was so nice on Ally McBeal.
Mighty Chin
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Once upon a time I use to root for Selina Meyer. That was a long time ago.
RatskyWatsky
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I didn't much like that one - felt like a chore to get through.
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I haven't been loving this season 
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Another weak episode to a painfully weak series.
"He put the "Jew" in "why we hate Jews"" was a great line though.
"He put the "Jew" in "why we hate Jews"" was a great line though.
Cornballer
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Season finale tonight:
crimzonflame
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Jonah is the best but Mike is totally the mvp this season. Has Sue made an appearance this season? Want to see what shes been up to.
There's no way Jonah could run for president. It's not that it's not believable or even funny, but don't tell me you wouldn't be sitting there pissed off that someone so grossly idiotic and incompetent could actually run for president. Every time he got power for doing something stupid it just hit too close to home. It was satisfying to see him just absolutely annihilated.
Solid season. Interesting format for the finale. Was expecting a bigger purpose to it, but I guess it served to show just how neurotic Selina is. "The outsider's insider" lol. The team Jonah has assembled... Not sure about this Dan/Amy baby plot but I'll roll with it.
Not shocked that we are set up for another run at office, as it's the best excuse to put the cast all together again.
Not shocked that we are set up for another run at office, as it's the best excuse to put the cast all together again.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Use your DirecTV login for HBOGO its up.
Sirpopopop
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I'm down with Jonah for President.
Mining humor out of our present situation with a fictional character. Orange Cheeto isn't smart enough to figure out that Jonah Ryan is now a spoof of him, so he can't complain about it.
Mining humor out of our present situation with a fictional character. Orange Cheeto isn't smart enough to figure out that Jonah Ryan is now a spoof of him, so he can't complain about it.
CocaMantis
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Weird format but solid finale. The hairstyles of Mike and Gary on the flashback scenes, holy fuck. That was amazing. I'm glad they finally got the gang back togheter (plus Leon which I always thought was a potentially cool character but was under used). The Amy pregnancy was unexpected and kinda weird but I'm on board. Also Mike is...teaching?
This season was all over the place sometimes and got a little messy but it had some great episodes. My only wish for the next season is to have a scene with Furlong and uncle Jeff. Imagine the savagery. Fingers crosses.
This season was all over the place sometimes and got a little messy but it had some great episodes. My only wish for the next season is to have a scene with Furlong and uncle Jeff. Imagine the savagery. Fingers crosses.
Mighty Chin
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How did Jonah lose his seat anyways? How was it possible. What's the time frame here? Has it been 2 years since the Last Election.
fallengorn
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Huh, so it Brian Husky going to be a regular now or is Mike going to end up getting rehired again?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
He got "primaried" by his uncle. I assume it was end of term.
I feel bad for Mike. He keeps getting fucked the most. But Jonah as Trump makes sense I suppose.
tearsintherain
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The time skips were definitely odd, not really clear what year it is - Montez's term would be a full 4 years, this is probably 2 years before the 2020 election so I assume its Jan/Feb 2018 the season ends on?
Pretty good finale, one really weird thing was Richard got this really DETERMINED face when the Yale prez said the KKK (not white power kind, "Kool Kweers of Kolor") was protesting, and then Richard seemed to walk off to confront them. There have been a few times where someone has said some racist shit and Richard just has a straight face, thought they were setting it up for him to absolutely explode in the finale. He was missing also in the group around Selena at the end...
I could see Jonah Ryan hiring Mike.
Pretty good finale, one really weird thing was Richard got this really DETERMINED face when the Yale prez said the KKK (not white power kind, "Kool Kweers of Kolor") was protesting, and then Richard seemed to walk off to confront them. There have been a few times where someone has said some racist shit and Richard just has a straight face, thought they were setting it up for him to absolutely explode in the finale. He was missing also in the group around Selena at the end...
I could see Jonah Ryan hiring Mike.
1. If Selina is running again, please make her fucking win this time. I cannot see why the show should/would continue to exist if she loses AGAIN. As hilarious as Pres. Jonah would be, let's just get Selina in the Oval Office again.
2. Bummed Mike got edged out, but it should be a decent side story.
3. Obvious Amy/Dan side story romance is obvious. Babies'll do that to ya.
4. I foresee hilarious hijinks with Catherine and Marjorie's (and Richard's!) ethnic hybrid baby.
5. Gonna miss Jaffar, but hey, them's the breaks.
6. With all the Gary X Selina stuff they've been pushing this season, I was surprised to see it barely at play. Now that Jaffar is out of the way, who knows, heh.
6. I feel like we're gonna see the nasty side of Montez that we got a glimpse of when she had a meeting with Jonah. She's gonna be great to see on the campaign trail.
SUE, PLEASE RETURN.
2. Bummed Mike got edged out, but it should be a decent side story.
3. Obvious Amy/Dan side story romance is obvious. Babies'll do that to ya.
4. I foresee hilarious hijinks with Catherine and Marjorie's (and Richard's!) ethnic hybrid baby.
5. Gonna miss Jaffar, but hey, them's the breaks.
6. With all the Gary X Selina stuff they've been pushing this season, I was surprised to see it barely at play. Now that Jaffar is out of the way, who knows, heh.
6. I feel like we're gonna see the nasty side of Montez that we got a glimpse of when she had a meeting with Jonah. She's gonna be great to see on the campaign trail.
SUE, PLEASE RETURN.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Jonah is gonna win and she will be Veep again.
Discotheque
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honestly I thought this finale was fucking awful. They did a decent job of making up for the loss last season but now Ianucci's exit was so obvious this time. writing got much less funnier and wittier too. its been mostly lazy jokes.
Lack of direction for the characters and now having her run for president again? lol hell no, she shouldn't even go past primaries at this point. Jonah made this season watchable.
I was ready to quit until they teased a future plot thread of Jonah running for president as well, he'll make it amusing. but this show has clearly peaked a while ago. selina and her main team is no longer entertaining either, well not the way they've been written as of late. it felt kind of like a chore to get through a lot of this season tbh.
Lack of direction for the characters and now having her run for president again? lol hell no, she shouldn't even go past primaries at this point. Jonah made this season watchable.
I was ready to quit until they teased a future plot thread of Jonah running for president as well, he'll make it amusing. but this show has clearly peaked a while ago. selina and her main team is no longer entertaining either, well not the way they've been written as of late. it felt kind of like a chore to get through a lot of this season tbh.
War Peaceman
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I think one of the problems this season had was its unwillingness to drop its characters. We didn't need to see Dan fucking around on TV. People get used and discarded in politics - the cast remaining the same for so long just feels weird.
Lack of focus really hurt the season. There were five or six different plot threads running at the same time, and none of them get anywhere. The cast is also just all over the place, and as a result the characters never got any chances to interact meaningfully as an ensemble. There was just no chemistry between anyone this season.
Next season might be better considering everyone is back together, but I'm really not looking forward to watching another season about campaigning; plus, I really don't want to see Jonah end up as president with Selina as his veep.
Next season might be better considering everyone is back together, but I'm really not looking forward to watching another season about campaigning; plus, I really don't want to see Jonah end up as president with Selina as his veep.
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