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So happy! Been looking for MSec fanfic about this exact topic! I am beyond happy and selfishly want more of this! And it's so good! Thank you @writingmccord you are a gem!

The whole ride there, she wasn't even aware of the buildings going by her. She saw them, but all she could really see was the white in front of her eyes, the anger that built up more and more with every rotation of the SUV's tires. He better not be home, she kept telling herself, stuck on the idea that the archives are supposed to be consuming all his time and not some random, younger woman.

This younger woman didn't know him like Elizabeth does. She didn't know, surely, that he likes his bacon crisped so much that it's basically burnt in a normal human being's eyes. She didn't know that Henry used toothpicks instead of floss up until they started living together, only once Elizabeth told him the picks didn't have the same effect. She didn't know that Henry and his dad had come to blows so badly once that Patrick hit him, and that Henry still feels immense victim's guilt for that day because he knew his dad was wasted and he shouldn't have egged him on. She didn't know how Henry hums Springsteen songs when he grades papers, like "Born to Run" involuntarily comes out of his head.

She wasn't the mother of his children. She wasn't the one who knows the spot to rub to get Henry to relax his muscles after having sex. She wasn't the one who fretted over him being overseas somewhere in a desert, flying thousands of feet above the sand. She wasn't the one who was standing barefoot in the driveway with a milk-spattered tee and a baby in the crook of her arm, waiting for him to meet her and take the baby because she'd just simply had enough today and couldn't handle one more cry. She wasn't the one to listen to Henry, a big, strong, tough Marine, cry in the shower after his mother died.

This younger woman didn't know how he smelled after a run—not just sweat, but something earthy. This younger woman didn't know how he folded laundry: precise, methodical, a plan set out for every sock and underwear article known to the McCord home. This younger woman didn't know what the fear in Henry's face looked like when they had to rush Jason to the emergency room, strapping his two-week-old body to a little stretcher as they life-flighted him to a bigger and better hospital when he had RSV. This younger woman didn't know what it was like to watch Henry grow up from a young college guy to a man—to hold him at his worst, at his best, and all the chaotic and joyful days in between.

She didn't know any of that.

And with her fists balled up in her lap, Elizabeth realized the very idea of someone else walking beside him without earning it made her feel sick all over again. She didn't even know what the woman looked like, who she was or what her name might have been, but she knew she hated her existence already.

(continue with link above and don’t forget to leave a review bc my writer’s ego needs a boost sometimes😂❤️)

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Cheer up, Téa Leoni wants to eat your 😺

Ok, I'm cheered!

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TB to the days Tim replied to my tweets…🥺❤️

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Téa Leoni (aka Belinda Leopold) swears in Death Of A Unicorn (2025)

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They changed it! Thanks to everyone who submitted the request for source clarification or contacted Robb Report with me! Don't mess with T&T fans 🤣

I'm legitimately questioning my sanity now! It's not an AI generated article and it's actually quite a reputable magazine (life style magazine though)... "Former girlfriend" as in they broke up? Or as in: we've been married for years?

Shit, a clarification would be good! Anyone has anything?

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Fellow MSec fans,

A few weeks ago, I started a petition to bring back Madam Secretary. I know — it’s a long shot. But it’s not just about a revival (though we’d love that with Téa Leoni & Tim Daly). It’s about preserving something meaningful, something powerful, and something we’re clearly still talking about years after the final episode aired.

I was inspired by the buzz around the show leaving Netflix in the U.S. and hearing from fans all over the world — many of whom never had access at all or are paying a fortune just to watch. Some even resort to illegal sites just to rewatch their favorite scenes. (Yes, the love is that deep.)

This show gave us:

-a leader with heart and grit

-a marriage that felt real and strong

-and a sense of hope — that even in chaos, we can choose diplomacy, decency, and connection.

So let’s make some noise — not just to revive the show, but to keep it available, visible, and appreciated.

Because oceans don’t divide fandom. They unite us.

Join the petition, share your thoughts, and tag your favorite moments.

Petition link: https://chng.it/Cv7Lmw7m5C

Hashtags to use: #BringBackMadamSecretary #MSecrevival #WeNeedElizabethMcCord

More updates and campaign content coming soon. I’ll be posting regularly — fan edits, quotes, scene clips, and reasons why this show still matters.

Let’s bring back the Secretary.

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I'm legitimately questioning my sanity now! It's not an AI generated article and it's actually quite a reputable magazine (life style magazine though)... "Former girlfriend" as in they broke up? Or as in: we've been married for years?

Shit, a clarification would be good! Anyone has anything?

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Some screenshots from Facebook accounts, from different periods, about Tea and Tim sightings and other stuff (more Tea than Tim). I'm not sure if I've seen these things here on Tumblr, in any case, it's always good to see them again.

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Mondays suck, so here’s Elizabeth and Henry saying “babe” to each other 121 times.

(originally posted here but I figured y’all would enjoy it as well)

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That’s a wrap on Season 5! I’m so excited to see Téa here and can��t wait to watch OMITB soon!

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Téa and cast from Only Murders in the Building wrapping season 5

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Téa filming for the Orphan Myth documentary!💙

June 16, 2025

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This is an old interview with Tim Daly (September 2014), but it's really good, about his work throughout his career. I hadn't read it yet. About Madam Secretary, there's almost nothing, just a bit about how he was invited.

"what happened was that the script was sent to me and—I think they were, frankly, thrilled that I was interested in it, because they like me and I like them. I know Barbara [Hall], I was a fan of Téa’s, and obviously Morgan Freeman was involved [as an executive producer]. But I read it, and, you know, I needed to meet with Barbara, because the fear about something like this is that you become the male version of what we’ve become too accustomed to on television for decades, which is the supportive wife, right? And I didn’t want to be the supportive wife, only with a penis. But that’s not what this role is or what it will be, by any stretch of the imagination. Like an onion, Henry will have many layers that will be peeled back over the course of this series. We’ll learn a lot more about him. But I just liked him. Also, I loved that this was an opportunity to do something that, sadly, has become rare on television, which is to represent a really dynamic, vital marriage that’s working, that’s complicated and difficult, but you get the sense that these people are passionately, fiercely committed to making it work out. Despite all the complexities and troubles that may befall them, they’re going to have it be workable. And that’s good, because I do think it exists, despite the fact that, on TV, all the marriages are going to shit." (Tim Daly)

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Téa Gutter-Mind Leoni