tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4829854859824081985..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The West Wing: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part 1Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1346906601510903862014-08-11T10:28:50.314-04:002014-08-11T10:28:50.314-04:00Juliette, you are correct about that.
KatJuliette, you are correct about that.<br /><br />KatKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609424771874961444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27030792423243337232014-08-11T10:09:01.327-04:002014-08-11T10:09:01.327-04:00Thanks Kat! the double whammy of being too young a...Thanks Kat! the double whammy of being too young and British means I know pretty much zilch about the Reagan assassination attempt (other than it was something to do with a crazy fan of Jodie Foster?!)Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77453197370530285502014-08-11T09:25:08.216-04:002014-08-11T09:25:08.216-04:00Just an FYI--
The fact that no one figures out th...Just an FYI--<br /><br />The fact that no one figures out that Bartlet has been shot until he bleeds from the mouth is a reference to when Ronald Reagan had an assassination attempt. He was also pretty much thrown into the limo, and the Secret Service agents didn't realize that he was shot until he started bleeding from the mouth.<br /><br />While Reagan didn't have the MS and, as far as I'm aware the succession was clear then (but, then again, I was 2 years old when Reagan was shot), the joking while in the ER was also a reference to President Reagan. He famously told his wife, Nancy "Looks like I forgot to duck." He hoped that the surgeon was a Republican. (And, like Bartlet, he had an aide critically wounded. James Brady, who just passed away last week, the Press Secretary, was paralyzed from that moment until the day he died.)<br /><br />Just a little history lesson for you. :)<br /><br />This is actually one of my favorite episodes of The West Wing. When I first saw it, I called Mom and cried that Josh had been hit, because I absolutely adored Josh. Whenever I see Bradley Whitford, he still makes me happy.<br /><br />KatKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609424771874961444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48280427011236442962014-08-09T10:28:48.876-04:002014-08-09T10:28:48.876-04:00So glad you're enjoying the reviews Suzanne, t...So glad you're enjoying the reviews Suzanne, thank you! Season 2 of West Wing is awesome (it all is, but especially season 2) so hopefully you have a treat in store!Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26506465010537414302014-08-09T09:20:05.164-04:002014-08-09T09:20:05.164-04:00I just began watching West Wing for the first time...I just began watching West Wing for the first time. I had seen an episode here and there at the time it ran, but now I am really getting into it. Your reviews are wonderful! I really enjoyed all of your first season reviews and am looking forward to discussing upcoming seasons with all of you.<br /><br />I agree with everything all of you said about this episode. It was amazing and as much as I liked first season, I can tell I will like this even better. Very glad to be rid of Mandy!!<br /><br />The Bin Laden statement struck me, too, and I adore the new National Security Advisor. Hope we see a lot more of her.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61918580708961672882014-08-08T13:55:27.827-04:002014-08-08T13:55:27.827-04:00I love the beginning of this season. As Billie sa...I love the beginning of this season. As Billie says, it does feel like a pilot, but one in which we already know and love the characters. Somehow, watching them all come together as a group is more meaningful since we have seen how they interact.<br /><br />The aspect of this episode (and the next) that always strikes me, however, is that of the news reports. When something like this happens (the President is shot, two kids shoot their schoolmates, two towers collapse at the bottom of Manhattan), we all become glued to our televisions, watching it all unfold. And yet, unless we are personally connected to the story, it is as if we are watching a television program.<br /><br />For the people in the West Wing, it is not just the President and the Deputy Chief of Staff who have been shot. It is their boss and their friend and they must process all those emotions at the same time they continue to perform incredibly stressful jobs. For me, that is the most poignant part of this timeline.<br /><br />As for the past, I love the scene with Josh and Sam. Obviously friends forever with a long, shared history, each is disillusioned with what he is doing and each is searching. I love it.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46379458831628339212014-08-08T08:19:27.640-04:002014-08-08T08:19:27.640-04:00The first time I saw this episode, I thought of it...The first time I saw this episode, I thought of it as almost a second pilot. But it's different because we love these characters so much now and this is such a special show, and we're seeing these people coming together for the first time. <br /><br />Donna's face when she was told Josh had been shot and it was critical -- wow. <br /><br /><i>In the meantime, enjoy this publicity shot and contemplate why CJ and Toby are holding hands. And why Rachel is naked on that Friends poster where they're all on the bed. I've always wondered about that.</i> LOL, Juliette. :) It does often feel that Toby has a serious thing for CJ, but it's hard to tell for sure. The two of them as actors are so damned good.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com