Lately I wrote about my expertise watching the worst episode of The West Wing as a part of my present justification of my Max subscription: a binge-watch of the complete sequence for the primary time. I’ve watched most episodes of the primary 4 seasons, the Aaron Sorkin years, a number of occasions up to now. Nevertheless, again when the aforementioned horrible episode first aired, I shouted “fuck that” on the display and walked away.
Now, for the primary time in my life 20 years after the present went off the air, I’m watching the ultimate two seasons of their entirety, although I used to be briefly waylaid after the present disappeared from Max for a number of days. I’m truly pretty shocked by how a lot I wasn’t spoiled on within the years since, however one specific second I used to be not ready for is inflicting me critical issues because it leads towards the one second I do know goes to occur.
I’ve Been Mentally Making ready Myself For The Demise Of John Spencer
It’s a horrible and miserable irony that I gave up watching The West Wing following Leo McGarry having a coronary heart assault, and the primary time I watched the scene I actually believed they had been killing him off. I’d later be taught that Leo hadn’t died, however then someday later, actor John Spencer would even have a coronary heart assault and die, all earlier than the favored political drama got here to an finish.
I knew that Spencer goes to be gone sooner or later in Season 7. I don’t know precisely what number of West Wing episodes might be left when it occurs, or how his loss of life might be defined on display, however I do know I’m going to lose considered one of my favourite characters on the sequence; arguably the guts of the West Wing forged.
Watching the remainder of Season 6, whereas I wasn’t positive Leo wouldn’t die at any second, it was additionally clear to me that even the brand new writers of the drama had no thought what to do with Leo after they took him out of the place of Chief of Workers. He’s simply kind of floating round by means of most of Season 6. The character himself is clearly in search of one thing to do and undecided find out how to spend his time. After which the top of Season 6 occurs and every little thing goes to hell.
I Had No Thought Leo McGarry Would Be The Vice Presidential Nominee
The top of Season 6 focuses on the Democratic conference as the highest candidates jockey for place and acquire the nomination. Ultimately, Jimmy Smitts’ Matt Santos comes away because the Democratic nominee. Now he wants to call a operating mate, and he does, in Leo McGarry.
This fully blew me away. This feels just like the kind of factor I’d have realized by means of cultural osmosis during the last couple of a long time, however one way or the other I didn’t. It makes me joyful for the character, however it upsets me as a result of I do know the place it’s all going to finish up.
Naming Leo as VP is smart for the character. He’s a widely known, well-respected operative and with Josh Lyman as Santos’ marketing campaign supervisor, it is smart that Josh would wish to put his surrogate father in that place.
However, now I’ve to observe Season 7 figuring out that sooner or later, the Democratic nominee for Vice President will die. Will it occur earlier than the election or after? Who will substitute Leo as soon as he’s gone? What was the plan for Leo’s story that must be deserted?
I don’t know the reply to those questions but, however I’m actually not trying ahead to studying them. If Leo had been killed off on the present in Season 6, or if he hadn’t been an essential character in Season 7, then shedding him would have nonetheless been unhappy, however it wouldn’t have felt like we misplaced the correct goodbye to this nice character.