Madam Secretary S5Ep3: The Magic Rake

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Minister Chen! Mike B! Sister Ann! A Tale of 3 Great Guest Stars and some sort of Magic Rake. Lian Dolan & Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap on comment on this week's episode.

Minister Chen storyline—

Fair work & Trade Agreement

Textile factories around the world

Factory safety meets fashion week. Bess is poised to be a killjoy

We learn about Minister Chen’s ambitions as well as Bess’s

CROSSOVER! Italian PM is JLD ex husband in Veep!

China unconstrained by labor & environmental standards. Duh.

Tariff overreaction—china

He hung up on Bess!!

Our man Chen is making a play for the top spot in China! Ooh!! Loved this.

Moving scene at the end where Chen—in his new suit—lays a wreath at the factory

Great dynamic between these two actors

MIKE B is back with the BESS EXPRESS!!!!! Love it!

Bess practicing law in the corridors of the courthouse

Volunteers help to single mother who is getting crushed by the justice system

Mike B Courtroom scene—let’s have one of those every show.

That’s not the way the system is supposed to work…

Criminal Justice Reform! ! Not SEXY. Loved Mike B’s Face

Sister Ann

Out of the blue—a Nun shows up in Daisy’s office as she is truggled with a weighty issue

No way she gets through State Dept Security

Nuns class wins Civics award—but Bess’s trip to Italy means they won’t get to meet SoS

Sister Ann implore Daisy to be a role model for black & brown kids

Daisy gets a meaty scene about her fear and unease of raising a black daughter in a country where white nationalists are rising

She gets two great speeches—one about her fear the other about hope.

Everybody hugs the nun.

Fantastic to see Daisy get some screentime

Lighted cabinets in the kitchen! Is that new?

Binders Full of Blouses

The Black Bra Situation

I feel Bess needs some new blouses

The Suit—was great

Crop Top Alert on Allie. She is exactly the right age for that look. Adorable.

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