I enjoyed Henry in action last week and it looks like we’ll be seeing more of that. At the beginning of the episode he got offered a great teaching job at the National War College. He would be teaching future military leaders about the potential enemies beliefs and religions. If that doesn’t sound exciting enough, he may have some covert assignments too.
This job offer came directly from the President’s office. When Henry didn’t accept right away, Russell came to visit him to persuade him to take it. He said Elizabeth would be fine with it, which she already made pretty clear earlier. Then at the end of the episode when he’s about to say something, she says good, your going to take the job, you should take the job. Not what he was going to say right then, but yes he is taking the job.
I’m so excited to see Henry in action more. Which is a little funny since I was so happy about there being a powerful woman on the show, but this is even better, a powerful team.
Once again this week Elizabeth was having to smooth things over. President Dalton had just finished a deal getting Greece out of their debt crisis and one of his own former cabinet members takes hostage of Greece’s antiquities. It made the U.S. look bad and it wasn’t good after all the other scandal the country has seen. After this incident Greece pulled out of the deal.
Apparently members of Conrad’s party are asking him not to run for reelection, which was something Elizabeth was unaware of. Conrad was feeling defeated and giving up.
There was more going on than just the Greece crisis and his reputation being tarnished.
Back in D.C. Stevie got a call from an old friend, one who likes to pop in and out of her life. Arthur is a little jealous at first when she mentioned it was a guy, but told her to go have lunch with him. It seemed strange that he said have lunch at his house, until you realize it’s the president’s son. They have lunch in the White House, bowling.
Harrison had just got out of rehab. He assumed his dad would have told her mom, but she was unaware of what was going on with him. They said they were going to hang out more, but he won’t return her calls after their lunch.
Arthur over hears Stevie’s message to Harrison and made a good guess that the friend just got out of rehab, classic behavior of fading in and out, and that it’s the President’s son. Arthur told Stevie what ever happens, it isn’t her fault.
Stevie got worried when an ambulance is called to the White House for a staffer.
She called her mother to see if she could find out any information about Harrison. Elizabeth didn’t know anything, but realized why Conrad was feeling so down, his son was in trouble.
So Elizabeth spoke with Conrad telling him she feels for him and Harrison and reminded him of the man he is. She told him about the speech he gave her and her colleagues on September 12. She still believed they could fix this.
While Elizabeth and her team are desperately trying to find something on Quinn, the guy you took hostage the sculptures, Blake is out drinking with other staffers. I thought he might be on a recognizance mission for Elizabeth, till he gets arrested for public urination. His coins didn’t fit into the public bathroom, so he urinates into a bush. Nadine picked him up at the police station very angry. Then she was annoyed with Secretary when she found out he was on a mission for her. Him getting arrested really threw me off.
Nadine doesn’t like that Elizabeth keeps things from her and wants to be let in, Elizabeth doesn’t believe it would work if everyone was read in.
Blake found out that Germany was planning a secret meeting that was taking place right then. Elizabeth ran to stop the President from leaving and they crashed the meeting.
The German Chancellor was not happy to see them. Conrad reminded them that they aren’t all perfect and they needed to work together to solve this crisis.
Elizabeth had finally solved the antiquities problem. Her team couldn’t find out any dirt on Quinn, but apparently the sculptures make a lot of money. So they are going back to the Smithsonian to be on display till the debt is paid. This smoothed everything over, on the antiquities front at least.
Once again Elizabeth saved the day and soon we’ll be able to Mrs. and Mr. McCord saving the day.
Next week a Russian submarine goes missing and a mistake may send them to war. Take a look at the promo:
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