This post is much delayed, I finished the season 2 months ago during CNY, but never got round to write about it.
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This season is ominous because it originally premiered in the US right after the 9/11 attacks back in 2001. There was a special to address this event, done with the best intentions but it was rather boring and preachy to say the least. The good thing was this episode was not part of the main storyline chronology.
Season 3 proper started off with the cliffhanger of the previous season, President Bartlet expectedly announcing he is running for re-election. The main storyline was the leak that the President had multiple screlosis (MS), and that he hid this fact from the public during his campaign. They did a good job in building up the momentum leading up to the Congressional hearings, but the storyline fizzled out when he avoided the confrontation by taking a censure from Congress. I was disappointed in this turn in the plot, i thought in real life rhe Republicans would not have let him go off so easily, and would have milked it for all its worth especially with the reelection coming up. The second thing was i thought it would have made better drama had the confrontation played out further.
Anyway, there was a side plot of CJ getting a love interest, and another about a terrorist from Qumar, which led to the cliffhanger for the season.
But the best bit from the season was a culmination of the reelection storyline when Barltet finally meets his Republican opponent face to face. Good TV there.
Right. So that was season 3. In the 2 months since, I’ve gone off drama in general, spending more time on books and other stuff. I’ll get back to West Wing. Sooner or later.