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This piece contains spoilers for the series finale ofVeep.
By then we just said, No, its Selina Meyer, says Iannucci.
Thats who she is.
Selina Meyer was indeed like no one else.
She hated men Im used to dealing with angry, aggressive, dysfunctional men, i.e.
The American people work hard for a living, okay?
They dont need that kind of bullshit.
Selina Meyer was certainly feminine.
She cared about her shoes and her lipstick choices.
(That floral dress she wears in the finale?
But her behavior is what could be described, in stereotypical terms, as male.
She lies and acts with no regard for ethics; the only principle she follows is, Me first.
In the early seasons, Selina doesnt, exactly.
Even her campaign slogans New.
Her core group now consists solely of colleagues who ultimately give no shits about her.
The last episode ofVeep, which is called Veep, can be described rightly as a cautionary tale.
On one hand, theVeepfinale is a commentary on and reflection of where things stand in American politics.
But on another, its a pure fantasy.
There is no way a woman could do all the things Selina does and be embraced by the public.
Its hard to imagine that working out in reality.
Even the idea of two women running against each other for president is impossible to fathom in real-life America.
And if you think that comparison is unfair, I refer you to this weeks latestreal-life-imitating-Veepmoment.
Thats partly because Louis-Dreyfus is playing her.
Louis-Dreyfus did that, moment after moment and episode after episode.
She didnt make Selina likable.
She made her fascinating.
What the fuck are you?
Something you might say about a hysterical woman, but we can do it from a womans perspective?
Mandel liked that idea.
When they filmed it, he gave her the line, Shes so emotional, the she being Tom.
Selina says it wryly to the old white senator shes meeting with when Tom interrupts them.
Then Louis-Dreyfus ad-libbed, This is why we need more women in office.
This is not how anyone should treat another person, in politics or anywhere.
Literally no one should do the things that she does.
