Veep
Hostages
Season 2, Episode 3 · Aired 2013-04-28
Synopsis
As a hostage crisis in Uzbekistan heats up, Selina and Secretary of Defense General Maddox have trouble getting on the same page at their joint appearance at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico. Sue testifies at a congressional hearing on governmental efficiencies; Dan and Gary jockey for the Veep's ear.
In the series
This episode is part of Veep (2012–2019) on HBO.
D.C. as a humiliation machine — Julia Louis-Dreyfus at full weaponized competence.
Key cast
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
- Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
- Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
- Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock
- Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan
- Reid Scott as Dan Egan