Monday, May 15, 2006
West Wing
Well, that’s over. So sad. Possible spoilers if you haven’t seen it or for that matter other recent episodes.
Mainly, a question: What was the last thing Bartlet said?
When he unwrapped the napkin (which I realized was the napkin just before he did so), Deb had no idea its significance so I excitedly started to explain, and neither of us heard the final words.
I did hear the part where Abby noted that he’d made it. That has to be a worry on every first lady’s mind; will he get out of office alive.
If the show had to end, this was a good and logical place to end it. To me, the past year, the campaigns and all, have been great. Apparently to others, not so much. It was cool seeing the behind the scenes bits that happen during the innauguration, and how the transition works.
Bartlet should have known better when asked whose idea the January 20 thing was, but maybe he was being intentionally funny instead of sounding wonky this time.
The big question hanging over the episode got answered; Toby’s pardon. Guess we will never know where he got the information. He has said not his brother. There was speculation it was Andi; maybe from her being on the right committee to know, and so he was protecting her. The whole Toby plot seemed strange after they set it up to “obviously” be CJ.
No particular Charlie and Zoe resolution, and indeed no first daughters.
Donna’s office was absurd, yet touching.
It was nice to have affirmation that Donna and Josh ended up in the right place.
I watched the first episode, which I’d never seen in full. It was funny seeing Lisa Edelstein as the law student/bar tender/hooker Sam got mixed up with. I can see why Moira Kelly’s character didn’t last. She was annoying, and the acting was nothing more than Kate Mosley goes to Washington following her skating career and ditching that loser Doug Dorsey.
I know I have more to say, but can’t think of it and work beckons.