Sarah's Marathon Diary: Aaron Sorkin Flexes His Theatrical Chops And Goes Meta (And Mental) In Season 3

[Primetimer]

We arrive at a period when The West Wing was full of drama, both on-screen and on the Television Without Pity forums.

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[TudorQueen]

Ian McShane's savvy Russian negotiator (with his lack of mastery of English language metaphors and colloquialisms) was, IMHO, the best element of an overall great episode.

I agree that the third season gained steam as it progressed, and it was structurally interesting to me - as the fallout from the MS storyline seemed to fade (although it would come back later), the Shareef story became more central, and that one had reverberations that would last for a very long time.

Oh, and can I hear some applause for Ron Silver's complex, fascinating Bruno Gianelli?

[BW Manilowe]

The character name for Jed's lawyer/Leo's girlfriend is Jordon, Jordon Kendall, not Jordan as in your write up.

http://westwing.wikia.com/wiki/Joanna_Gleason

I know this is true because I've seen it in many official/reasonably official sources attached to the show.

[Moose135]

25 minutes ago, TudorQueen said:

Ian McShane's savvy Russian negotiator (with his lack of mastery of English language metaphors and colloquialisms) was, IMHO, the best element of an overall great episode.

It's hard not to like a guy who doesn't know 'frumpy' but knows onomatopoeia.

[TudorQueen]

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It's hard not to like a guy who doesn't know 'frumpy' but knows onomatopoeia.

Damn straight!

[The Solid Muldoon]

Ian McShane's savvy Russian negotiator (with his lack of mastery of English language metaphors and colloquialisms) was, IMHO, the best element of an overall great episode.

I agree that the third season gained steam as it progressed, and it was structurally interesting to me - as the fallout from the MS storyline seemed to fade (although it would come back later), the Shareef story became more central, and that one had reverberations that would last for a very long time.

Oh, and can I hear some applause for Ron Silver's complex, fascinating Bruno Gianelli?

And the inimitable John Amos, and the radiant Laura Dern, both of whom, amazingly, I have hugged.

[Tara Ariano]

1 hour ago, BW Manilowe said:

The character name for Jed's lawyer/Leo's girlfriend is Jordon, Jordon Kendall, not Jordan as in your write up.

http://westwing.wikia.com/wiki/Joanna_Gleason

I know this is true because I've seen it in many official/reasonably official sources attached to the show.

Fixed.