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.