Veep season 2 builds toward its inevitable conclusion

Season 2 of the Julia Louis-Dreyfus vehicle, Veep, builds inevitably toward her decision to split with POTUS (the president is never named, nor seen) and run for president herself. The last episode is a terrific back-and-forth as she struggles with her decision, sending each of her staff members into a frenzy, each reacting differently but each one immediately looking out for self - loyalty to a boss in politics can evaporate in 2 seconds. A particularly strong episode in season 2: the TV crew visit to Veep in her home, a seemingly puff-piece feature interview that turns at various times extremely nasty when the interviewer (Allison Janney) drops a few provocative questions. Entire episode filmed in one location, all interior, and very smartly cut from interview footage the the various prep actions of both the news crew and the Veep staff. Consistently, this series gets the personalities and the predicaments right - exaggerated for comic effect, of course. JLD carries the show, w/ her malicious smile and her wilful blunders, but the supporting cast, each a type: the steely and dead-serious scheduler, the affable and rumpled media guy, the smooth and ambitious top aide, the equally ambitious but maybe just slightly yearning for a life of her own chief of staff, the idolatrous personal aide - all will be instantly recognized to anyone who's been around elected officials and their entourage.