Zitzilla storms Wall Street in the Veep Season 5 premiere.

Veep Season 5 Episode 1

How zit going for Selina Meyer?

And in politics, riding shotgun as vice president is by no means the same as being co-pilot.

He somewhat respectfully declines his appointment to economy czar after Zitzilla clobbers Wall Street.

The oval office workers are desperate enough to convene a symposium on race.

Dreyfus plows the depths of vanity to its shallowest points.

She sacrifices her face for 48 hours of photogenic flexibility.

Even when they are a direct order for a snack.

Gary is the master of the misread and yet he ends the night blowing on Selinas face.

But everyone on the show misses hints.

Amy and Selina are on the same wavelength.

Ben is Selinas only real take-charge worker.

Sue (Sufe Bradshaw) is completely in charge, so it is only hers to give away.

Kent (Gary Cole) can read numbers and knows the appropriate pronunciations for a number of words.

But Ben can lie on command with absolute conviction and throw someone under a bus at a moments notice.

Bill Ericson not only gets his promise vetoed, he is the very public sacrificial lamb of political convenience.

Jonah says and it this tiny half a line outlines his entire character.

He misses everything by justhatmuch.

While most of the missed hints come from incompetence, some of them come from subterfuge.

Dan Egan (Reid Scott) is at his best when hes on the ropes.

He brings casual disregard to a new level.

The documentary feel of the series keeps the series feeling casual and fresh.

Kevin Dunn brings another kind of spontaneity to his role.

The dialog is packed with punch lines and setups that play with the form in a very intricate way.

But it always feels fresh and somewhat improvisational.

A majority of the laugh lines arent even funny on their own.

They are mundane sentences that are brought to life by the delivery.

ButVeepnever falls into routine schtick.

Well, maybe the step counter, that was a little distracting and kind of unnecessary.

Mikes not really known for his attention span.

He keeps it elastic so he can always count in plausible deniability.

Catherines (Sarah Sutherland) camerawork should take care of the chance of deniability in the future.

This student documentary is going to bite the Pimple of The United States right on the ass.

She sees the worst side of the administrations behavior.

I might be wrong, but exit polls dont lie.

The daughters voice can shatter bullet-proof glass and its going to blow a hole in the Meyer presidency.

There is a simple but predictive exchange in Stanley Kubricks filmDr.

Strangelove, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

Morning After is funny, allVeepepisodes are funny, but it doesnt feel as funny as it usually does.

This time, I still laughed while watching, but not hard enough to make me rewind.

There is nothing wrong with the premise, delivery or writing.

The episode is paced as solidly as any in the series.

They are very consistent in their laugh per minute ratio.

Maybe it has something to do with the exit of Armando Iannucci.

Morning After was written by David Mandel and directed by Chris Addison.

Rating:

4 out of 5