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4-23 2003.05.14 |
Breathe Regular Sorkin waltzes out and sticks us with a Republican President. Like we don't have enough real-life problems in that department. Dude, that's just harsh. |
| Ep. | Title | Air/Pub'l | Author |
| 4-23 Recap |
Breathe Regular Twenty Five - Sorkin waltzes out and sticks us with a Republican President. Like we don't have enough real-life problems in that department. Dude, that's just harsh. |
2003.05.14 2003.05.16 |
Deborah |
| 4-22 Recap |
X Marks the Spot Commencement - Zoey Bartlet is missing. And so are five suspected terrorists. |
2003.05.07 2003.05.10 |
Deborah |
| 4-21 Recap |
It's a Godawful Small Affair Life on Mars - It turns out that on Joe Quincy's first day as Associate Counsel, he has to bring the Vice-President to his knees. Aw, not like that! Grow up. |
2003.04.30 2003.05.02 |
Deborah |
| 4-20 Recap |
The One Where a Sniper Shoots at the White House Evidence of Things Not Seen - A lone sniper fires shots at the White House, barely missing C.J., Toby, and Will, and resulting in an immediate lockdown. The international crisis du jour is a downed U.S. spy plane in Kaliningrad. And could Matthew Perry's casting be any more of a ratings grab? |
2003.04.23 2003.04.24 |
Deborah |
| 4-19 Recap |
Fear of Flying Angel Maintenance - There's a technical problem on Air Force One, so POTUS, some of his staff, and a bunch of White House reporters are stuck in the air while it's sorted out. The rest of the staff members worry on the ground. Meanwhile, five American soldiers are killed in Kundu because of a computer error. |
2003.04.02 2003.04.04 |
Deborah |
| 4-18 Recap |
Gag(s) Rule Privateers - Amy's off to a rocky start as Abby's Chief of Staff when she has to try to stop a foreign aid bill from passing with an amendment instituting the abortion gag rule. Toby's set up by a "friend" who's trying to escape criminal prosecution for knowingly committing federal crimes. And, uh, look out for that temperate glacier! Hope your SUV has a flotation device. |
2003.03.26 2003.03.28 |
Deborah |
| 4-17 Recap |
Sam Sells Sea Shells By The Seaborn Red Haven's on Fire - He likes long walks on the beach, dodging questions about the Democrats' tax plan, and losing. |
2003.02.26 2003.02.28 |
Djb |
| 4-16 Recap |
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service The California 47th - Bartlet and his staff go to California to show support for Sam's campaign in its crucial final days, while delaying the announcement of a controversial tax plan that would hurt Sam's chances. Back in D.C., Will tries to cobble together a speechwriting staff out of interns while Leo and Fitz manage the military operations in Kundu. |
2003.02.19 2003.02.21 |
Deborah |
| 4-15 Recap |
March of the Wooden Soldiers Inauguration: Over There - Jed decides on a new approach to foreign policy. Danny finds out about the reversal of an Executive Order which would have made Sharif's assassination illegal. Jack makes a damaging comment to Danny's researcher and Donna takes the blame for it. Will is appointed Deputy Communications Director. |
2003.02.12 2003.02.14 |
Deborah |
| 4-14 Recap |
A Thoroughly Unimportant Country Inauguration, Part I - In the week leading up to Bartlet's second Inauguration, the staff wrestles with the speech, especially the language on foreign policy and the use of force. In the Republic of Equatorial Kundu, tribal violence and civil unrest have suddenly intensified, and the agenda appears to be genocide. Jack Reese follows a Presidential order and gets reassigned to Italy, causing Donna great distress. |
2003.02.05 2003.02.07 |
Deborah |
| 4-13 Recap |
High-School Senior Moment The Long Goodbye - C.J. returns to Dayton for her twentieth high-school reunion and a visit with her father, who is in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's. She gets it on with old high-school friend Matthew Modine. |
2003.01.15 2003.01.17 |
Deborah |
| 4-12 Recap |
Votes and Goats Guns Not Butter - The staffers struggle, but fail to secure votes for a $17 billion foreign aid bill. Will's hazing continues. Danny's still hot on the trail of the Shareef assassination coverup. Charlie gets into some hot water showing off for Zoey. C.J. arranges for a goat to have a photo op with POTUS. |
2003.01.08 2003.01.10 |
Deborah |
| 4-11 Recap |
Silent Night? On This Show? Holy Night - Toby's dad, formerly in the Jewish Mob, shows up for a Grudgingly Special Christmas. |
2002.12.11 2002.12.17 |
Omar G |
| 4-10 Recap |
Dishonourable Discharge Arctic Radar - Sam packs up, but not before indulging in some matchmaking between Will and Toby. Everyone's got an opinion on a female fighter pilot under arrest for disobeying an order to stop having an affair with a colleague, but you really only hear from the men. Josh and Donna drag Sparky into their middle-school drama. |
2002.11.27 2002.11.29 |
Deborah |
| 4-9 Recap |
WTF? Swiss Diplomacy - Most likely to be remembered as "The One Sorkin Didn't Write." |
2002.11.20 2002.11.22 |
Deborah |
| 4-8 Recap |
POTUS Interruptus Process Stories - The staffers continue with their election-night celebrations, or try to. Sam decides to run in the California 47th. Toby smiles more in one episode than he had during the entire first term. |
2002.11.13 2002.11.15 |
Deborah |
| 4-7 Recap |
Day of Jubilee Election Night - Bartlet wins, as his MS gives him increasing trouble. Sam realizes with increasing trepidation that he may actually have to run for office in California. |
2002.11.06 2002.11.08 |
Deborah |
| 4-6 Recap |
Run, Sam, Run! See Sam Run! Game On - Jed wins the big debate. Sam's made up his mind to make a new start, and he's going to California with an aching in his heart. |
2002.10.30 2002.11.01 |
Deborah |
| 4-5 Recap |
Having My Babies Debate Camp - Andy's pregnant. With twins! And Toby's the father! There's some other stuff, too. |
2002.10.16 2002.10.22 |
Deborah |
| 4-4 Recap |
The Fortune-Cookie Candidacy The Red Mass - Amy and Stackhouse both fold and throw their weight behind POTUS. The Israeli Foreign Minister's plane is shot down as retaliation for Shareef. The FBI apprehends the KSU pipe bombing perps. Bartlet's staff struggles with the number of debates to have, and Charlie mentors a surly youth. Josh gives Donna a pretty good excuse to call him an idiot. |
2002.10.09 2002.10.11 |
Deborah |
| 4-3 Recap |
The One-Eyed Man Is King College Kids - Jed and his posse lawyer up. Debbie Fiderer is hired despite being a whackjob. The FBI corners the pipe bombing suspects. The staffers cope with an unfavourable district court decision. Amy and Josh struggle. C.J. rocks the vote, and looks damn fine doing it. |
2002.10.02 2002.10.04 |
Deborah |
| 4-2 Recap |
The Road Not Taken 20 Hours in America, Part II - Josh, Toby and Donna struggle to get back to Washington. The Qumar situation grows more complicated. Pipe bombs are set off at an Iowa swim meet. Mallory puts in an appearance. And Jed finally fills Mrs. Landingham's position. |
2002.09.25 2002.09.29 |
Deborah |
| 4-1 Recap |
"Didn't Vote For Him The First Time. Don't Plan To The Second Time." 20 Hours in America, Part I - Josh, Donna, and Toby get left in Indiana while campaigning. Sam has to staff POTUS; Leo and Fitz worry about the Qumar problem; and C.J. tries to recruit a Big Brother to replace Simon. |
2002.09.25 2002.09.27 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
The Gospel According to Sorkin The West Wing Script Book: Six Teleplays by Aaron Sorkin - A review of The West Wing Script Book: Six Teleplays by Aaron Sorkin. Perhaps not quite as good as a bunch of scripts about pilgrim detectives, but it'll do until that comes along. |
2002.07.09 2002.07.09 |
Deborah |
| 3-22 Recap |
It's All In The Execution Posse Comitatus - Political assassinations might not be wrong, C.J. might not be allowed to have a boyfriend ever, and Amy might just be the most annoying woman in Washington. All this, and Shakespeare, too. |
2002.05.22 2002.05.26 |
Miss Alli |
| 3-21 Recap |
Bring It On We Killed Yamamoto - Jed, Leo, and Fitzwallace declare war on terrorists. Sam declares war on Big Sugar. Amy declares war on the concept of political compromise. North Dakota declares war on South Dakota. |
2002.05.15 2002.05.17 |
Shack |
| 3-20 Recap |
Never Look a Gift Moose in the Mouth The Black Vera Wang - The stalking of C.J. continues, because we need time for her to build romantic chemistry with Simon. Sam inadvertently creates some very bad press for Bartlet by giving a secret attack ad developed by the GOP to the wrong guy. The defense minister of Qumar won't be attending the Folsom Street Fair anytime soon. Donna is haunted by the desiccated corpse of Bullwinkle. |
2002.05.08 2002.05.13 |
Shack |
| 3-19 Recap |
The Bodyguard Enemies Foreign and Domestic - C.J.'s being hunted. |
2002.05.01 2002.05.03 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
POTUS is in the House The West Wing Meets Architectural Digest - Martin and Janet Sheen live way better than you do. Hell, the wastebaskets on The West Wing sets live better than you do. |
2002.05.02 2002.05.02 |
Deborah |
| 3-18 Recap |
And the Olive Represents the Electoral College Stirred - The martini becomes an unusual choice for metaphor as a couple of potential crises -- an accident involving uranium fuel rods and a decision whether to punt Hoynes as vice-president -- fail to crack the...uh...ice of chaos and...uh...water down the liquor that is our great nation. Or something like that. In other words: a whole lotta shakin' isn't going on. |
2002.04.03 2002.04.06 |
Shack |
| 3-17 Recap |
The Truth, and Other Nuisances The U.S. Poet Laureate - Aaron Sorkin confuses the definition of "artist" with "entertainer," "smug" with "smart," and "critic" with "fan," among other things. |
2002.03.27 2002.03.30 |
Shack |
| 3-16 Recap |
Voulez-Vous So�ler Avec Moi? Dead Irish Writers - A stirring tribute to America Junior. Or not. Maybe just FLOTUS's birthday party. It's ass-tastic! |
2002.03.06 2002.03.08 |
Deborah |
| 3-15 Recap |
Chess: It's What's for Dinner Hartsfield's Landing - While things heat up between China and Taiwan, Bartlet mentors Sam and lectures Toby using the miracle of chess. C.J. tries to take on Charlie in a practical-joke war, and loses badly. Josh orders Donna around like a mule, and Donna takes it. |
2002.02.27 2002.03.05 |
Glark |
| 3-14 Recap |
Those Who Do Not Night Five - Jed has an incredibly dull therapy session, Toby and Andy have a shouting match, C.J. gets involved in a futile attempt to rescue an abducted reporter from the Congo, Donna's offered a job at an internet startup, and Ainsley resurfaces to slap around non-lipstick-wearing forms of feminism. |
2002.02.06 2002.02.08 |
Deborah |
| 3-13 Recap |
How Now, Butter Cow? The Two Bartlets - Bartlet wins the Iowa caucus to no one's surprise; C.J. and Toby disagree about affirmative action; Josh and Amy move ahead in their relationship; Leo and Josh handle a protest in Vieques; Toby and Jed go a round in the Oval Office; Sam visits with one of the Funnel People. |
2002.01.30 2002.02.02 |
Deborah |
| 3-12 Recap |
Sam, Sam, the Sunshine Man 100,000 Airplanes - Not so much, really. It's State of the Union night, and Sam is real sad...about a lot of things. |
2002.01.16 2002.01.18 |
Deborah |
| 3-11 Recap |
Fall With Grace H. Con - 172 - Jed finally steps up. |
2002.01.09 2002.01.11 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
Crutching Teacher, Hidden Psychic The Dead Zone - The scariest thing about this is probably Christopher Walken's hairdos. |
1983.10.21 2002.01.03 |
Deborah |
| 3-10 Recap |
Adeste Fideles Bartlet for America - Who da man? If your answer is anyone other than John Spencer, go stand in the corner. |
2001.12.12 2001.12.14 |
Deborah |
| 3-9 Recap |
How Now Mad Cow? The Women of Qumar - C.J. seethes over the government's willingness to make a self-serving deal with the fictional misogynist regime of Qumar; the administration faces the threat of mad cow disease; and Josh confronts the issue of global sexual trafficking. |
2001.11.28 2001.11.30 |
Deborah |
| 3-8 Recap |
The Butterball Hotline The Indians in the Lobby - There was something of an episode in here, but it turned out to be mostly a PSA about undercooked stuffing and a big-ass product placement for Butterball. |
2001.11.21 2001.11.22 |
Deborah |
| 3-7 Recap |
Sounds Worse Than It Really Is Gone Quiet - Deborah thinks this one will be referred to as either "The Submarine Episode" or "The One Where C.J.'s Too Sexy." |
2001.11.14 2001.11.16 |
Deborah |
| 3-6 Recap |
In For A Penny, In For A Pound War Crimes - Everybody's working on a Sunday, as Bartlet and Hoynes talk turkey about gun control and the re-election campaign; Toby takes the junior staff to task over a leak; Donna is deposed by Cliff and then must ask Josh to help her out of a lie; Sam investigates the elimination of the penny, and Leo learns a stunning truth about his past. |
2001.11.07 2001.11.09 |
Deborah |
| 3-5 Recap |
This Hot Pumpkin Soup Could Use Some NaCl On the Day Before - The President's veto of the estate-tax repeal is endangered; Batman and Robin must come to the rescue. Josh neutralizes a potential threat to the Bartlet campaign. Leo and Nancy manage the international crisis du jour: a suicide bomb kills ten in Israel, including two Americans. Donna 'fesses up about Cliff. Abby's sick. And even if she doesn't carry around a copy of the Periodic Table of Elements, C.J. kicks ass seven ways to Sunday. Are you getting tired yet of hearing that, yet? Neither is Deborah. |
2001.10.31 2001.11.02 |
Deborah |
| 3-4 Recap |
Now With 17% More Pedeconferencing! Ways and Means - C.J. plays the press like a piano, Donna gets a date with a cute guy (no, not Josh) but just can't catch a break, Josh and Toby work on an estate-tax problem, Sam and Connie perform Sam's biannual quasi-mating ritual, and the White House fiddles while Wyoming burns. Oh, and everybody gets subpoenas. |
2001.10.24 2001.10.26 |
Deborah |
| 3-3 Recap |
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Manchester, Part II - In the second part of the season opener, a field trip to Bartlet's stunning farmhouse in bucolic Manchester culminates in a long-overdue and inadequate apology to the staff, followed by a hotly debated speech we don't get to hear. |
2001.10.17 2001.10.19 |
Deborah |
| 3-2 Recap |
"Abortions for Some, Miniature American Flags for Others!" Manchester, Part I - The season opener puts an end to the unbearable suspense by announcing Bartlet will run again. Now there's something to talk about other than "Isaac and Ishmael." |
2001.10.10 2001.10.12 |
Deborah |
| 3-1 Recap |
A Very Special Episode of The West Wing Isaac and Ishmael - Anvilicious! |
2001.10.03 2001.10.05 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
The Fall Doesn't Have to Kill You Talk: "The Crack-Up" - Aaron Sorkin's had a wonderful, terrible year. When it rains, it pours... |
2001.09.01 2001.08.28 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
"A Medium-Sized Nightmare" The American President, Part II - Part II of The American President focuses on the personal and political complications that ensue when the widowed President takes up with a cute lobbyist. |
1995.11.17 2001.08.24 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
"Dig it, Ms. Wade: You're the President's Girlfriend!" The American President, Part I - It's just like the show, only Martin Sheen is playing the wrong character. Somehow, Deborah bravely soldiers on in order to provide you with this Extra. |
1995.11.17 2001.08.22 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
"The Next Truthful Moment" The West Wing on The Charlie Rose Show - Aaron Sorkin and several members of The West Wing cast drop in on PBS's Charlie Rose. They're all very entertaining and adorable together. Just like on TV! |
2001.08.02 2001.08.02 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
"I Drive Around L.A. and Try to Make People Like Me" "The Secret Life of an Actor" - Bradley Whitford submits to a pretty nice profile written by his brother for Esquire. Who better to reveal some choice goodies about Whitford? |
2001.06.18 2001.06.18 |
Deborah |
| 2-22 Recap |
Rose Garden of Gethsemane Two Cathedrals - It's not King Lear or The Book of Job, but it's as close as you're going to get on primetime television. |
2001.05.16 2001.05.23 |
Deborah |
| 2-21 Recap |
This Is The Dawning of the Age of Sagittarius 18th & Potomac - This is the one just before the one where the crap finally hits the fan. |
2001.05.09 2001.05.12 |
Deborah |
| 2-20 Recap |
But We've Got Surprise On Our Side, Right? The Fall's Gonna Kill You - Josh, C.J. and Sam find out about the President's MS. We don't see any of that, though. |
2001.05.02 2001.05.04 |
Deborah |
| 2-19 Recap |
Bring It On Bad Moon Rising - Jed and Leo consult White House Counsel (Oliver Platt) in an effort to determine whether Jed has perpetrated an enormous federal crime in hiding his relapsing remitting MS from the American public. Josh and Donna battle over whether to give Mexico $30 billion, and a ghost from Sam's corporate law past returns to bite him on the ass. |
2001.04.25 2001.04.26 |
Deborah |
| 2-18 Recap |
A Discussion For Serious Men 17 People - Toby's world is turned upside down when his curiosity about Hoynes's behaviour forces Leo to tell him about Bartlet's relapsing remitting MS. For some comic relief, Sam and Josh recruit Donna and Ainsley (and Larry and Ed, and deborah finally figures out which is which) to help punch up a speech. But how much funny can you bring in an episode without C.J.? |
2001.04.04 2001.04.06 |
Deborah |
| 2-17 Recap |
Dad, You've Got Mail The Stackhouse Filibuster - When a Democratic Senator decides to stage a filibuster just prior to a recess, it not only screws the staff's weekend plans but forces them all to sit up and take notice. |
2001.03.14 2001.03.16 |
Deborah |
| 2-16 Recap |
Pardon Me Somebody's Going To Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail - Sam's and C.J.'s worlds are turned upside down. |
2001.02.28 2001.03.02 |
Deborah |
| 2-15 Recap |
Smoke 'em If You Got 'em Ellie - When the Surgeon General decides to state that marijuana isn't all that great a health risk, it unleashes a PR nightmare. As if her opinions didn't create enough problems for the administration, Jed's middle daughter Eleanor inserts herself into the situation, forcing Jed to confront their problematic relationship. |
2001.02.21 2001.02.24 |
Deborah |
| 2-14 Recap |
With Friends Like These, Who Needs Anemones? The War At Home - Joey finally gives Josh his polling numbers, but Josh is disappointed in them. As a bonus, Joey spells out Donna's interest in Josh. An angry left-leaning Democratic senator tries to tear Toby a new cornchute, but Toby is unscathed. And Ainsley manages to make the most of a second opportunity to humiliate herself in front of POTUS. |
2001.02.14 2001.02.16 |
Deborah |
| 2-13 Recap |
Blame it on the Bossa Nova Bartlet's Third State of the Union - The President makes his third State of the Union address, and hits it out of the ballpark in just about everybody's opinion; everybody, that is, except his wife. Joey Lucas returns to run the critical polling effort and bug Josh; Donna tries to play matchmaker to no avail. As usual, behind the scenes, Leo's trying to quietly manage an international crisis. Ainsley finally gets to meet the President and manages to completely embarrass herself. What a surprise! |
2001.02.07 2001.02.09 |
Deborah |
| 2-12 Recap |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary The Drop In - Lord John Marbury returns! In other news, Toby screws the enviromental lobby and Sam in one fell swoop; C.J. screws a comedian-Democrat (no, not like that); and Leo and his missile shield are just plain screwed. |
2001.01.24 2001.01.25 |
Deborah |
| 2-11 Recap |
Breakfast in America The Leadership Breakfast - A bipartisan breakfast that's intended to be a benign photo opportunity turns into a political mess as Toby makes a bad deal in his desperation to generate substantive debate and action. |
2001.01.10 2001.01.12 |
Deborah |
| 2-10 Recap |
Take Me to the Pilot of Your Soul Noel - Months after the shooting, Josh finally starts to come apart at the seams, as his colleagues watch him with increasing concern. Leo forces Josh to spend a day being deposed by a psychologist in the form of Adam Arkin. C.J. returns Nazi loot to the daughter of a man who died in Auschwitz, and Toby overcompensates for previous years of weak Christmas spirit by inundating the lobby with Christmas music. Jed and Leo deal with a minor crisis involving a suicidal fighter pilot. And the President sends a lot more Christmas cards than you can imagine. Special bonus: concert by Yo-Yo Ma! |
2000.12.20 2000.12.14 |
Deborah |
| 2-9 Recap |
Fresh Icelandic Mink Whale Meat With a Side of Green Beans Galileo - The night before a televised classroom session revolving around a spacecraft that's exploring Mars, it turns out that there's a major communications failure. While everyone waits to see whether the event can go forward, Toby and C.J. manage a tempest in a green beanpot, Josh weighs the issues involved in getting a potentially controversial stamp approved, Sam and Mallory finally speak, and Leo and Jed give the Russian ambassador what for. |
2000.11.29 2000.11.30 |
Deborah |
| 2-8 Recap |
A Turkey Wing And A Prayer Shibboleth - It's Thanksgiving at the White House and everybody's got a lot to do. C.J. is the Thanksgiving cruise director, as she puts it, and must choose which turkey gets a Presidential pardon and which turkey gets the shaft. Leo, Josh, Sam, and Jed must handle a situation involving Chinese refugees seeking religious asylum. Toby tries to get Leo's sister installed in a political position no one else wants her to occupy, and Charlie is on a mission that's more significant than he realizes. No Danny, no Mandy, no Ainsley. |
2000.11.22 2000.11.24 |
Deborah |
| 2-7 Recap |
The Quarterback of Notre Dame The Portland Trip - On a night flight to Portland, Toby and Sam wrestle with a speech the President has to deliver in the morning, and C.J. is made to look like an idiot more than once. Back in Washington, Leo handles an incident of potential oil smuggling, Josh tries to convince a gay Congressman that he shouldn't support the Marriage Recognition Act, Donna dates a "local gomer" in a stolen dress (on Donna, not the gomer) and Ainsley suffers in...well, not "silence," exactly. |
2000.11.15 2000.11.16 |
Deborah |
| 2-6 Recap |
Lame Duck Soup The Lame Duck Congress - We follow the staffers through yet another long day of meetings, arguments, and politicking as they consider calling a lame-duck session of Senate to push through the Test Ban Treaty. C.J. and Danny are not on the best of terms, having reached something of an impasse with their potential relationship. A maverick reformer from The Ukraine shows up drunk, insisting on seeing the President, and becomes Josh's project. Donna yammers about workplace-related RSI injuries, and tries to cause a minor mutiny among the assistants. |
2000.11.08 2000.11.09 |
Deborah |
| 2-5 Recap |
Initiation And It's Surely To Their Credit - Ainsley Hayes -- the new Republican lawyer in the Democratic White House -- gets hazed by her new boss, and by a couple of dorks in the Communications Office. (No, not Sam and Toby! Yeesh.) Sam beats up on them for her. Sam also tries to mastermind a way for Josh to sue the people who are responsible for his shooting, but Josh isn't so sure he wants to do that. C.J. tears a new one for a retiring three-star general who's planning to trash-talk the President on his way out the door. And Jed tries unsuccessfully both to record a radio address and to have sex with his wife. Um, Not at the same time. |
2000.11.01 2000.11.02 |
Deborah |
| 2-4 Recap |
In This White House In This White House - "Ainsley nervously asks Mr. Scream, 'I'm sorry, did I overreach?' Mr. Scream chuckles and rudely fails to answer her question, choosing instead to lean over Sam's shoulder to note, 'This one might know something.' Sam mutters to himself, 'Please, oh, please, let them not be watching.'" |
2000.10.25 2000.10.25 |
Strega |
| 2-3 Recap |
The Midterms The Midterms - "Josh says, 'It's called the theory of everything.' Catchy name. We fade up on C.J.'s office as she asks, 'Is it comprehensive?'" |
2000.10.18 2000.10.18 |
Strega |
| 2-2 Recap |
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II - "We see a little diner called the Dixie Pig. I wondered if this was supposed to be some sort of comment on neo-Nazi crackers from the southern U.S." |
2000.10.04 2000.10.04 |
Deborah |
| 2-1 Recap |
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I - "Amidst flashing lights and sirens, the President and his staff are being driven away from the shooting site." |
2000.10.04 2000.10.04 |
Deborah |
| Extra |
Squeaky Clean Squeaky Clean - I looked forward to preparing a humorous essay regarding the article. A summary of its points, with some additional sarcastic commentary, and perhaps a few cheap shots at Rob Lowe, would provide the legions of The West Wing fans with some much-needed new reading during the long, hot summer reruns. |
2000.06.19 2000.06.19 |
Strega |
| 1-22 Recap |
What Kind Of Day Has It Been What Kind Of Day Has It Been - "Some thought it would fit in nicely with the folksy atmosphere of a town hall meeting; others thought it wouldn't be presidential. Can I trust you all to read nothing into it, other than I've been talking for two hours and it's a little hot under these lights?" |
2000.05.17 2000.05.17 |
Deborah |
| 1-21 Recap |
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics - "Shouldn't it be 'damned lies,' rather than 'damn lies'? It would look better on the title card that way, too." |
2000.05.10 2000.05.10 |
Strega |
| 1-20 Recap |
Mandatory Minimums Mandatory Minimums - "Jed's sarcastically asserting that they better have mandatory sentences, because judges can't be trusted to dispense justice, and we better have term limits, because voters can't be trusted to recognize corruption, etc. Jed adds, 'When the playing field is leveled and the process is fair and open, it turns out we have term limits: they're called elections.'" |
2000.05.03 2000.05.03 |
Deborah |
| 1-19 Recap |
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet Let Bartlet Be Bartlet - "The Prez snaps, 'Can we get this godforsaken event over with so I can get back to presiding over a civilization gone to hell in a handcart?' Mrs. Landingham suggests that his mood is being affected by his diet: 'You don't get enough roughage.'" |
2000.04.26 2000.04.26 |
Strega |
| 1-18 Recap |
Six Meetings Before Lunch Six Meetings Before Lunch - "Toby bellows, 'Fifty-one yea votes is what we see on these screens before one drop of wine is swallowed, because there's a little thing called what, Bonnie?' Bonnie dutifully answers, 'Tempting fate.' |
2000.04.05 2000.04.05 |
Deborah |
| 1-17 Recap |
The White House Pro-Am The White House Pro-Am - "The anchor asks if the nameless company they've been discussing knows that some of its workers are children. Abby says, 'If they don't, then they're criminally negligent. If they do, then they're simply criminal.'" |
2000.03.22 2000.03.22 |
Strega |
| 1-16 Recap |
20 Hours in L.A. 20 Hours in L.A. - "Toby says, 'The two of you understand we're going to be in California for one day?' C.J. replies that there's tanning time between two and four, and Donna adds, 'And I have sensitive alabaster skin.'" |
2000.02.23 2000.02.23 |
Deborah |
| 1-15 Recap |
Celestial Navigation Celestial Navigation - "C.J. asks why Mendoza refused the breathalyzer. 'Because he's a crazy man who's out to ruin my life,' Toby answers." |
2000.02.16 2000.02.16 |
Strega |
| 1-14 Recap |
Take This Sabbath Day Take This Sabbath Day - "Sam's asking if the guy is guilty. Bobby avoids the question, trying to draw Sam's attention to that fact that his client killed a couple of drug kingpins. Sam: 'You want me to argue it was a public service murder?'" |
2000.02.09 2000.02.09 |
Deborah |
| 1-13 Recap |
Take Out the Trash Day Take Out the Trash Day - "Mandy says, 'They are coming, I'm just not sure we're going to want them there.' Mandy explains that she flew to St. Paul to visit the Lydells and that the mother is fine, but that the father 'doesn't say much.' C.J. snaps, 'Their son was just murdered, Mandy. Did you want him to wear a campaign button?'" |
2000.01.26 2000.01.26 |
Strega |
| 1-12 Recap |
He Shall, From Time to Time... He Shall, From Time to Time... - "Josh says that the Prez looks unwell. C.J. sips her coffee and agrees. Josh asks, 'Are his glands swollen?' 'Damn!' says C.J. 'You know what I forgot to do today? I forgot to feel the President's glands.'" |
2000.01.12 2000.01.12 |
Strega |
| 1-11 Recap |
Lord John Marbury Lord John Marbury - "Military Guy confirms that the naval contingent consists of two CVEs and four destroyers. Sweater-Vest asks where they're going; Military Guy replies, 'Pakistan.' Full Uniform Guy says, 'I'm sold. Let's brief the COs.' Sweater-Vest dials the phone; behind him we can see the Washington Monument lit up in the darkness." |
2000.01.05 2000.01.05 |
Deborah |
| 1-10 Recap |
In Excelsis Deo In Excelsis Deo - "Mandy 'Toepick' Hampton tells C.J. where the carolers, tree, and Prez will go. The carolers will wear both Dickensian costumes and Santa hats. One assumes that the Prez will not." |
1999.12.15 1999.12.15 |
Strega |
| 1-9 Recap |
The Short List The Short List - "Donna can't understand how Josh could not notice such a loud noise and he says that he just didn't, because he's been 'on the phone for the last hour trying to seal a deal to fill a seat on the Supreme Court, so, you know...'" |
1999.11.25 1999.11.25 |
Deborah |
| 1-8 Recap |
Enemies Enemies - "POTUS announces that he's a national parks buff, as if Josh and all the rest of us had not clued to that by now, and bets that Josh didn't know that. Josh offers that he didn't but that he's not surprised. The Prez wants to know why he isn't surprised, and Josh replies evenly, 'You're quite a nerd, Mr. President.'" |
1999.11.17 1999.11.17 |
Deborah |
| 1-7 Recap |
The State Dinner The State Dinner - "Josh follows C.J. out, and tells her that Hurricane Sara is headed for the Georgia/Carolina coast. As they enter the communal office, Sam pops up behind them and says that the teamsters have voted to strike unless a deal can be worked out by midnight. Next, Toby joins the parade and says that there's an FBI standoff with some survivalists in Idaho. With all those balls in motion, let's go to the credits. Has anyone else noticed that the music is done by someone named 'Snuffy'?" |
1999.11.10 1999.11.10 |
Strega |
| 1-6 Recap |
Mr. Willis from Ohio Mr. Willis from Ohio - "Next, the Prez asks what three English words start with 'dw.' So, is this some weird strategy the Prez has to throw people off, or to give himself time to think, or is just further evidence that the Commander-in-Chief is out of his mind?" |
1999.11.03 1999.11.03 |
Strega |
| 1-5 Recap |
The Crackpots and These Women The Crackpots and These Women - "I mean, realistically they couldn't film on White House grounds, sure, and this way they do have the White House in the background, but why not just build a set and pretend?" |
1999.10.20 1999.10.20 |
Strega |
| 1-4 Recap |
Five Votes Down Five Votes Down - "The Prez is speaking at an event of some kind, with a banner behind him reading 'Practical idealism,' which is a nice contradiction in terms and therefore a completely plausible political slogan." |
1999.10.13 1999.10.13 |
Strega |
| 1-3 Recap |
A Proportional Response A Proportional Response - "Josh walks into his office to see C.J. sitting in his chair reading a newspaper, long legs and high heels perched up on his desk. Josh lets out a loud yell of alarm as C.J. folds the edge of her paper down, glares over the top edge of her glasses and announces, 'Wow, are you stupid!'" |
1999.10.06 1999.10.06 |
Deborah |
| 1-2 Recap |
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - "I suspect that the speaking-in-tongues schtick is meant to dial us into the concept that The Prez is not just a smart guy, but perhaps he has some mystical connection with the universe that allows him to be a great leader." |
1999.09.29 1999.09.29 |
Sugar Larry |
| 1-1 Recap |
Welcome to the West Wing Pilot - "I soothe myself with the rationalization that almost thirty years of watching American TV and movies can't have all been for nothing, and based on this, I dub myself an honorary American citizen." |
1999.09.22 1999.09.22 |
Doppelganger |
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