I'm celebrating the 4th of July by watching the West Wing inauguration episodes. Just got through "Inauguration Part 1" and "Inauguration: Over There", which, OH MY GOODNESS, so much love. I really haven't rewatched very many West Wing episodes -- I've seen the first half of the first season a bunch, when I'm trying to initiate new people into the show, and there are a handful of scattered episodes I've seen twice or three times, but the show as a whole, not so much. Now I think I should do something about that. I've forgotten how GOOD it all is! (Plus, "Inauguration: Over There" has one of my favorite scenes in any episode ever -- Josh, Toby, Charlie, Will, and Danny throwing snowballs at Donna's window to make her come out for the ball. BOYS!)
Next up, the last few episodes of the series, for Santos's inauguration. I'd just watch the very last, but my CJ/Danny shipper heart needs that episode with the holding hands on the way off the cliff, because, <3 <3 <3.
Also I need to bake cookies and head over to a friend's barbecue thing tonight, which should be fun. But this transitions neatly back into the TV meme--
Day 23 - Most annoying character
I'm assuming one-off characters don't count, so I'm sticking only to regular cast members. And I have to go with Sam Seaborn, West Wing. Sorry, Sam lovers. He drives me up a wall in all the worst ways. In particular, his treatment of Laurie the call girl in season one makes my skin crawl -- he's so fucking self-righteous and obnoxious and condescending and OH MY GOD SHUT UP SAM (kind of exacerbated by the fact that Sorkin is so clearly on Sam's side, and thinks we all think Sam is being the Good Guy throughout the whole situation). While he certainly has his redeeming moments -- he's a Sorkinverse character, of course he has moments of staggering brilliance and awesomeness -- I really, really can't stand him most of the time. Rewatching these episodes with Will Bailey instead of Sam just drove the point home, because I do not miss him at all. (Also, apparently Rob Lowe is kind of an asshole, and his costars didn't like him much, either.)
I don't actually hate Sam. But he REALLY bugs me. Ah, well.
Next up, the last few episodes of the series, for Santos's inauguration. I'd just watch the very last, but my CJ/Danny shipper heart needs that episode with the holding hands on the way off the cliff, because, <3 <3 <3.
Also I need to bake cookies and head over to a friend's barbecue thing tonight, which should be fun. But this transitions neatly back into the TV meme--
Day 23 - Most annoying character
I'm assuming one-off characters don't count, so I'm sticking only to regular cast members. And I have to go with Sam Seaborn, West Wing. Sorry, Sam lovers. He drives me up a wall in all the worst ways. In particular, his treatment of Laurie the call girl in season one makes my skin crawl -- he's so fucking self-righteous and obnoxious and condescending and OH MY GOD SHUT UP SAM (kind of exacerbated by the fact that Sorkin is so clearly on Sam's side, and thinks we all think Sam is being the Good Guy throughout the whole situation). While he certainly has his redeeming moments -- he's a Sorkinverse character, of course he has moments of staggering brilliance and awesomeness -- I really, really can't stand him most of the time. Rewatching these episodes with Will Bailey instead of Sam just drove the point home, because I do not miss him at all. (Also, apparently Rob Lowe is kind of an asshole, and his costars didn't like him much, either.)
I don't actually hate Sam. But he REALLY bugs me. Ah, well.
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