Relationships, whether they are political or personal, is not always sunshine and rainbows. They require a lot of communication and compromise. In this week’s episode of Madam Secretary, Elizabeth goes into the war zone in Libya to maintain peace. Then an unexpected accident occurred before the negotiations even began.
I applaud Elizabeth for fighting hard to ensure that the little girl, Aya, will live. Her motherly instincts were on-point in this episode as she pleaded with the arguing officials to help her save Aya. Though heart-warming, it’s not the same as Elizabeth using her political knowledge and prowess to get foreign powers to agree on matters of great importance. At least the secretary’s emotional plea worked, and the disagreeing parties agreed to sign the peace deal. Yay, no more civil war!
I also applaud Dmitri for finally coming clean about his opiate addiction to Henry at the CIA office. It takes courage to do something like this. Hopefully, the young man will check himself into rehab and begin the recovery process. I would hate to see him waste his life away like this when he is an essential part of the team.
The scene with Henry and Elizabeth having a paint fight is a complete contrast to Stevie and Jareth’s paint fight. The former started as an argument but turned into a playful fight between husband and wife. The latter, however, is a real fight. Jareth apologized for his behavior and even finished painting his apartment living room. I have a feeling that there’s a dark cloud looming over this particular relationship. Could this be a precursor to Stevie getting together with Dmitri? Will Henry even approve of it if it were to happen?
Side Notes:
When the doctor aboard the USNS Mercy Hospital ship told Aya’s parents that their daughter would live, I teared up a bit. I’m not one to cry while watching certain shows, but there are exceptions.
I was shocked that Elizabeth and her team survived the corkscrew descent into Libya. According to Henry, it’s kind of similar to a sharp turn that keeps going and going. That, and nobody’s throwing up. Kudos to all of you!
Dmitri’s behavior at the bar was uncalled for, as Henry angrily pointed out the next day. I get where Dmitri is coming from. He was kept in a Russian prison where he was tortured day in and day out. If I were in his shoes, I would yell at my colleagues too for being insensitive.
I felt sorry for Ted who had to do whatever Elizabeth told him to. Even if it meant breaking the rules. Kind of how like Agent Gallo is willing to do whatever Team Scorpion, or Walter, tells him to do.
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