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And the most amusing final knife twist: President Selena’s death is immediately pushed to the side with a breaking story of Tom Hanks’ death. She becomes old news for doing very little

Something that I haven't seen commented on, but that I'm sure some people got, was that Selina made up a list of people she DIDN'T want at her funeral, and somehow, that was used as the list of people she WANTED to speak at her funeral.

People tend to go to the old GOT as an example of good writing, mostly due to the fact that it is based on a book. But this show is just fucking incredible. The jokes, the delivery of each characters are amazing

Selina is a literal example of how american presidential candidates behave to win.

The funeral was so funny.. her presidency meant nothing, the list of other people who became presidents just by naming them makes you think they must have done something great compared to her! Even Jonah's impeachment!

The best part of the ending being she planned her funeral so everyone would be out to see your legacy and honor everything she has done but is literally brushed aside when a bigger story comes along, just beautiful.

Selina started Richards political career by killing the dog mayor by feeding him chocolate

The "Math is muslim" part was once hillarious. Now that it became real, i'm really worried.

One of the greatest TV comedies of all time. JLD is queen of comedy.

lmao their creation of the "not me" movement was genius!

I think the Tom Hanks scene is a great move in Veep, which catapults the show's finale even further. Because it parallels Selina's dream and vision, and compares it with Tom Hanks accomplishments. Tom hanks is the person that Selina wanted to be. He is the representation of what could've been the future of Selina, which is to be successful and to be surrounded by her family. But ultimately she got none of those.

I mean "things can get better" is true, but we should actively do good for things to get better.

You guys have gotta do an essay on HBO's Chernobyl. Such a hauntingly beautiful series, with many themes and characters to explore.

Imagine having an HBO account and not watching Veep

I thought it was clear that Selina was a democrat (in a universe where party doesn't really matter much), but I double checked and the only major reference is that Selina is shown as blue on the election map and wins all the typically blue states in Season 4 finale.

I love it if Richard Splett was our President yo!🤞🏾

Ugh!!! Susannah and Debra-HOW are you this *consistently* excellent? Never disappointed, always enlightened ✨

the "not me" plot its hilarious & brilliant, lol

The show was a (hidden) masterpiece.

actually Jonah Ryan was modeled after Ted Cruiz.

I m glad the veep show runner decided to end it with hope.

Amy’s kellyanne arc was amazing. Didn’t pic up on Mike’s though that’s cool

Leslie Knope for president lol

Richard's wife is gorgeous... Amazing ending!

Im going to miss Veep soo much

Can you guys please do a video on Killing Eve on the BBC? Its AMAZING

You two are great! Congratulations on such a good channel.

Only recently binged through 7 Seasons of VEEP. OBSESSED, obviously. Your analysis of the show and what it represents is the most incisive and profound I’ve come across so far. Excellent work❤️

Roger Furlong deserves his own video.

Some people just fly too close to the sun and some people snap....

I really love your analyses.

Such a great show! Loved both of these videos!

Both parts 1-2 are excellent breakdowns of veep. Thank you for this!! I hope by the end of this year the US can start to see some of that redemption hinted at in the flash forward of the series finale.

There have been only 3 perfect shows - VEEP, BREAKING BAD , THE WIRE.

As a Brit, I was a tad skeptical about how this premise was gonna translate over to American politics but I recently watched it and loved it!

I never wanted it to end but it had to! I love how the main character was never meant to be a protagonist. Her obsession with wanting to be president also stemmed from her time as VEEP. She coveted it so much that her trajectory is a very lacklustre rise to the top with nothing to offer! We sympathise with her occasionally though. Great breakdown from The Take! Yes it took me this long to finally finish the series.

When she compared her to Daenerys my heart dropped and all those emotions cane flooding back

It was pretty mild in the first season. Didn't carry on. I didn't realise it had got so interesting.

Selina doesn't make me think of Trump. She makes me think of Theresa May. Someone for whom power is the end, not a means to an end.

You better cover my boy Richard Splett

Pumping out the content today!

Hi The Take! I am a subscriber and I have binge watched ALL your videos. Great Take on Veep! I would love it so much if you could make separate videos analyzing each main Veep character like you do with other shows... It'd be so cool. Thank you🙏💕

Amazing!! Excellent analysis!!

Fantastic video!!

you are both amazing! you went to the core of it, not just the finale, but of the show. you talked about what was the central message all along (the struggle with power and morality) and the comparison to today's situation. love your videos on tv shows. i wouldn't mind more veep from you, maybe focused on characters like amy and ben?

This was much better than the first part. Well observed.

This is so so accurate it hurts

Fascinating! Thank you.

Great video as always! I always find new shows to watch and new attitudes to watch a show with. It adds a whole layer of meaning to a show. This will always be my favourite channel on yt. Thanks for the great videos! ♥️♥️

VEEP was a great examination of the greedy hypocrisy and narcissism of the Democrat party, not unlike the great Warren Beatty movie "Bulworth". The truth is it was fun to poke at the dishonesty of the DEMs when it seemed safe, thinking that its voters would always act in blind faith to their cultivated sense of brand loyalty, emotionally assured that criminal corruption was an absolute impossibility among Democrat politicians, and the government bureaucrats they work with.

Touche! Right there!

So sad it's over!

This show was fantastic, one of my fav comedy shows, anyone who has interest in politics or international relations should watch it. And agree with the take, it became a sad reflection of reality, not much of a satire anymore Lol

Thank you for giving some love to Veep. Please analyze Killing Eve 🗡️

Game of thrones character Cersei embodies Selina

One of the best comedies ever.

It's a double episode kind of day.

Richard for the Win!!!

Really good video.

The embodiment of pure avarice. Brilliant and terrifying.

One of the best ways hope is manifested as a motif is Richard fathering Selena's grandchild. His kind Presidency overshadow her political legacy, and his personal kindness wins over Selena's family and wins influence in her parental legacy.

i would argue that in the finale, Selina reveled herself to be a John McCain / Mitch McConnell / Paul Ryan / Ted Cruz type Republican who is more than willing to whore out anything and anyone of value, even their own souls, to someone as dangerously insane as a Jonah Ryan / Donald Trump.

I had to rewind that ending a few times to be sure you'd said "buck up"

Loved this insightful analysis. It’s hard to tell the difference between the sarcasm in Veep versus real life, that’s why it’s hilarious. Fascinating ending too. President Splett gave us a bit of hope for humanity. Long live Selina!

This is a global phenomenon affecting all major democracies of the world today.

I’d love to see an analysis of the thick of it - maybe about Ollies progression from lackey to Malcolm? Or the representations of the three key parties, and what their characters represent?

Man, that was fast! Part 2 up before I even finished Part 1! And also, as much of a monster as Selina was, let’s not forget she was probably the best choice among the worst, such as Tom James and Buddy Calhoun.

I just finished "Veep" for the second time, and needed a little context. While your conclusion, "Things can get better" is amusing (and likely, naive), the reality (a year after your post) is we haven't hit rock bottom yet. Perhaps this downward spiral is only getting warmed up. From what I have been able to observe, perhaps Tom James may find himself on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. after all?

You should make a video on the new season of Black Mirror!

Looks a great show.

I guess the question is now in their own little world, did Selina have to become as vicious as she did so that other women could even be considered as president... Much like Hilary had to do for her career... In the show the other women were able to go about it in better ways, but would they if they choice if it weren't for her becoming Veep in the first place

Wow.... never watched this show before. It's nice to see that it has an optimistic ending. I gotta find some opportunity to binge it sometime.

This was so good! I've never seen Veep but I really want to now. I'd love to hear your thoughts on a show that explores the moral complexity of politics in a very different way: Madam Secretary. It has the most realistically-written relationships I've seen in television, and as a result, some of the best drama.

we see how powerful the pygmalion effect is. even the state of oirnation depends on the beliefs of its people

you should do a video on the dan & amy relationship!

Is that Elaine?! FROM SEINFELD?!

I would love to see yall analyze broad city!!

I really consider this the best sitcom of this century. Nobody else could play that character like Julia.

Those Sneaky GOT Spoilers! Even in a video with no relation to the show.

Richard was the best character.

Great video as always! It will be great if you guys can talk about The Handmaid’s Tale season 3!

Omg Hugh Laurie?? Ill watch it!

Ok but they predicted the COVID vaccine response to a T...

MAKKYATO 12:53 You have to include that!!

Someone once said veep is about how she sells out everyone to be President, but gets nothing for it. The Tom Hanks thing is so LOL

Barry next?

Please do more veep vids! Please!

13:00 Richard Splett would probably never become president because he was too good a person. That's a problem Bernie Sanders had too.

Poor Gary

Yesss

everyone is literally the worst in the show especially selina. everyone except gary, richard and marjorie.

Funny because Selina is very clearly modeled on Hillary Clinton.

This show is brilliant. One of my favourite quotes is from the abortion episode "get the government out of my fucking snatch"

It's not the Era of Trump, it's the era o every person who enters into politics in the world.

Love this show, especially your "Breaking Bad" and "You know it's_____" episodes. How about a "Magnum PI" (Original show) breakdown? It stood out at the time for breaking every TV rule for the private detective. Instead of the gritty tales of the city, with a hard-drinking man-child detective who doesnt care about the broken hearts all over the city. Instead we get Hawaii, with the caring, warm lovable, sometimes goofy layabout detective. Instead of a standard cut out side characters, such as his underground connection, the loyal sidekick (usually a black guy or a kid) and a trusted butler/caretaker. His underground connections is a pint-size wannabe gangster, his sidekick is a successful businessman who often has to be guilted into helping and Higgens, who not only dont want him on the property, but is a caricature of old world upperclass male ideals that is completely out of place and outdated. Hope it might be something, just want you guys to keep making vids.

6:30 oh dayum

10:25 "mysoginism..." 😂😂😂

What's the name of the Billy Joel song playing? I really don't understand the lyrics.

Holy shit. Hillary Clinton was Selina Meyer all this time.