Bartlet's profound grief over Mrs. Landingham's death evolves into an internal moral crisis about his duty to run for reelection despite his MS diagnosis, culminating in spectral confrontations with her memory that reignite his resolve against self-pit...
Bartlet's profound grief over Mrs. Landingham's death evolves into an internal moral crisis about his duty to run for reelection despite his MS diagnosis, culminating in spectral confrontations with her memory that reignite his resolve against self-pity and injustice.
Events in This Arc
In the soaring Washington National Cathedral, Abbey guides the weary President Bartlet to their front pew as Reverend Monohan ascends the pulpit to intone the Resurrection prayer for Mrs. Landingham. …
In the storm-lashed Oval Office, a hallucinated Mrs. Landingham materializes, confronting Bartlet's grief-stricken self-pity over his concealed MS diagnosis and party disloyalty. Dismissing excuses with biting wit, she refuses to …
As the press room holds its breath after Sandy repeats her pivotal question on Bartlet's reelection bid, the White House staff—Charlie, C.J., Josh, Sam, Donna, Margaret, Toby, and Leo—watches tensely …