Bartlet's internal grief and emotional burden over Dolores Landingham's death conflicts with the pragmatic need to replace her, straining White House 'family' dynamics amid crises.
Bartlet's internal grief and emotional burden over Dolores Landingham's death conflicts with the pragmatic need to replace her, straining White House 'family' dynamics amid crises.
Events in This Arc
In the Democratic National Convention suite (flashback), amid TV cheers and milling aides, President Bartlet conducts a swift roll call of his senior staff—Toby, Josh, Sam, C.J., and Leo—drawing brief …
In the DNC suite flashback, after rallying staff and clearing the room, Leo ushers in Senator Hoynes. Bartlet discloses his concealed relapsing-remitting MS diagnosis as a trust gesture to secure …
At Mrs. Landingham's grave on the anniversary of her death, Bartlet vulnerably confesses to Charlie and the grave about seeing a therapist for insomnia, humanizing his grief amid national crisis. …
In the Outer Oval Office at night, Charlie eagerly pitches Josh his ideal secretary candidate, embodying the elusive X-factor echoing Mrs. Landingham. Josh enters the Oval where Bartlet explodes over …