Top Favorite "THE WEST WING" Season Three (2001-2002) Episodes

 

Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from Season Three of NBC's "THE WEST WING". Created by Aaron Sorkin, the series starred Martin Sheen:

TOP FAVORITE "THE WEST WING" SEASON THREE (2001-2002) EPISODES



1. (3.21) "Posse Comitatus" - President Jed Bartlet and members of the Senior staff travel to New York City to attend a Broadway play. There, Bartlet encounters his opponent in the upcoming Presidential election, Republican candidate Rob Ritchie and struggles over a decision regarding the Qumari Defense Minister. Press Secretary C.J. Clegg's relationship with her Secret Service bodyguard Simon Donovan comes to a head.

2. (3.13) "Night Five" - Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman arranges a meeting between his former psychiatrist Dr. Stanley Keywort and President Bartlet, who has been unable to sleep for five days.






3. (3.20) "We Killed Yamamoto" - President Bartlet and Chief of Staff Leo McGarry debate on how to deal with the impending visit of the Qumari Defense Minister, whom U.S. intelligence officers have conclusively linked to terrorists. Josh and women's rights advocate Amy Gardner clash over a welfare reform bill, whose outcome will cost one of them their job.

4. (3.09) "Bartlet For America" - Leo and his attorney Jordon Kendall face a Congressional inquiry into whether Bartlet had lied to the American people regarding his multiple sclerosis. Flashbacks reveal several critical moments from the first Bartlet presidential campaign that include a slip up that nearly cost Leo his job.

5. (3.01-3.02) "Manchester" - After Bartlet surprises everyone with his intention to run for re-election, the staff hunkers down in the Bartlets' hometown of Manchester, New Hampshire to work with political consultants.

Top Favorite "THE WEST WING" Season Two (2000-2001) Episodes

Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from Season Two of NBC's "THE WEST WING". Created by Aaron Sorkin, the series starred Martin Sheen: 



TOP FAVORITE "THE WEST WING" SEASON TWO (2000-2001) EPISODES



1. (2.01) "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I" - Following the shooting at the Rosslyn, Virginia town hall at the end of Season One, President Jed Bartlett is rushed to hospital. Meanwhile, West Wing staffers field questions on executive authority and the Secret Service protection measures. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.





2. (2.22) "Two Cathedrals" - A tropical storm approaches Washington D.C., while President Bartlett prepares to disclose to the American public that he has multiple sclerosis (MS). Meanwhile, he wrestles over a crisis in faith during the funeral of his secretary, Dolores Landringham; and his decision over whether to seek re-election.





3. (2.10) "Noël" - Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman is ordered to seek psychiatric help during the Christmas holidays, when his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over being shot during the Rosslyn incident causes him to become increasingly volatile. 





4. (2.20) "The Falls Gonna Kill You" - White House Counsel Oliver Babish questions Press Secretary C.J. Gregg and First Lady Abbey Bartlett about the President's MS cover-up. Also, the staff begins to develop a strategy to deal with the impending MS crisis. 





5. (2.18) "17 People" - White House Communications Director "Toby" Ziegler finally learns about Bartlett's multiple sclerosis, becoming the 17th person to know. While he and the President have a heated argument over the matter, the rest of the staff struggle to punch up the President's speech for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Top Favorite "THE WEST WING" Season One (1999-2000) Episodes

Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from Season One of NBC's "THE WEST WING". Created by Aaron Sorkin, the series starred Martin Sheen: 


TOP FAVORITE "THE WEST WING" SEASON ONE (1999-2000) EPISODES



1. (1.19) "Let Barlett Be Bartlett" - A leaked memorandum criticizing the Josiah "Jed" Bartlett Administration emphasizes a malaise felt by the staff that they were not getting things done.





2. (1.07) "State Dinner" - A multitude of problems arise while the West Wing staff prepares for a state dinner for the newly-elected president of Indonesia.  Stockard Channing guest-starred 





3. (1.16) "20 Hours in L.A." - During a 20-hours visit to Los Angeles, President Bartlett meets the new bodyguard of his daughter Zoey. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman races to prevent the cancellation of a fund raiser dinner and back in Washington D.C., Chief of Staff Leo McGarry needs Vice-President John Hoynes to break a tie in the U.S. Senate.  Bob Balaban, Marlee Matlin and John DeLancie guest-starred.





4. (1.15) "Celestial Navigation" - During a lecture in Georgetown, Josh recounts a series of small and big incidents, including the arrest of the President's Supreme Court nominee, a Latino judge named Robert Mendoza, who was targeted for "driving while Hispanic" in a Connecticut town.  Edward James Olmos guest-starred.





5. "He Shall, from Time to Time . . ." - When President Barlett collapses from what is believed to be the flu, Leo discovers from First Lady Abigail "Abby" Barlett that the President had been diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).  Stockard Channing guest-starred.





Honorable Mention: (1.22) "What Kind of Day It Has Been" - President Barlett deals with a stealth fighter being shot down over Iraq, while the staff helps him prepare for a town meeting in Rosslyn, Virginia.