‘Madam Secretary’ season 2 spoilers: Elizabeth takes on the Russian government

There are times in which “Madam Secretary” has notes of “Homeland” or “The West Wing” in what it brings to the table. For the upcoming October 18 edition of the show, though, we would say that it may be a little bit of “Homeland” and “The Americans” at the same time mixed in. We’re not flashing back in time, but at the same time, we are also going to get a chance to see what happens when things get tense between Elizabeth, President Dalton, and the Russian government.

The title for this hour is “The Rusalka,” and the synopsis below offers up a few details right now all about what you can expect to see:

“Elizabeth and President Dalton’s administration are met with hostility while trying to deal with the Russian government. Also, Dmitri (Chris Petrovski) is kidnapped and interrogated about being a Russian spy.”

Hopefully at around the time we near the end of this episode, we’ll get a larger sense of how this story is going to impact everyone and their lives moving forward. We do know based on the synopsis for the October 25 episode “Waiting for Taleju” that some of the tension is still going to remain; plus, there’s a significant Stevie story in there as well:

“Elizabeth finds herself pushed out of the President’s inner circle after she disagrees with his response to the growing tension with Russia. Also, when incriminating photos of Stevie and Harrison surface, Elizabeth and Henry must deal with the aftermath and try to protect their daughter from the media.”

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