Veep season 4, episode 3, “Data” airs tonight at 10:30 p.m. on HBO. Selina hosts her first annual Easter egg roll at the White House.
On last week’s episode of Veep, it was Selina’s first state dinner and Gary took it upon himself to try and make everything perfect for the president. Naturally this only leads to trouble and Gary not only ends up spending a bit more money than he should, but also manages to remove a treasured Native American painting from the White House. Selina was not too please and took it out on poor Gary in one of the more emotional scenes of the series.
It was an amazing performance from Tony Hale, whose face revealed the hurt and anger his character was going through as Selina told him he was unimportant. The audience is well aware that Gary is Selina’s backbone, but it’s been hard for the Madame President to recognize it for herself. Until, that is, the mysterious Labor Day incident is brought up and she begins to see that Gary is, in fact, more important in her life that she originally said.
Read the official synopsis for ‘Data’:
“When the personal details of a previously anonymous girl mentioned by the president are leaked, Selina’s team tries to find a scapegoat for the data breach. Catherine tells Selina she wants to support an anti-bullying campaign; Dan tasks Jonah and Richard with buying fireworks for a campaign rally. While Mike is about to make a dreadful error at a press conference, the president hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll and reads a story to the assembled kids.”
Watch the promo and a clip from tonight’s episode:
