CJ is missing…
… because it is a full lid. She's gone home, as have the press, this is not unusual, though it does confirm that in 17 People the staff are there after hours, and probably should be home.

Of the Bartlets…
Ellie is my favourite. And Zoey is spelt thus.

The episode in the first season where they had a five minute steadicam from stage to car, Bartlet makes a crack to a couple about getting her a drink, great open.

Of course Sorkin got the name wrong, Lords are always Lord Surname, never Lord Forename Surname, unless they are being introduced with a sibling. That said Roger Rees is fun to watch, and I think in a few episodes time spends a large portion of time remarking on Stockard Channings boobs.

Given that Bradley Whitford is the only cast member to get double figure episode counts for each season, and is in the Oval Office for his final scene, the program becomes about Josh succeeding Leo.

Toby has strong feelings about the issue, enough to keep you up at night, one might say.

On the plus side there is that novella thing which can be turned into a spin-off. And Stephanie Meyer is reasonably fuckable.

It's after the funeral but before inauguration day, Sam returns and sends them on holiday. Season seven really loses something for the first five episodes when Donna is on vacation, though two episodes of Joey Lucas make up for it, plus Kristin Chenoweth and Mary McCormack.

I don't think that people endlessly quoting the bible is clever, so the whole episode loses a little something for me.

*it.

Does he have a name? Ron. Is Ron the goat, or the handler? Does is matter.

All fairness Mulready is painted as evil, until he turns up and seem fairly reasonable.

But what about that ginger vamp, they sacked an actress! In all fairness Peter Facinelli and Elisabeth Reaser are always fun.

Haffley in the fifth season does give a glimpse of the hate, though William Finchter (as Mulready) also shows the other side, again in the fifth season.

I like the Butterball hot line thing, though I think that may be next year.

Hey, that was W. Mark Felt.

They hint at it, then she turns up pregnant and the surprise is because she isn't heterosexual, so how did it happen? Though as with most of the staff's personal life they play it as not important.

They tried it again with Cliff Calley, and Jack Reese and Kate Harper were both Republicans but with the cover of military office.

But to explain why she left four years after the event, especially when they spent so much time with the interview with Matt Perry, seems sloppy. And *spoliers* they don't fully explain that Margaret is both a lesbian and has a kid, as she is seen to be pregnant.

You know, forget all that, who is the hottest assistant; Cathy (season 1 only), Ginger, Bonnie, Margaret, Donna, Nancy, Rena (season 5) or Ronna (season 6 and 7)?