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** Bartlett's reaction is especially heartbreaking - he manages to hold it togther until C.J. leaves, but then bursts into tears. Not since Zoe's kidnapping have we seen him this broken.
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** Bartlett's reaction is especially heartbreaking - he manages to hold it togther until C.J. leaves, but then bursts into tears. Not since Zoe's kidnapping have we seen him this broken.
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'''Toby:''' There's nothing about this that doesn't stink. If it were me, I'd want to exact vengeance, and I'd say "Let justice be done." I'd also want to spend some time in a dark room alone, so that I didn't have to face my wife and my son and have them see my humiliation. Rob, I can't get this done if this is the story. Can't get it done. Nothing about this that doesn't stink. And nothing about it that wouldn’t be better if you were a Supreme Court Justice. ''({{beat}})'' Let me take you to the motel. Go see your boy.
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'''Toby:''' There's nothing about this that doesn't stink. If it were me, I'd want to exact vengeance, and I'd say "Let justice be done." I'd also want to spend some time in a dark room alone, so that I didn't have to face my wife and my son and have them see my humiliation. Rob, I can't get this done if this is the story. Can't get it done. Nothing about this that doesn't stink. And nothing about it that wouldn’t wouldn't be better if you were a Supreme Court Justice. ''({{beat}})'' Let me take you to the motel. Go see your boy.
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** Bartlett's reaction is especially heartbreaking - he manages to hold it togther until C.J. leaves, but then bursts into tears. Not since Zoe's kidnapping have we seen him this broken.
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* A small but powerful moment happens in "The Drop-In." Black comedian Corey Sykes has been invited to host the annual Will Rogers Dinner, but he made a cutting joke about police brutality that riled people up during a Bartlett campaign event. C.J., who's friends with Corey, is dispatched to dissuade him from attending the dinner, and he reveals that he was deeply hurt not just by the insults he received, but the White House's refusal to support him in any way and, even worse, outright lying: Bartlett thought the joke was ActuallyPrettyFunny, but the official statement refused to acknowledge that.
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* A small but powerful moment happens in "The Drop-In." Black comedian Corey Sykes has been invited to host the annual Will Rogers Dinner, but he made a cutting joke about police brutality that riled people up during a Bartlett campaign event. C.J., who's friends with Corey, is dispatched to dissuade him from attending the dinner, and he reveals that he was deeply hurt not just by the insults he received, but the White House's campaign's refusal to support him in any way and, even worse, outright lying: Bartlett thought the joke was ActuallyPrettyFunny, but the official statement refused to acknowledge that.
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* A small but powerful moment happens in "The Drop-In." Black comedian Corey Sykes has been invited to perform at the annual Will Rogers Dinner, but he made a cutting joke about police brutality that riled people up during a Bartlett campaign event. C.J. is dispatched to dissuade Sykes from attending the dinner, and he reveals that he was deeply hurt not just by the insults he received, but the White House's refusal to support him in any way and, even worse, outright lying: Bartlett thought the joke was ActuallyPrettyFunny, but the official statement refused to acknowledge that.
-->'''Corey Sykes''': I expected that when I was called, in any number of places, a "Hollywood sleaze," that you might have said a few words on my behalf...but what you said was "He didn't laugh at the joke." He laughed at the joke, C.J. I killed that night. And that was a very big deal for me, to play in front of that audience, to get that man to laugh. And the next day, my parents read in the paper that I am "Hollywood sleaze."
-->'''Corey Sykes''': I expected that when I was called, in any number of places, a "Hollywood sleaze," that you might have said a few words on my behalf...but what you said was "He didn't laugh at the joke." He laughed at the joke, C.J. I killed that night. And that was a very big deal for me, to play in front of that audience, to get that man to laugh. And the next day, my parents read in the paper that I am "Hollywood sleaze."
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* A small but powerful moment happens in "The Drop-In." Black comedian Corey Sykes has been invited to perform at host the annual Will Rogers Dinner, but he made a cutting joke about police brutality that riled people up during a Bartlett campaign event. C.J. , who's friends with Corey, is dispatched to dissuade Sykes him from attending the dinner, and he reveals that he was deeply hurt not just by the insults he received, but the White House's refusal to support him in any way and, even worse, outright lying: Bartlett thought the joke was ActuallyPrettyFunny, but the official statement refused to acknowledge that.
-->'''Corey Sykes''': I expected that when I was called, in any number of places, a "Hollywood sleaze," that you might have said a few words on my behalf...but what you said was "He didn't laugh at the joke." He laughed at the joke, C.J. I killed that night. And that was a very big deal for me, to play in front of that audience, to get that man to laugh. And the next day, my parents read in the paper that I am "Hollywood sleaze." But that's OK, 'cause the candidate ''didn't think I was funny.''
-->'''Corey Sykes''': I expected that when I was called, in any number of places, a "Hollywood sleaze," that you might have said a few words on my behalf...but what you said was "He didn't laugh at the joke." He laughed at the joke, C.J. I killed that night. And that was a very big deal for me, to play in front of that audience, to get that man to laugh. And the next day, my parents read in the paper that I am "Hollywood sleaze." But that's OK, 'cause the candidate ''didn't think I was funny.''
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* A small but powerful moment happens in "The Drop-In." Black comedian Corey Sykes has been invited to perform at the annual Will Rogers Dinner, but he made a cutting joke about police brutality that riled people up during a Bartlett campaign event. C.J. is dispatched to dissuade Sykes from attending the dinner, and he reveals that he was deeply hurt not just by the insults he received, but the White House's refusal to support him in any way and, even worse, outright lying: Bartlett thought the joke was ActuallyPrettyFunny, but the official statement refused to acknowledge that.
-->'''Corey Sykes''': I expected that when I was called, in any number of places, a "Hollywood sleaze," that you might have said a few words on my behalf...but what you said was "He didn't laugh at the joke." He laughed at the joke, C.J. I killed that night. And that was a very big deal for me, to play in front of that audience, to get that man to laugh. And the next day, my parents read in the paper that I am "Hollywood sleaze."
-->'''Corey Sykes''': I expected that when I was called, in any number of places, a "Hollywood sleaze," that you might have said a few words on my behalf...but what you said was "He didn't laugh at the joke." He laughed at the joke, C.J. I killed that night. And that was a very big deal for me, to play in front of that audience, to get that man to laugh. And the next day, my parents read in the paper that I am "Hollywood sleaze."
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* Sam spends much of "Somebody's Going To Emergency, Somebody's Going To Jail" throwing himself into work to avoid having to face the fact that his father has recently revealed that he's had a mistress for decades. He eagerly embraces the chance to clear the name of Daniel Gault, a State Department employee from the 1940s accused of being a communist spy who has always been a hero of his, when the man's granddaughter approaches him on behalf of her dying father... only to eventually discover that he ''was'' a spy after all. He doesn't handle it well.
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absolutely not necessary to put such a huge, unmarked spoiler right at the top of the dang page. dunno why that was done to begin with when the rest of the page seems to be in roughly chronological order
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* Absolutely everything associated with the real life death of Creator/JohnSpencer (Leo):
** "Election Day." Specifically, the end of part one and the opening moments of part two, especially the all-too-real reactions of the cast members as they finally got to acknowledge the death on-screen.
--->"Thanks boss."
** On that note, Creator/MartinSheen's quietly dignified tribute before Spencer's final featured episode worked as well as any scripted tearjerker.
** Similarly, when Lou tells Santos not to release a statement because it will allow Vinick to win and "when Leo wakes up, he will kick your ass for letting that happen." At this point the audience knows that Leo is already fated to die because RealLifeWritesThePlot, and seeing the characters so sure that he'll be OK is heart-wrenching.
** "Election Day." Specifically, the end of part one and the opening moments of part two, especially the all-too-real reactions of the cast members as they finally got to acknowledge the death on-screen.
--->"Thanks boss."
** On that note, Creator/MartinSheen's quietly dignified tribute before Spencer's final featured episode worked as well as any scripted tearjerker.
** Similarly, when Lou tells Santos not to release a statement because it will allow Vinick to win and "when Leo wakes up, he will kick your ass for letting that happen." At this point the audience knows that Leo is already fated to die because RealLifeWritesThePlot, and seeing the characters so sure that he'll be OK is heart-wrenching.
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* Absolutely everything associated with the real life death of Creator/JohnSpencer (Leo):
** "Election Day." Specifically, the end of part one and the opening moments of part two, especially the all-too-real reactions of the cast members as they finally got to acknowledge the death on-screen.
--->"Thanks boss."
** On that note, Creator/MartinSheen's quietly dignified tribute before Spencer's final featured episode worked as well as any scripted tearjerker.
** Similarly, when Lou tells Santos not to release a statement because it will allow Vinick to win and "when Leo wakes up, he will kick your ass for letting that happen." At this point the audience knows that Leo is already fated to die because RealLifeWritesThePlot, and seeing the characters so sure that he'll be OK is heart-wrenching.
** "Election Day." Specifically, the end of part one and the opening moments of part two, especially the all-too-real reactions of the cast members as they finally got to acknowledge the death on-screen.
--->"Thanks boss."
** On that note, Creator/MartinSheen's quietly dignified tribute before Spencer's final featured episode worked as well as any scripted tearjerker.
** Similarly, when Lou tells Santos not to release a statement because it will allow Vinick to win and "when Leo wakes up, he will kick your ass for letting that happen." At this point the audience knows that Leo is already fated to die because RealLifeWritesThePlot, and seeing the characters so sure that he'll be OK is heart-wrenching.
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Tearjerking moments in ''Series/TheWestWing''.
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** Bartlet personally visits Fitz's widow to offer his condolences. Her reaction is its own tearjerker.
--->'''Gail Fitzwallace:''' A sailor's wife doesn't live with fear the way a soldier's does. An Admiral's wife that much less. You don't spend a career preparing for this. It seemed like a blessing, until today.\\
'''Bartlet:''' The people responsible will be found and punished.\\
'''Gail:''' Don't promise that. I know the world.
--->'''Gail Fitzwallace:''' A sailor's wife doesn't live with fear the way a soldier's does. An Admiral's wife that much less. You don't spend a career preparing for this. It seemed like a blessing, until today.\\
'''Bartlet:''' The people responsible will be found and punished.\\
'''Gail:''' Don't promise that. I know the world.
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* In "Han" a pianist from North Korea slips a note to Bartlet that he wants to defect to America. Unfortunately, the USA is in crucial negotiations with North Korea about their nuclear programme, and they can't risk alienating the Korean officials by taking the pianist in. Bartlet chooses to break the news himself during a rehearsal where his handlers are distracted. Jai Yung is obviously devastated, but has to continue playing so as not to tip anyone off. Bartlet tells him it's his choice if he wants to try and stay anyway. Jai Yung ultimately returns to North Korea despite his obvious reluctance, and then [[KickTheDog to make it worse]] the North Koreans pull out of the negotiations anyway over a completely unrelated issue.
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* Bartlett going [[AngerBornOfWorry thermonuclear]] on Zoey as he describes "the nightmare scenario" in [[Recap/TheWestWingS01E06MrWillisOfOhio "Mr Willis of Ohio"]] is equal parts TearJerker, AdultFear, and NightmareFuel, not to mention terrifyingly prophetic.
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* Bartlett going [[AngerBornOfWorry thermonuclear]] on Zoey as he describes "the nightmare scenario" in [[Recap/TheWestWingS01E06MrWillisOfOhio "Mr Willis of Ohio"]] is equal parts TearJerker, AdultFear, TearJerker and NightmareFuel, not to mention terrifyingly prophetic.
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** The whole exchange is one for Josh. Back in [[Recap/TheWestWingS06E11OppositionResearch "Opposition Research"]] Will had told Josh that if he went too negative, the Russell campaign wouldn't be able to hire him. He tries to stop Donna several times, and you see both of their hearts break in the exchange.
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* President Bartlet has to tell the President of [[{{Bulungi}} Equatorial Kundu]] - a proud and intelligent man who nonetheless has come to the U.S. to beg for the life of his AIDS-stricken continent in the form of medical relief - that his government has fallen to a coup, his wife is in hiding, and his brother and two sons are dead. He is executed in the airport parking lot upon returning home at the end of the episode ("In This White House").
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* President Bartlet has to tell the President of [[{{Bulungi}} Equatorial Kundu]] - a proud and intelligent man who nonetheless has come to the U.S. to beg for the life of his AIDS-stricken continent in the form of medical relief - that his government has fallen to a coup, his wife is in hiding, and his brother and two sons are dead. Bartlet pleads with President Nimbala to accept asylum in the U.S. but he insists on returning to his country. He is executed in the airport parking lot upon returning home at the end of the episode ("In This White House").
