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in veep we have selina's party and then the opposition party, selinas party is represented with blue and they're pro abortions (kind of) and pro clean jobs etc etc and then the opposition party is blue and presumably against all this stuff, but then jonah runs as veep for the blues w/ his platform of being anti "muslim math" and shit, which leads me to believe that politics in veep dont have a democratic-republican binary as we understand it. technically they dont really talk about things being liberal or conservative in it either right? so that spectrum cannot really be used to categorize political stuff either.
anyways we know the broad strokes of history are the same, ww2 happened, ww1 happened, major figures like hitler buddha lincoln washington whatever they all existed
veep also takes place in the same universe as the thick of it and in the loop so thats something, there is also a primary party and then the opposition party in the thick of it so i will look into that
anyways there is something fundamentally different about the veep universe than our world even pre-canon and i intend to get to the bottom of it 🫡
Guys, I'm rewatching The Thick of It, and normally when I watch it I'm going all gooey-eyed over Malcolm, but can we just... can we talk about Jamie for a minute here?
So the first time you see him he just looks short, which makes no sense as Paul Higgins is actually 5'11. Peter Capaldi is around 6' and Chris Addison is 6'2, so maybe he just looks smaller by comparison, or possibly because he rarely stops actually moving when he's stood up so it's hard to properly see.
Anyway, this short, fluffy headed little guy turns up with these ridiculous big blue puppy dog eyes and a cheeky grin that looks like it belongs on a bloody schoolboy, and the next thing you know he just explodes out of nowhere with this insane amount of energy and rage that, frankly someone should be calling a therapist for because clearly this boy is holding on to some feelings, and then before you know it he's back to that mischievous little look on his face and tbh I think I need help.
The best of Jamie - In the Loop
Jamie McDonald, you are an adorable force of nature and I love you.