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Were still alongway off from figuring out what Wendy Rhoades did to cause Mike Princeto break stufflast week.
Also not helping matters is Princes intentional lack of chemistry with his colleagues.
The fledgling Rebel Alliance?
Its too soon to tell with ten episodes left.
Axe Global is a modest operation, with chip-off-the-old blockGordie Axelrod heading up Daddys block-chaindivision.
Understandably, hes wary of their unannounced visit, and accuses them of gathering intel for Prince.
Poor Dave Mahar ends up the real loser in this story, though.
Meanwhile, Mike Prince spends the episode courting a hotshot campaign manager named Bradford Luke.
But first, lets unpack Chucks scheme-of-the-week, because its a fun one.
Chuck meets with his longtime friend and colleague Solicitor General Adam DeGiulio atthe Dead Rabbit.
Just a friendly drink?
Not where Chuck Rhoades is concerned.
Its former attorney general Waylon Jock Jeffcoat!
The guy who got Chuck fired from SDNY in the first place!
As soon as Chuck is reinstated at his old job, hell have Jock released.
Clancy Browns 30-second-long belly laugh felt more like a stand-in for the fatiguedBillionsaudience here than anything else.
is dying to know how Chuck made this happen.
Apparently, all it took was a gorgeous new pair of black leather cowboy boots gifted by Chuck himself.
That and, Im assuming, assurance that Jocks loving commentary would be for DeGiulios eyes only.
But Axes final answer is, It aint me, babe.
Wags: Foreign citizenship is meaningless if the U.S. government goes to shit.
Which brings me back to Axes head-scratching parting words: Advising his pals to help Prince get elected.
expression is simply golden.)
That is, prove theyre a traditional married couple.
And that means if Mr. and Mrs.
Prince want to live in the White House, they need to ride the monogamy train to get there.
Never mind Lukes double standard here: The American people cant accept a first couple with an arrangement?
One could argue you cant even run for president in this country without at least onesex scandal.
This scene is a blast from the moment Luke confronts Andy and Prince about their unconventional marriage.
The best touch was how Corey Stoll immediately removes his arm from around Piper Perabos shoulders after theyre caught.
The way they racked their brains for names was straight out of Samantha Joness playbook.
Its a frightening image.
Clancy Brown played sadistic prison-guard captain Byron Hadley in the movie version.
