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You know you’ve got a great finale if your protagonist stands in the middle of church and calls God a “feckless thug” and that isn’t even its most memorable moment. The end of the exemplary second season is upon us, and these episodes bring out the best The West Wing has to offer.
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There’s a reason why the ninth circle of hell is reserved for those who betray. Bartlet (Martin Sheen), who’s been the champion of moral leadership, has been outed to the staffers who’ve trusted him most all these years, and I put it lightly when I say that they aren’t taking it well. But on the upside, it makes for fantastic television for us viewers.
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Welcome to the show people! With one little tip of the hand by Veep John Hoynes, the election changes course entirely and Toby’s whole world seems to crumble around him.
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Sorkin ends “The War at Home” with a marriage on the brink and a campaign on the rise. What does he follow it up with? Pot jokes, petulant daughters, and lunatic mapmakers Cartographers for Social Equality.
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Oh Stockard Channing, you coy seductress! These episodes are supposed to be about affairs of state and the re-election campaign, but with just one tearful smile as Abbey Bartlet ,you own these episodes!
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Nothing says “Merry Christmas!” quite like bundled-up carolers singing outside, tinsel adorning the trees, and… PTSD run amok?
In this episode, one of the series’ best, Sorkin confounds expectations of what a Christmas episode is supposed to be and gives to his viewers an intimate exploration of a man in crisis and his family that comes together to help him.
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