My mistake. Sorkin did go into detail. It was planned to be a domestic terrorist incident. And have Bartlet immediately regret his decision to step-aside and examine the issues that arise from that.

My mistake. Sorkin did go into detail. It was planned to be a domestic terrorist incident. And have Bartlet immediately regret his decision to step-aside and examine the issues that arise from that.

He doesn't go into details but he goes on about how NSA head Nancy McNally was the one to listen to.

He doesn't go into details but he goes on about how NSA head Nancy McNally was the one to listen to.

In the spirit of bi-partisanship I agree with my learned but wrong commenter that Steve you should form your own opinion.

In the spirit of bi-partisanship I agree with my learned but wrong commenter that Steve you should form your own opinion.

But that's really the problem: the show and (big) audience were all in it for the ideal for the eloquent world. American romanticism. They scraped that (lost it's audience) and did something the idealized version never did: solved problems and made it look simple and easy.

But that's really the problem: the show and (big) audience were all in it for the ideal for the eloquent world. American romanticism. They scraped that (lost it's audience) and did something the idealized version never did: solved problems and made it look simple and easy.

Damn it. The above list was formatted better when I typed it.

Damn it. The above list was formatted better when I typed it.

S5 has some really good story possibilities but they are all so poorly executed that it just angers me. Even the "Supremes" episode some people were lauding in the previous post; I hated. but comments on that can wait until the episode review.

S5 has some really good story possibilities but they are all so poorly executed that it just angers me. Even the "Supremes" episode some people were lauding in the previous post; I hated. but comments on that can wait until the episode review.

"You're relieved Mr. President."

"You're relieved Mr. President."

Yes, S5 sucks. And S6 and S7 are good for any other television show but it's really never the same show again. Each of the post Sorkin years has some truly awful story lines and character actions.

Yes, S5 sucks. And S6 and S7 are good for any other television show but it's really never the same show again. Each of the post Sorkin years has some truly awful story lines and character actions.

I'm so happy NBC got rid or Sorkin and Schlamme because you know what this show needs:
1. a younger sexy cast2. solve major political and social issues in an hour2a. take complicated multi-episode story arcs from earlier seasons and condense them down to a single episode3. giantic ridiculous character changes4. use the…

I'm so happy NBC got rid or Sorkin and Schlamme because you know what this show needs:
1. a younger sexy cast2. solve major political and social issues in an hour2a. take complicated multi-episode story arcs from earlier seasons and condense them down to a single episode3. giantic ridiculous character changes4. use the…

This is the end. I loved this finale. I'm actually a little down on Toby rushing back to the White House thinking the President should step-down but otherwise I really think the storyline worked and was done very well.

This is the end. I loved this finale. I'm actually a little down on Toby rushing back to the White House thinking the President should step-down but otherwise I really think the storyline worked and was done very well.