After taking over from series creator Armando Iannucci after season four, Mandel has spoken about his unique perspective in transitioning from a dedicated viewer of Veep to running the show. That’s why he and his writers — after no shortage of earlier season callbacks in the final episodes, most notably the Labor Day mystery hint — ended Veep with a callback to the pilot episode.
“I’ve said this since I took over — I was a fan of the show,” Mandel tells The Hollywood Reporter about the fitting farewell for Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). “I am truly a fan and I did the stuff as a fan that I wanted to see. Before this final season, I rewatched just about everything, especially the early episodes, and it was the opportunity to make that connection that I was very excited about.”
I am truly a fan and I did the stuff as a fan that I wanted to see. …I rewatched just about everything, especially the early episodes, and it was the opportunity to make that connection that I was very excited about.
Were we watching the same show?! Aside from the callbacks, the last few seasons were nothing like the early episodes!
Does anyone remember that deleted scene from 1x06 where that little girl asks Amy if she loves Dan and she says no but then Dan mouths “she does”??? YEAH ME TOO. DIDNT LIKE HER MY ASS. DAN 2.0 MY ASS.
And when Dan gets visibly jealous of Ed. Yeah, he never liked her.
was definitely the funniest and closest to Veep of the past but all finales have me so depressed afterwards. I wasn’t really too shocked with much of what occurred, due to the spoiler speculation over this past season, but… poor Gary. (Didn’t see that coming.) Also, we basically knew that DM wasn’t going to give us anything else with regards to Dan and Amy so I guess I came to have zero expectations in that regard but I’m not happy with Amy and ****. Dan’s future employment so fits him. He looked hot, as always. I enjoyed the callbacks and seeing an old friend from the White House. (Trying to keep things sort of vague.) Also, the scenes with Ben and when Selina was starting to say, “The incompetence in this office is stagger…” but stopped and realized she was all alone - they were the most touching. Loved the many callbacks throughout the episode.
Overall, good final episode but for me, the series ended when Armando left. The rest was just a bad AU fic that you’re too far in not to finish.
