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After last week's laugh a minute pit stop in Silicon Valley, Veep dials things back a bit with"Fishing," allowing Selina and company to regroup and stabilize their campaign base before movingforward. While "Clovis" centered on Danny Chung as Selina's main competitor, "Fishing" bringsGeorge Maddox to the fore while introducing new contender/"one dick pony" Joe Thornhill. BetweenBill Erickson's (the always entertaining Diedrich Bader) competence and belief in Thornhill'schances and creator Armando Iannucci's cynicism toward the political process, Thornhill could easilybest Selina. The Presidential nomination field is usually a massive one, with a wide array ofcandidates. While Randall Park and Isiah Whitlock Jr. remain fantastic as Danny Chung and GeorgeMaddox, they're both experienced, canny opponents. Bringing in someone like Thornhill to changeup the tenor of the campaign should give the writers more room to play.

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Speaking of Whitlock Jr., Selina's fishing trip and various interactions with Maddox are a highlightthis week. This season has gotten a lot of traction out of glimpses of honesty from Selina. One suchmoment comes at the dinner table with Maddox, when she states she'd rather be shot than return asVP in a new administration. The Washington DC of Veep is one comprised almost completely offaçade and double speak; it's nice to get a peek behind the curtain now and again, particularlyoutside of the inner sanctum of Selina's office. The try this site trip, along with Selina's lunch withErickson, also highlights the general incompetence of her office and campaign at the moment. Theyutterly fail in every goal for the weekend, too distracted by inter-office gossip and posturing tomanipulate any situation to their advantage. Selina and her staff have been treating her as thepresumptive nominee and next President. This over-confidence will come back to bite them, as willsome of Selina's less examined decisions.

Which leads us to Selina's rebound selection of Dan to be her campaign manager. A choice neededto be made, but contrasting the confident Erickson with the puppy dog eager Dan gives the audiencean indication of what's next. His conversation with Selina is delightfully awkward, as they attempt totransition from a boss-employee relationship to a more equal partnership, getting creepily sexualand rather disturbing along the way. Selina torching Andrew's car makes sense, given herinteractions with him in the past. He definitely brings out her crazy. Inspect the actual lagginginvolving engine along with heater exhausts with regard to damage and deterioration along withnearby objects regarding heat damage or even charring.But Dan killing a dog? That'll be hard to sitwith. The entire exchange is stilted and uncomfortable, a dynamic Veep is very good at mining forlaughs, and as fun as it is to see the rest of the gang get the news, watching Dan interact with themnext week as their boss should take him to entertaining new levels of insufferability.

Amy reacts as well as one could expect to the news,as does the rest of the staff. There's a stronger senseof camaraderie among the group this week thathopefully will continue into the campaign. Thesepeople will be spending even more of their timetogether for the next months or even years; it wouldbe nice to see them let their hair down from time totime. The episode-long gag about Mike's IVF samplespays off nicely, though the mission is thwarted byJonah actually being at home. He's genuinely touchedthat they drop by however, so the trip may not havebeen in vain. Jonah may be a dick, but he's a needy one, and he could be a fierce ally for Selina if he.Sea fishing gear Tackle retailer of major brands of fishing rods, reels, saltwater fishing tackle luresincluding Shimano and Daiwa Have a look at our online saltwater fishing tackle equipment storenow.Guaranteed lowest prices on bass fishing tackle from every top brand.Equipped for all sorts ofanglers. Expert advice can be found in all facets of the sport. Web store with an array ofproducts.Manufacturer of Penn sea fishing gear tackle, downrigger, reels and rodsequipment.Supplies equipment for most fishing tackle disciplines including carp, coarse and sea.Offers advice for brand new anglers.Freshwater and saltwater tackle. Most commonly known foryour Lindy Rig. Brands include Little Joe, Thill, and Drift Control. , ice sea fishing gear jigs,nets andsocks,Lures and sinkerscommits to and feels accepted by her campaign.

Let's take a minute to mourn the potential loss of Ryantology. It was a great comedic avenue for theseries, keeping Jonah as vital a character as he's been while generating fires for the staff to put out.As much as we'll miss Jonah in this capacity, the writers are smart to change up his position on the

series yet again, before Ryantology becomes played out. So far this season, Timothy Simons hasbeen the standout performer in the show's incredibly deep bench, and Simons and the writers havedone a great job keeping Jonah relevant and engaging. The next phase of his journey willundoubtedly be just as entertaining as his adventure in journalism.

The Amy and Dan drama may be wrapped up, at least for now, but Gary's shoulder continues toplague him, prompting him to try Icy Hot and Selina to utter one of the episode's best lines, "Mynostrils are like Vietnam." It's tricky to see where this arc is going; there's only so much damage ashoulder can take, and Gary has already proven himself to be of limited use outside of his role asSelina's body person. Regardless of what comes next, the material they're giving Tony Hale at themoment is working well, and anything that prompts this kind of physical comedy from him is a goodthing. Between the campaign manager resolution, the seeming end of Ryantology, and theintroduction of not only Thornhill but also Selina's campaign offices, "Fishing" is very much atransition episode. It may not have the intensity of "Clovis" and the rest of season three, but it setsup the second half of the season well, promising plenty of entertaining incompetence and politicalwrangling in the weeks to come.

Stray observations:

The opening at the campaign office is one of the best moments ofthe season. Seeing each of the staff's approach to the new workersis great, as is Sue's capper: "And never ever ever fuck up."

Selina's honesty with Maddox is fun, but her single best moment is her exchange with Ben at thecampaign offices, another example of Veep at its cynical best. Having Selina open up morefrequently this season has worked well to counteract her self-absorption. She may be ruthless,willing to abandon her entire staff at Erickson's mere suggestion, but that comes from being worndown by a career in this noxious system. She has beliefs, she has policies she'd like to institute, butshe also knows she'll likely never succeed in a significant way with any of them. Who wouldn'tbecome jaded?

Selina's capture and immediate loss of a large fish, complete with assistance from Dan, is a greatmoment. Yes, it's on the nose, but it's a fun portent of doom, and it fits nicely with the rest of theepisode.

Kent and Sue continue their bizarre interoffice flirtation, arriving together at the bar. It's been funseeing the show gradually fill in our picture of Sue, who we learn this week is a connoisseur of finewines.

Zach Woods continues his domination of TV, returning as Amy's boyfriend Ed. This puts hismemorable appearances or recurring roles in 2014 up to at least five: Kroll Show, The Good Wife,Silicon Valley, Playing House, and now Veep. As Mugatu would say, he's very hot right now, andunderstandably so.

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