It's not that Veep lost its sense of humor as it came to a close. HBO's Veep series finale ends seven years of former Vice President Selina Meyers' political ups and downs in America's cutthroat political landscape. Desperate to find a fall guy for her scandals with the Meyer Fund and illicit ties to the Chinese government (whom she actively courted to meddle in the election), Selina chose the best man(child) for the job: poor, naive Gary. That’s what this season is about. She’s not sympathetic toward others. Amy (Anna Chlumsky) ended up with Ericsson (Diedrich Bader)! Whereas in the Obama era, it exposed the hilarious callousness of America's political system; in the Trump era, Selina and her staff's incompetence and cruelty was no match for what was unfolding in the real world. 9:26pm PT In the end of the present-day storyline, Selina gets everything she has ever wanted and secures the presidency. Kent, his constant companion and polar opposite, chimes in: “The eighth time’s the charm!”. Nobody could accuse Veep of being a hopeful … Then Veep jumps 24 years to the funeral of the one-term former President Meyer. “He’s very bitter. The series finale of HBO's Veep showcases a ruthless uphill battle to the US presidency, resulting in some unfortunate and unexpected twists. Amy, whose conscience has suddenly returned to her body, gets on her knees to beg Selina not to pick Jonah. "You'd hate the flowers, but I brought the Dubonnet," he says while placing Selina's nomination lipstick on her casket in a heartbreaking moment. Finally, Selina is ready to accept the nomination, but one detail remains: A fall guy is needed to resolve the Meyer Fund situation. Before long, her competition begins stealing the nominations, starting with one of the more unexpected names in the race: Jonah Ryan, Selina's former White House liaison and long-running national embarrassment. This accidental statement of solidarity is barely a blip in the news cycle because of a terrorist attack at JFK—which, as Jonah’s luck would have it, is the work of a math teacher. Warning: This story contains plot details from Sunday’s series finale of Veep. Selina, dogged by stories about the shady dealings of the Meyer Fund (a parallel to the Clinton Foundation and other politically connected nonprofits), enjoys the boost (and more importantly, distraction) from her accidental bathroom activism. Despite her machinations, she's never able to get a strong lead on her opponents, one of whom happens to be Jonah "Jolly Green Jizz Face" Ryan, running on a platform of insanely idiotic intolerance and anti-vaccination. Unsolved Mysteries Updates: Who Is The Oslo Plaza Woman (& What Happened)? With Selina Meyer (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won six consecutive Emmys for her performance since the show's 2012 premiere) climbing the political ladder (then climbing down said ladder, then falling off of it repeatedly), Veep has effectively put a comedic slant on the dark side of democracy. (Game of Thrones continuing to do right by women everywhere.)