Air Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 10/9c on HBO
RATING:
“This is some weird ass ‘Through The Looking Glass’ shit right now.” – Selina Meyer
“Nicknames” is so much better than last week’s failed attempt at humor. The nickname rundown is by far the best part of this episode. Actually, there are too many to list (but I have to give you a few) so I hope you watched this one. Just the fact that I lost count of how many times the f-bomb was dropped made me like this episode even more. See, it doesn’t take much to make me laugh.
Observations and thoughts:
Selina’s (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) secret service guy is a problem for her. “He’s not supposed to register emotion; he’s supposed to be like a robot Geisha.” I love that he laughs when something’s funny.
Gary (Tony Hale) does his usual thing but jumps into the nickname conversation with verve. It’s funny to see him so excited about something other than getting Selina’s coffee. I didn’t know he had a life until he’s disappointed about missing his Zumba class. He’s such a sensitive guy and his devotion to Selina is sweet.
Dan (Reid Scott) and Jonah (Timothy C. Simons) are a combination I never expected to see as a bromance. It shows how much Jonah is in need of a friend. He latches onto Dan and it’s almost sad to see the two of them part ways. Dan doesn’t have any problems saying, “You know what, Jonah, I don’t think we should see each other anymore.” Maybe Jonah does really like Dan. Hmm… interesting.
Holy crap! It took me five episodes to realize Mike (Matt Walsh) is the guy who writes Selina’s speeches. Why didn’t I know that before? I happen to like his jokes. The funniest thing about this scene is Mike’s total ignorance of Selina leaving the office. She scares the crap out of him (and me) when she screams his name from the other office door. The timing and reactions are key to making this scene hilarious. I bought it and am looking forward to more scenes like this. “Sorry about earlier. I thought you were in the chair.” I don’t blame you, Mike. Selina was totally swallowed up by her office chair.
And for the nicknames: Mammary Meyer, Frizzly Madam, Bat Cave, Wicked Witch of the West Wing, Selina Meh, Vaselina, Viagra Prohibitor and VPilf. Love this, writers! Love it!
Funny lines:
Mike: “Please… stop staring at me like that—undressing me with your eyes.”
Sue: “I’m adding more clothes, Mike.”
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Selina: “The president is avoiding me.”
Mike: “Maybe he’s just flaky like Gary’s feet.”
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Mike: “Heard you only got two hours of sleep last night.”
Dan: “Yeah, well with how many times you got to get up and pee, Mike, I think we’re about even.”
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Selina: “That’s like trying to use a croissant as a fucking dildo.”
Dan: “I thought…”
Selina: “No, no, no. Let me be more clear. It doesn’t do the job and it makes a fucking mess!”
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Selina: “Gary!”
Gary running through her office door: “Yes, ma’am.”
Selina: “I need something.”
Gary: “Is there anything specific.”
Selina: “I don’t fucking know, I just need something.”
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Dan to Jonah: “Not to mention the fact that any restaurant that serves anything in a ‘fuckload’ is not a nice restaurant.”
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Selina: “We should send POTUS a postcard from Paris. What’s the French for ‘shove it up your ass?’”
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“Nicknames” reveals a return to funny Veep missed out on in last week’s episode, “Chung.” The wit is there, the jokes are on point and the acting is back to being top notch. Louis-Dreyfus is amazing and I love watching her make the Secret Service run. If things keep going along this path, Veep will be golden.
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