History Recap / TheWestWingS02E05AndItsSurelyToTheirCredit

* YouGotSpunk: When Ainsley says she took initiative by meeting with Brookline and Joyce, Sam responds, "[[SarcasmMode Well, isn't that spunky of you]]." He changes his tune, however, after Ainsley tells him about the day she's had, and after he sees what Brookline and Joyce sent her.

-->'''Abbey:''' ...(''after lecturing Bartlet how Nellie Bly pioneered investigative journalism and changed the way mental health was treated in the U.S.'') In 1890, she traveled around the world in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds, besting, by more than one week, [[Creator/JulesVerne Jules Verne's]] [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays 80 days]].

* NotSoDifferent: Tribbey mocks Ainsley for saying she's working at the White House - despite the fact she hates their politics - because she felt a sense of duty and wanted to set aside partisanship. At the end of their conversation, Ainsley reminds Tribbey he in essence did the same thing:

Ainsley's first day in the White House doesn't get off to an auspicious start. First, when she meets her boss, White House counsel Lionel Tribbey (John Laroquette), he doesn't like her. Second, her office turns out to be the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue, way down in the basement. Finally, the other members of the White House staff are hostile to her, particularly Steve Joyce and Mark Brookline, whom Ainsley (under Tribbey's orders) questions about a memo they testified to Congress they didn't have when they did, in fact, have it. Joyce and Brookline send dead flowers to Ainsley with a note that reads "[[PrecisionFStrike Bitch]]" taped to them. At that point, Sam, who had also been hostile to her, fires Joyce and Brookline for what they did. The next morning, Ainsley arrives at her office to discover it's been decorated and C.J., Josh, Sam and Toby are there to welcome her.

Ainsley's first day in the White House doesn't get off to an auspicious start. First, when she meets her boss, White House counsel Lionel Tribbey (John Laroquette), he doesn't like her. Second, her office turns out to be the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue, way down in the basement. Finally, the other members of the White House staff are hostile to her, particularly Steve Joyce and Mark Brookline, whom Ainsley (under Tribbey's orders) questions about a memo they testified to Congress they didn't have when they did, in fact, have it. Joyce and Brookline send dead flowers to Ainsley with a note that reads "[[PrecisionFStrike Bitch]]" taped to them. At that point, Sam, who had also been hostile to her, fires Joyce and Brookline for what they did. The next morning, Ainsley arrives at her office to discover [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments it's been decorated and C.J., Josh, Sam and Toby are there to welcome her]].

-->'''Charlie:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Okay, that's not me and you now, right?]]

-->'''Leo:''' [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments No, you're working in your office]].

* WaxingLyrical: The episode title is a paraphrase of a lyric in the song "He Is An Englishman", by Creator/GilbertAndSullivan, from ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'' ("For he himself has said it/And it's greatly to his credit"). This becomes a RunningGag as several characters argue about whether it came from ''Pinafore'' or ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'' ("It's one of the ones about duty." "They're *all* about duty") Also becomes part of ChekhovsGun; Lionel Tribbey quotes this song to mock Ainsley when she says she feels a sense of duty, but at the end, when C.J., Josh, Sam and Toby welcome her, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments they play the song in her office and sing along to it.]].

Ainsley's first day in the White House doesn't get off to an auspicious start. First, when she meets her boss, White House counsel Lionel Tribbey (John Laroquette), he doesn't like her. Second, her office turns out to be the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue, way down in the basement. Finally, the other members of the White House staff are hostile to her, particularly Steve Joyce and Mark Brookline, whom Ainsley (under Tribbey's orders) questions about a memo they testified to Congress they didn't have when they did, in fact, have it. Joyce and Brookline send dead flowers to Ainsley with a note that reads "[[PrecisionFStrike Bitch]]" taped to them. At that point, Sam, who had also been hostile to her, fires Joyce and Brookline for what they did. The next morning, Ainsley arrives at her office to discover [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming it's been decorated and C.J., Josh, Sam and Toby are there to welcome her]].

-->'''Charlie:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Okay, that's not me and you now, right?]]

-->'''Leo:''' [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming No, you're working in your office]].

* WaxingLyrical: The episode title is a paraphrase of a lyric in the song "He Is An Englishman", by Creator/GilbertAndSullivan, from ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'' ("For he himself has said it/And it's greatly to his credit"). This becomes a RunningGag as several characters argue about whether it came from ''Pinafore'' or ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'' ("It's one of the ones about duty." "They're *all* about duty") Also becomes part of ChekhovsGun; Lionel Tribbey quotes this song to mock Ainsley when she says she feels a sense of duty, but at the end, when C.J., Josh, Sam and Toby welcome her, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming they play the song in her office and sing along to it.]].

* UmbrellaDrink: Tribbey is especially pissed about having to go back to Congress hat in hand because he was going on vacation, and he was going to get these served to him.

* WaxingLyrical: The episode title is a paraphrase of a lyric in the song "He Is An Englishman", by Creator/GilbertAndSullivan, from ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'' ("For he himself has said it/And it's greatly to his credit"). This becomes a RunningGag as several characters argue about whether it came from ''Pinafore'' or ''ThePiratesOfPenzance'' ("It's one of the ones about duty." "They're *all* about duty") Also becomes part of ChekhovsGun; Lionel Tribbey quotes this song to mock Ainsley when she says she feels a sense of duty, but at the end, when C.J., Josh, Sam and Toby welcome her, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming they play the song in her office and sing along to it.]].

Toby tells C.J. General Ed Barrie (Tom Bower), before he retires, is going on various news shows to trash President Bartlet. C.J. responds by ordering the general to appear at the White House (as well as calling him a coward when he sends his staff aide instead), and then pointing out to General Barrie just how wrong his information is but also how [[MilesGloriosus he's wearing a medal he never won]]. [[SubvertedTrope President Bartlet, however, tells C.J. to let him speak because he feels Barrie has earned the right due to his actual service record.]]

* {{Badass}}: C.J., full stop.