You see, those jokes are funny but pre-Armando Selina would never have said them because she wasn't about outright bullying her daughter but about 'inadvertently bullying her daughter by forcing her to do and say things by pretending their were in her daughter's best interest'.

So the Order of Succession is:

But her tits! So creamy and firm! Don't they deserve your sympathy?

I, for one, certainly hope the 'finish line' is not in sight - and that this talk of winding up the show is just manouevring by the two show runners for more money. Properly handled, this should could run for ten more years, growing up with the actors.

"given that he could at most only act as president until the House breaks its stalemate."

I kind of agree - but mean-spirited in a very shallow way whereas before it was acid but there was a point and purpose to the bite that were in service to thye storyline.

That's true. I recently sat through - and enjoyed - all four seasons, but it did show that Selina is actually a vile person. No talent except an indomitable selfishness and ability to deliver bland pap at a moment's notice. (That's not to say she's not a great comic creation and that Julia Louis Dreyfus doesn't…

Yes, but that's the funny thing, they do!

I think you can certainly tell the difference:

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Every song sounds the same as all the others, and they sound like the ones on the albums before.