Air Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012 10/9c on HBO
RATING:
“Leave my fake dog alone.” – Mike McLintock
Well, the cats’ dog’s out of the bag. “We call it his bullshit-zu.” I didn’t know about the fake dog but it seems everyone else did. It’s a long running joke and now it’s ruined. The fake dog is quite the exciting storyline since the rest of the show kind of goes over my head. “Catherine” deals with Selina’s (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) daughter Catherine (Sarah Sutherland) and the complete lack of attention Selina pays to the poor girl. It’s truly mind-boggling. She spends the day avoiding lunch with Catherine, selecting a dog and attending her 20th anniversary party. As usual, Murphy’s Law applies and if that’s not bad enough, there’s yet another shit storm to deal with/on the horizon. There is never a dull moment in the VP’s office.
Observations and thoughts:
Gary (Tony Hale) cracks me up as he stage whispers to Selina fun facts about the people she’s greeting. Makes you wonder if the poor guy has a life. I mean, who has time to memorize facts about 200 people? “He’s like the Horse Whisperer.” I don’t know about that Dan (Reid Scott), but he’s something.
I feel terrible for Catherine. Even Sue (Sufe Bradshaw) doesn’t have time to talk to her and Sue’s never busy. Selina is trying to counteract the image of being a “diva” but her daughter could probably prove the claim is true. Everything Selina does is self-serving as she goes about making things appear peachy, when in fact she’s neglecting her kid in the process. I never thought I’d say Selina was clueless, but she’s definitely in her own world. At least Catherine stands up for herself and tells her mother she need only ask to find out what’s going on with her. Veep doesn’t hesitate to show you every side of the political landscape.
Amy (Anna Chlumsky) runs interference as best she can, but even she can’t stay on top of all of Selina’s antics. I think Amy is taking the backseat to Dan and the two will go head-to-head often. I look forward to their banter.
Mike (Matt Walsh) is officially my favorite character, if I haven’t said so before. He’s stealing pineapple from congrats baskets and floundering around trying to solve yet another of Selina’s problems. But now he’ll have a real dog to use as an “excuse” to get out of work. Talk about loving your job. And why is he always eating?
Jonah (Timothy C. Simons) is a creep. He hits on every woman he comes in contact with and has no shame. I love when Catherine calls him out on his “police sketch-face of a rapist.” Jonah must have heard worse because nothing fazes him. “This rapist face gets eights. Consistently.” His attitude is either a positive attribute, or an annoying one.
Funny lines:
Mike to Amy about revealing Chuck Furnam’s (Eddie Jones) appointment to Clean Jobs: “Yeah, it is the Hoover Dam and it’s filled with shit.”
**
Amy: “People won’t equate you with a natural disaster, ma’am.”
Selina: “Really, Amy? ’Cause I’ve met some people. OK, real people and I gotta tell you, a lot of ’em are fucking idiots.”
**
Senator Doyle (Phil Reeves) to Mike: “I imagine I that I would mix ape shit with bat shit, raise it to a whole new level of fury; then I’d probably rip your face off and use your eye sockets as a sex toy. It’s just a hypothetical, like yours.”
**
Senator Barbara Hallowes (Kate Burton): “You dumped my daughter in a text, and didn’t even apologize.”
Dan: “Oh no, I did. I signed off with a colon open bracket.”
**
Mike to Selina: “Senator Doyle went Black Swan over Chuck.”
**
Sue to caller: “Well, most of the party photos need to be removed. I don’t know, use your instincts and your eyes, then your hands and arms. Thank you.”
**
Sidney Purcell (Peter Grosz): “The only thing Chuck is plugged into is his fucking piss bag.”
**
Selina: “This whole place is swarming with bored reporters who are on pervert memorial duty.”
**
Mike to Chuck Furnam: “As good as announced is not announced. You are as good as dead, but you’re not actually dead. Not yet.”
**
I love watching the actors trying to keep their composure. You know they want to let loose but can’t because it would ruin the shot. But you have to know that behind the scenes, they are trying to make each other laugh. This episode doesn’t impress as much as the first two, but it’s enjoyable all the same. I want to see more of Senator Doyle. That guy kills me.
Tune in to Veep, Sundays at 10/9c, only on HBO. For more on the show, visit http://www.hbo.com/#/veep.
LIKE Veep on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veep.
Latest posts by Elle (Posts)
- The Walking Dead Season Finale – “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life” Review. It’s Showtime! - April 6, 2017
- The Walking Dead – “Something They Need” Review. Full of Guns and Surprises and Guns. - March 29, 2017
- The Walking Dead – “The Other Side” Review. Girl Power! - March 22, 2017
- The Walking Dead ― “Bury Me Here” Review. The End Is Near. - March 15, 2017