Josh Lyman's internal turmoil and self-doubt from strategic failures (RU-486 timing, tobacco blunder), building to explosive breakdown amid re-election pressures and team discord.
Josh Lyman's internal turmoil and self-doubt from strategic failures (RU-486 timing, tobacco blunder), building to explosive breakdown amid re-election pressures and team discord.
Events in This Arc
In a tense hallway confrontation at the base of a ladder, Josh urgently accosts Leo over the FDA's imminent RU-486 approval announcement, warning it will signal to the heartland that …
In his chaotic hotel room, amid scattered papers and uneaten candy, an exhausted Josh vents to Donna about botching the RU-486 drug approval timing, fearing it panders to voters and …
As Abbey's introduction echoes, Bartlet pauses at the doorway, turns to his expectant staff, and declares 'Break's over,' shattering lingering divisions with a command to recommit to principled campaigning. He …