Madam Secretary 307 : Tectonic Shift

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters with their weekly recap of the CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni, Tim Daly & Eric Stoltz Tectonic Shift but could have been called Complicated Relationships US and Venuzuela Bess and Will Nadine and the wife of the man she had an affair with       US v Venzuela   Earthquake in Venezuela—and everyone in the govt is dead.  Good because leader is Dictator who hates US Bad because his son, who is even crazier, wants to be in charge A humanitarian mediac group is first on the ground—but gets taken hostage as a bargaining tool to get the US to recognize the nutty son So—in an incredibly timely but- the White House produces a fake newscast that only the nuty dictator can see—while putting their guy in charge as the legit president   Nadine and the wife of the man she had an affair   For backstory—Nadine had an affair with her boss, the previous SOS He died suddenly- hence the appointment of Bess But then he was disgraced post-humously when it was discovered he had some sketchy dealings with ???? So the affair is an open secret at DOS, but now Nadine is confronted by Arabell, the wife who wants to find out about the property manager on their Venezuelan ranch Why do we care? Because Nadine and Arabelle have some juicy face-off scenes to answer the question—should I tell her or not   Bess & Will   Flashback— Car accident and we learn that will was in the car but Bess wasn’t because she was studying and didn’t want to go for ice cream Flash forward—now will is a war zone doctor who leaves his own family- a wife and child- to go to a war zone at the drop of a hat. They are relocating to DC to have a normal life. The McCords are thrilled, but Will is not. He watches earthquake report like a junkie.  We get some male bonding with Dr. Eric Stoltz  and Henry—eating yogurt and drinking sparkling water. They discuss giving up that adrenaline rush of serving the country. Nice moments for Tim Daly But we know that dr. eric will enevr taje the office job—he needs to be in the field His British wife and daughter seem to be spending a lot fo time off camera and doing laundry But Bess is able to drill down—and she learns that her mother was alive fro a few minutes after the accident and Will’s need to save people in rooted in that experience Some touching sister brother scenes But Will takes off anyway—and Bess rushes off with the security clearance to save him   Binders full of blouses   Solid blouse—the blue, the white Great blue earrings Dress down Daisy and Nadine But special commedations to the many many cargo looks of Will, aka Eric Stoltz. Aka my boyfriend   The cargo pants, the cargo bags, the brown corduroy blazer that is so 1983!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.