Veep

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Season 5
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: May 6, 2012
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 131 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 131
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 131
  3. Negative: 9 out of 131
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  1. haveanopinion
    Jun 14, 2016
    5
    The TV Guide review has it right. Something is wrong this season. I have seen seasons1-4 at least 10 times and loved, loved the witty dialogue one would imagine really goes on in DC. Season 5 has Selina so mean and unapproachable with endless vulgarity. The C-word episode seemed like a contest among the writers on how many times they could say it in 24 minutes. I see now that the directorThe TV Guide review has it right. Something is wrong this season. I have seen seasons1-4 at least 10 times and loved, loved the witty dialogue one would imagine really goes on in DC. Season 5 has Selina so mean and unapproachable with endless vulgarity. The C-word episode seemed like a contest among the writers on how many times they could say it in 24 minutes. I see now that the director (or someone big) has changed and it really shows and shows poorly. This was my favorite series and season 5 is no Emmy contender. It's just not fun to watch anymore.… Expand

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10
#10 Best TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    May 2, 2016
    70
    Veep doesn’t have as many pointed one-liners as it did in the past (could the absence of creator Armando Iannucci be the reason?) but it still boasts a cast that’s as sharp as ever. The addition of John Slattery as a possible love interest is clever, but some installments get bogged down by a parade of guest stars trying to share a bit of the fun.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Apr 28, 2016
    60
    The pressure [from the recount] brings out the worst in characters who have never shied from revealing their basest natures. Unfortunately, it also brings out the clumsiest in the show's writers, straining to one-up their own breathtaking cynical vulgarity with jokes in need for a rewrite. [2-8 May 2016, p.18]
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Apr 25, 2016
    90
    Its fifth season is in fine, familiar form.
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