After a strong opening episode that tackled one of the timeliest issues today, "Madam Secretary" is set to give the audience a glimpse of a different side of Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni) as she faces a crisis in Libya in the upcoming second episode.
The episode, titled "Off the Record," will show McCord working in Libya to help negotiate an end to its civil war. However, her work to save the world will take a backseat to a more immediate crisis that she will face, a car accident.
The secretary's car will be involved in a tragic accident, and a local girl who gets wounded will need her help to get urgent medical attention.
As a contrast to her globally consequential line of work, the show's protagonist will now need to focus on a single person in an attempt to save her life. There is no doubt that McCord will do her best in this situation, but it would be interesting to see if this change of scenery will catch her off guard and reveal the more nurturing side of her.
Additionally, the vehicular accident may bring memories of the car accident that took the lives of her parents. Only time will tell how the protagonist will hold up during this event, and how she will affect the wounded girl that she has to help.
Earlier this week, the series premiered its fourth season with an episode that tackled a very concerning issue in the real world today, fake news. McCord became the victim of a nasty fake report that accused her of being a murderer.
While the news sounded very crackpot, it was inevitable that many people still believed it, and McCord found out the hard way. The accusation was even broadcasted during her appearance at a talk show, and it was also revealed that 12 percent of Americans believed that the secretary was a murderer.
"Madam Secretary" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EDT on CBS.
