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Luke Radel2 years ago

So captivating. Martin Sheen is a national treasure.

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Solar Heavy1 year ago

you never heard this before

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Gut Shot Games2 years ago

"You get Hoynes!" If you know, you know ;)

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disinterested nemesis2 years ago

Bartlet yelling at god in Latin was one of the best written moments I’ve ever seen.

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Taylor Costello2 years ago

"Have I displeased you, you feckless thug?" I've never seen such a feeling so articulately captured in a show before. And Sheen says it Latin, too.

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Rebecca Fachner2 years ago

Best single episode of television in its history and I’ll die on this hill

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Adam J. Blust, Non-Award-Winning Author2 years ago

I’ve been rewatching West Wing and it’s such an emotional experience. Bartlet talking to Charlie Young about his mother. Mrs. Landingham’s death. C.J.’s father’s watch.

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Myles McHale2 years ago

No matter how many times I’ve seen it - instant goose bumps. He never won a single Emmy for this show and it’s a goddam CRIME

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John B. Cagle2 years ago

NOTHING on television will ever equal The West Wing.

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E. Goldie2 years ago

You get Hoynes. Still gives me chills. No one else could have played President Bartlet.

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Sharon Peterson2 years ago

That was such a gut punch when Mrs Landingham died in that traffic accident after she just got the first new car in her life

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Chip Rickard2 years ago

Sorkin had a lot of balls to write that scene. I mean in a good way.

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BonFire&Ice2 years ago

AMEN. Watched this entires FIVE times-three while Trump was in office to save my sanity!

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BetamaxMan2 years ago

Correct, David Simon said when he wrote ‘The Wire’ he wasn’t going to simplify it, if you couldn’t keep up, watch something else. Same with the West Wing, both deserve rewatching as you can miss intricate details on the first watch. 10/10 writing & acting.

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Bishop Jack Lumanog2 years ago

This scene made me so uncomfortable. Maybe it was the cigarette inside the church? I think about this scene when I'm struggling spiritually.

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Talkin2u2 years ago

an incredible moment of television. Thank you Aaron Sorkin for this gift.

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Jenni 🩷 Houston N1, LA N42 years ago

i've said it before and i'll say it again jed bartlet is the greatest president this country has ever seen

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Samantha Gaudet 🇨🇦🌻🇺🇦 🥥 🥥2 years ago

Perfection. It’s rarely achieved but this is perfection.

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Steven J. Antunes2 years ago

Possibly the greatest single scene in TV history….you get Hoynes!!!!

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Jessica Domel2 years ago

I toured the National Cathedral because of this scene.

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BeaQ (BQ-PA)2 years ago

Such a stunning performance! I have only watched this ep ("Two Cathedrals") once. I can still feel the raw emotion. TRIVIA: Check the credits. Dr. Barlett is played by MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell (WW producer & writer).

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Carrie2 years ago

And then God sends Mrs. Landingham to knock sense back into him. I loved everything about this episode.

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Fonis2 years ago

Wow. I am sick in bed and I am literally watching that episode right now. So sad that they took Mrs. Landingham out like that. One of the saddest tv deaths in my mind.

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Cancel Cultural Attache2 years ago

For reference...

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Stephen Macary2 years ago

One of the best scenes from The West Wing!

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🐾AgathaTriste🐈Lady 😻🌈2 years ago

And after the press conference, he gets the question and leaves everyone in suspense The whole segment is a gem, Best TV show ever

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Heather Chapman2 years ago

That scene ruins me every single time.

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Marcus James Dixon2 years ago

I can’t believe you posted it without the ending. 😱

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Jon P2 years ago

We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms...

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Meesh Beer 🇨🇦🤬⚾️🏁♍️2 years ago

ugh... I miss this show so much...

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Still “Trying” 2 Remain an Eternal Optimist ☮️🟧😷2 years ago

One of the most superbly written & acted moments in television history.

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Dave O'Brien2 years ago

Best TV monologue ever.

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Elisabeth Spenser, Pagan. I block fake Christians2 years ago

I loved, loved, loved, that the show did NOT subtitle his Latin with an English translation... that if you wanted to know what he said, you had to go figure it out w/o the show's help. One of my favorite episodes in one my favorite shows ever.

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Robert Nairn2 years ago

I think that why I struggle with religion, the judgement of others and when genuine good people have the worst of things happen to them, but those that don't care and leave carnage behind them. Life is too un-fair and un-judge to believe in any god, gods or religion.

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