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Madam Secretary Recap 321: The Seventh Floor May 09, 2017

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The Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni and Tim daly. And on this week's episode, we get Stephen Sondheim and Joni Mitchell! Plus, lots of screen time for the behind the scenes lives of all of the people that populate The Seventh Floor at the Dept of State.

But furst... BLAKE OPENING MONTAGE WITH SONDHEIMMMMMMMMMM From Company—Bobby, Bobby… Blake, Blake.Blake He runs! He has a cat! He calls his mom on the way to work! Love you. Gotta go. Bye. Let’s talk about the overarching storyline—freeing an American Journalist from the Sudan. He was imprisoned 6 years ago and is now dying with TB. Over the years, DOS has monitored his status but has not been able to do anything. But the story is told through the lives and eyes of all the folks on the 7th floor... Blake - We all need one. A selfless assistant to a powerful person who loves his cat, his mom and his position. Nadine- the best. Everyone’s confidant. Her scene with Mike B- fantastic Daisy- oh no. Pregnant and we don’t find out until the end – but we all know it’s the Spy in Accountings baby Matt- a little bit of writers block- but I loved the way he got himself out of it. Exactly what writers do. Jay- woo-hoo! Good thing Jay got that couch last week! And Finally Elizabeth… smaller role, but always the emotional ceneter of the show. Light bulb moment? Check. Prfessional demeanor at all times? Check. Best Boss Ever vis a vis her conversation with Daisy? Check. At the end when they are all standing there together—very nice moment. Binders full of Blouses RIP Daisy’s cute dresses. Blake’s natty suits.

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Madam Secretary Recap 320: Extraordinary Hazard May 04, 2017

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Jay's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year ends in kidnapping! No wonder he's so pale. #MadamSecretary Recap

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary called Extraordinary Hazard.

Jay gets kidnapped by a lonely Georgian Arms dealer who just wants love and respect As Julie suspected, the private security firm was in on it all the time And for some reason, Jason thinks a balloon ride is the way to Piper's heart But, really, don't we all just want to throw something at Jay's soon-to-be-ex-wife's head?

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Madam Secretary Recap 319: Global Relief Apr 26, 2017

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Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni Somalia—on the edge of famine and in the middle of cival wars springing up between rival factions. Former DOS employee now working on Global Relief0 tries to negotiate cease fire, then gets taken hostage. State decides to work with Russians arms dealer to negotiate food drop. Ruh-roh Doomsday cult. Henry on the case, henry off the case, something happens in Oregon because that is always the most likely location for any rogue cult, henry cooks dinner on crutches, Henry remembers he is a religion professor and cracks the case… so he’s back on the road to Damascus. It’s Acceptance Season! Alison is awaiting word from Fashion/Design school and Stevie is awaiting word from Harvard Law. And Bess is obsessively checking out second choice schools , looking for silver linings like the “onmipreneur program’ at the fictional BAIRD College.

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Madam Secretary Recap 318: Good Bones Apr 18, 2017

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Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan of the satellite Sisters review the CBS drama Madam Secretary episode from April 9, 2017 called Good Bones But first, Julie fills us in on her personal connection with Kyrgystan On the Diplomatc Front: Human trafficking, a kidnapped American, the denate over paying ransom, using Hollywood stars and a botched mission leads to a collective existential crises On the Homefront: Paralley storyline about Jason and Noodle and the perception of young women On the Duck Dynasty Front: An entire intelligence community and Henry is the one that ends up driving a bomb around DC with 2 busted legs… Binders full of Blouses: Edie Sedgewick dress! How many white coats does she have? Want to read the New York Times piece with Barbara Hall? Right here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/arts/television/political-tv-in-age-of-trump-shonda-rhimes-scandal-veep-madame-secretary-house-of-cards-hbo.html?mabReward=&_r=0 For information on the International Women of Courage, click here:

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Madam Secretary Recap 317 : Convergence Mar 28, 2017

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Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the most recent episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary.

This episode was called convergence and yes, we had the doomsday storyline and the CIA mole storlyline coming togthere. But really, I think for most of us, it was the convergence of Cupcake Wars and Tim Daly’s broken legs. Storylines: The search for the CIA mole and the missing stinger missiles and a guy that was clearly inspired by Ken Bone. In the middle of this storyline, we get a mob lawyer who barges into Bess’s house somehow and she watches a lot of Cupcake Wars. Duck Dynasty Doomsday—Ian the agent we don’t really care about is being drugged. But WhatEvs. Then Henry gets shot at and we finally get the answer to how with the writers include Tim Daly's actual broken legs into the show. The extinction of the Black Rhino in Nambia—Bess puts out a challenge for all DOS empolyess: come out with an out of the box solution. An analyst on the global health desk rises to the challenges and it involves Viagra. Erection jokes follow. Father- son storyline about building henry’s childhood toy and Jason joining in, but only as he wants. By watching YouTibe videos and reporting back. A few observations: I don’t trust Captain Baker. Something about her. Loved the scene where Bess promoted the young woman who came up with the Viagra solution. Nadine and Mike B—let’s see more of that. Binders full of blouses: We had a lot of repeats this week which is how real women dress, so that’s cool. Julie loved the fresh eyewear.

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Madam Secretary Recap 315: Break In Diplomacy Mar 14, 2017

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The Satellite Sisters recap the CBS Drama Madam Secretary. Break in Diplomacy.

Let’s play "Who’s the inspiration?" Hmm, let's see. Who were the writers at CBS drama Madam Secretary thinking about when they wrote this episode? This was a serious episode featuring serious themes about a world leader known for being a rough-around-the-edges narcissistic businessman who ran an unusual campaign. He has a history of lewd behavior and corrupt business dealings plus unusually close ties to a country that was a former foe. OK. Guess.

If you guessed the Phillipines, you guessed right! Actually, that is the reputation of the ACTUAL president of the Philippines. Storylines:

Sock It To Me, Bess or Let Them Eat Drones

The Singapore Exchange – a meaningful territorial accord with Asia Pacific. She ends up getting in a fist fight with the Philipine leader, forcing her to decide – like every woman ever—whether she should she say something about an attempted assault. But she can only make this decision after digging into what appears to be the biggest bowl of cereal ever poured. Jay Undercover Bess gets her CIA on and enlists Sadsack Jay to investigate the suspicious death of Kevin from Accounting, a deep cover CIA agent. Turns out Jay is pretty good at spycraft and uncovers Kevin's real mission. Duck Dynastys Goes to the Devil We are rejecting this storyline on the grounds that Henry seems in way over his head. But we don’t trust Ian and his neck tattoos. Not one bit. Binders Full of Blouses: The star of the show—the Carolina Herrera dress Bess wore for seemingly 36 hours across the Pacific and back without a wrinkle. The Orange Pussy Blouse—again, a political statement???? The Theory White Trench - impractical color but we want one.

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Madam Secretary Recap 314: Labor of Love Mar 07, 2017

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Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan discuss the latest episode of Madam Secretary: Love, heartbreak, Peace & Poison! What an episode! It's called Labor of Love and it had it all. This show looked like it was going to be a schmoopy episode about young love, new love and love lost—until EVERYONE DIED!!!!

Storylines:

Love is in the Air—until it’s totally not!

The Romeo and Juliet of Colombia show up in America to sign a peace treaty and a trade deal. Unforatunetly, they don’t really love each other.

Soledad—the first person to actually be inspired by one of President Dalton’s speech, goes runaway bride and hides out at STEVIE’s apartment.

Meanwhile, the future of Acai and Quinoa are in the balance? What are we going to eat in California if this deal doesn’t go through…

Jay’s storyline. Have you heard the one about the three wonks that goes running in puffer jackets?

Finds out his wife is actually having an emotional affair with his best friend—thanks to Blake’s Dateline techniques

Daisy’s Storyline: I think we can all agree that Daisy should stop dating guys from work.

First—no kissing in the office

in the meantime:

Duck Dynasty goes to the Devil—ugh. I had sort of forgotten about Henrys latest undercover mission—infiltrating an extreme Christian group with a former military guy.

I will never look at neck tattoos the same

I think Henry should never do this job again. I gotta say, he’s not very good at it!

And then at the end—everything GOES NUTS!!!!

Drowning!

Poison!

CIA?

Binders full of Blouses:

On point with another good black ties dress with sparkle neckline.

Henry’s Tux

Nadie’s white silk blouse of many buttons and bell sleeves

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Madam Secretary Recap 313: The Beautiful Game Jan 31, 2017

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This week on Satellite Sisters Talk TV, Lian and Julie recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary episode The Beautiful Game. Three storylines Iran/Isreal Peace Deal Nobel Nomination vs. Madam Sexy-tary Personal Toll of grueling diplomacy work First—a shout out to Tim Daly who was in a serious skiing accident at Park City—Julie notes leg featured First storyline: Iran/Isreal Well guess what? A complicated middle east peace plan falls apart over major negotiating points like recognizing Isreal’s right to exist and the acknowledgement of Isreal’s nuclear program. But I think we really have to note that bess tries HYGGE to seal the peace deal—the Cozy Lifestyle at Camp David! It fails but didn’t you want to cozy up before the fire in your woolen sock, drink glog and forge peace in the Middle East. That doesn’t work, but soccer does! Second Storyline: Sexy Magazine photo spread undermines Secretary’s professionalism. And it REALLY BUGS Bess. Well, maybe if she stopped wearing black lingerie under white blouses! Good and timely storyline… Finally, POOR JAY Touches on the personal lives of the staffers occasionally and I like those storylines. Burn-out is real in DC and it must take a very difficult toll on couples, new parents. Jay’s wife has had it… Henry’s weird storyline—all I have to say is that Henry gets into a lot of life threateneing situtaions for a theologian. Binders full of blouses Red Puffer Coat Daisy’s dress

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Madam Secretary Recap The Detour Jan 16, 2017

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What an Amazing Race on Madam Secretary! Starring the Secretary of State, a Doomsday Cult Figure and Nadine's Plum Blouse. The Satellite Sisters Talk TV with their weekly recap of Madam Secretary. This week, Season 3 Episode 12 called The Detour. But it could have have been called The Amazing Race. Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan weigh in on the latest episode. Three teams start off in opposite directions but they all finish back in the McCords kitchen. Not really, but you know what we mean. 3 teams! One Team goes to Africa on a dilapidated plane with one engine and the Chinese in pursuit One Team goes to the Department of Defense and tries to pull rank One Team goes to Crazytown with a Doomsday Cult Race between The US and China to partner with various Africa nations on windfarms. With the US doing it to promote sustainability and education and China in the race to exploit oil leases. MSEC, Blake, Daisy and the Under Secretary take off in old plane with a doubting press corp. Nice moment at Girls STEM camp. MSEC waxes rhapsodic about Math. But China on their heels. Bess wins the gamesmanship but loses the PR Battle. Special shout-out to the moving scene at the slave fort between Daisy and Tonya Pinkins—a history lesson and more on MK weekend. Very nice moment! Race to the DOD for parts Nadine and Matt race to the Pentagon to plead fro spare airplanes parts. Nadine, overconfident because of her fabulous blouse, tries to convince an Air Force Colonel that somehow the speechwriter outranks the military man. Race to Crazytown When the FBI says, I’ll be there in 5 minutes, do you have to let them in? Henry is back on the trail of a doomsday cult he once hunted down. One of the cult members is selling bombs to ISIS. Cult Guy claims to be a radicalized Islamic terrorist but Henry gives him the “are you islamic test” and he fails miserable. Henry's Theory: Cult Guy setting up end of the world standoff between the west and isis. Everybody in the truck!!

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Madam Secretary Recap: Gift Horse Jan 09, 2017

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The Satellite Sisters recap the CBD drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. Gift Horse Written by head writer Barbara Hall Called Gift Horse but could have been called Kitchen Sink because we got: Mongolian Horses Russian Hacking Questionable Election Results Horse Trading for Cabinet Positions Poetry, Physics and the Meaning of Beauty The Dao of Tech Guys Walking Desks Inaugural Fashion Intern nightmares Black Dog Station Returns So MANY SUIT JACKETS! The Applebys Paradox And the Manure Offensive But really, what stunned me most was one of the last shots when it occurred to me that Stevie and her fiancee Jareth look like twins! Like serious twinning! Hard to know where to start, so I put together an Inaugeral To Do List for this episode: Confirm Election Results Find Dress Pick up the Poet Return Horse And in the end: The Poet delivers The tech guy gives up the intel The gadfly Evans goes back to PA Bess wears Blue The horse finds a home Binders full of Blouses: Great white pleated blouse Lots of suits in the opening scene. Every McCord Suits Up More drop earrings

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