Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Veep Is A Creep
By M. Giant | Season 6 | Episode 15 | Aired on 03.25.2007
Back at the switching station that served as the drone pilot's virtual cockpit, Doyle is called in to speak with one of the forensic technicians. The tech for some reason asks everyone else to clear out at 8:08:55. Once he's alone with Doyle, he shows him a small computer chip that he found in one of the drone pilot's computers. Ignoring the obvious question of how he was able to find such a tiny but vital component in such a large collection of computers in so short a time, the tech gets straight to the point and explains what the chip is for: apparently, it allowed the drone pilot to remotely breach CTU security. And Nadia? She had absolutely nothing to do with it. Doyle makes an oopsie face. This of course raises the question of why the tech wanted to talk to Doyle alone. That question is quickly answered when the tech gloats about the position this puts Doyle in, since Doyle was such an asshole about Nadia earlier. "But I'm an asshole about everything!" Doyle protests. Actually, he says he was just following standard protocol, but the tech warns Doyle that this is going to bite him in the ass if and when Nadia sues. Doyle gets real quiet, but the tech says he has Doyle's back: "You took care of me in Denver and I still owe you for that." He hands Doyle the chip and says, "We're even now." That very second, an oblivious Kiefer comes in to say that they have a new lead on Gredenko, and that he's taking a team with him to follow up. Doyle says that he has to stay behind to "keep processing," and Kiefer couldn't care less as he heads out. Doyle looks at the chip in his hand and closes his fist over it, his expression serious. I don't hear any crunching. It's 8:10:23.
8:14:35. Wayne's not dead yet, but Sandra's watching him through the operating-room door like he might as well be. Karen comes up and asks how she's doing. Sandra hugs her, spouting clichés about how she can't believe it's happening, it doesn't feel real, blah blah. You think they knew each other before, or is Sandra just a really open person? Karen gets right to the point, saying that the Veep "is about to launch a nuclear strike against the Middle East." The entire region? Worse, he's got the whole Cabinet on his side, and nobody is listening to Karen, the sole voice of reason. That might be because she's loitering outside the operating room instead of doing her job right now, but whatever. Karen says that Wayne was "reaching out" to Middle Eastern governments (although he was actually just threatening them differently), and that the Veep is going against Wayne's wishes. To her credit, Sandra is quick enough on the uptake to realize that Karen wants Sandra's consent to have Wayne woken up so that he can put a stop to the Veep's madness. Sandra's resistant to the idea, but Karen insists as gently as she can that it's for the sake of the country. And, you know, the sakes of all the other countries that the Veep plans to melt, of course. Sandra complains that she doesn't want to lose another brother. Oh, why not? It's never more than a matter of time anyway on this show. Plus, if Wayne dies, Sandra gets to be elected President next, right? Seriously, with all the POTUSes this show has had, the only ones who actually won contested elections are Palmers. Karen insists that Wayne's in charge of the country, and that Sandra's the only one "who can give him the chance to do what he believes in...Ask yourself what Wayne would want you to do." Sandra rolls over and agrees to talk to the doctor: "And God forgive me if I'm wrong." For what it's worth, I already do.