"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
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> A thought on the ending to Wednesday's episode of "The West Wing."
> SPOILER WARNING, don't read if you want to watch it some day - that means
> *you*, Julia! ;-)
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> At the ending of the episode, a running gag is made out of the announcement
> that there will be a major meeting come 9pm. The Senior Staff is then
> dismissed to get dinner before the meeting. That means that this event
> occurs no later than 8pm.
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> Immediately afterwards, the best boy receives a phone call that Mrs.
> Laningham was killed by a drunk driver. Assuming that it takes at least
> an hour for word of a fatal car accident to reach one's place of
> employment, even at the White House, this places the time of the accident
> no later than 7pm, and probably closer to 6pm.
I thought it was a stunning piece of storycraft - Mrs Laningham
strived(strove?) to be "above reproach" and here, at the
administration's darkest hour when they're about to admit to concealing
the President's illness, this paragon of virtue and morality is cut
down...
Wow.
oh yeah.. and once again, GREAT acting by... uh.. that guy who plays Leo
(who also did voice work in the Transformers movie) - 45-60 seconds
of... shock, mourning, loss... wow
-j-
