Tonight at 10p on USA Political Animals ends its limited run on such a high that I am declaring it one of the finest hours of television ever.
The episode starts off with Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver) writing her resignation as the Secretary of the State to the President. As the show goes on she hands that hand written note to President Garcetti (Adrian Padar) who tells he won’t take it. That is because he wants her to run with him as his Vice President and he asks her to consider his offer. Now she must decide be his #2 or to run for the top position in the US. By the end of the show she will make a decision about her political future and it is one that will make you beg USA Network to bring this show back for more shows.
The letter also comes into play when her good son Douglas (James Wolk) makes a copy of that letter and gives it to newspaper reporter Susan Berg (Carla Gugino). He tells her this is it and he can no longer betray his mother and his fiancee after their one night stand together. Feeling his guilt, he breaks down and tells his mom he is the leak. Elaine will have to decide what she is going to do with him. Their confrontation will leave you speechless.
But not as much as the one between Margaret Barrish (Ellen Burstyn) and her grandson TJ (Sebastian Stan) who she fears will go back on drugs if he leaves the house. If Burstyn doesn’t win the Emmy next year for this role, there is seriously something very wrong with the voters.
As excellent as all of the above is, it will fail in comparison to what happens halfway through the episode. That moment is a game changer and shows us just how brilliant this show is. The writing, the acting, the whole series it general reminds you and me that television can be great and we need to support shows like this.
So please makes sure to watch this admirable show tonight on USA at 10p and tell everyone you know to do the same. I promise you, you will be as blown away by it as I was.
And USA, please please please pick up Political Animals for a another season next year and make it a longer one too. You can show those other networks that you are Emmy worthy. This show is that good.
