Madam Secretary Review: A deadly virus breaks out and Jareth gets the McCord Seal of Approval

Terrorists, the last group of people that any country would want to negotiate with. In this week’s episode of Madam Secretary, however, it’s time to make a deal with the Devil (no, I don’t mean you, Lucifer even though technically you are the Devil) when a deadly virus breaks out in Maroua, Cameroon. Oh, did I mention that there are a group of innocent Nigerian schoolgirls being held hostage by the terrorist group Boko Haram?

When the episode began with a man named Chris Santumari, who was brought before the Boko Haram leader Hadi Bangote to be questioned, I thought for sure that the sword laying on Bangote’s lap was going to taste blood. I let out a sigh of relief when the terrorist leader let Chris go only to hold my breath again when the man collapsed in the conference room at the State Department as he accidentally contracted the deadly Marburg virus, which, according to the Great Google, is an acute form of hemorrhagic fever that often becomes fatal and is carried by African monkeys. Cue the people in the hazmat suits!

Meanwhile, Henry and the rest of team Murphy Station are having no luck in their mission to apprehend Disah. The compound that was discovered from the email that Hijiryyah had sent had no movement for a week. It looked like all hope was lost until it was revealed that there’s a secret tunnel connecting the compound to a nearby gas station. Then, just when the team was about to rid the world of Disah’s presence, one of the spies that Jose had found warned Disah that the Americans are onto him, thus allowing the world’s most wanted terrorist to once again escape from the long arm of the Law. Though not all hope is lost when an extraction team was deployed to retrieve Hijiryyah from the tunnel and bring her to America. Perhaps she will be willing to help bring down her husband once and for all.

On a lighter note, Chris was cured of the Marburg virus (thank goodness) and that Jay was also cleared with a clean bill of health. I also found the scene where Elizabeth got all Mother Hen on Jareth amusing. That and the scene where Henry was teaching Jareth how to throw a football. It looks like Mr. and Mrs. McCord approves of Stevie’s current beau given that her past beaus are not exactly up to par. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes when Henry whispered to Elizabeth “What’s happening to us?” When he followed his wife upstairs. Surely an intelligent religious scholar such as yourself can figure it out, Dr. McCord. Unless, of course, the comment was made in jest, in which case, I withdraw my sarcastic remark.

The ending scene with Elizabeth and Henry was highly amusing. The two were about to make out on the couch while they waited for the lasagna to finish cooking in the microwave when Stevie walked in with Jareth asking if her parents would join them for a bite to eat. I was shaking my head in amusement as I watched Elizabeth try to cover up the fact that there’s food being prepared (way to blow your mother’s cover, Jason McCord) on top of the whole almost being busted for making out on the couch like teenagers. Madam Secretary, don’t ever change who you are, ever.

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