‘Veep’ Review: High Stakes Bring Out Selina Meyer’s Worst

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the rest of the cast find new ways to be brutal

When your show is about the vice president, there’s one obvious way to raise the stakes.

“Veep” clued us in last year that the current third season, which debuts Sunday, would center on Selina Meyers (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) running for president. Would you believe it brings out her worst qualities?

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Meyers’ crew of desperate underlings are a de facto family, because they don’t have time for real ones. Actually, Mike (Matt Walsh) is trying to make one, in the most awkward way possible.

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