Jed's Big Sister | The West Wing

[@paulshawley6490]

This actress totally captured how a young Mrs Landingham would speak. Bravo.

[@unfgreen]

Kirsten Nelson

[@McRocket]

Probably because the showrunner/director told the actress how to speak that way.

[@paulshawley6490]

@@McRocket 'telling' and 'doing' are two different things. Give her credit for her craft.

[@2013jpm]

@@McRocket - unnecessarily dickish

[@McRocket]

@@paulshawley6490 Fine. But you should give credit to the showrunner/director for properly instructing this actor exactly how to play the character in question. Which the masses rarely do. They see a role and tend to give most/all the credit to the actors. And little to none to the people who actually wrote and created the characters. ☮

[@leisastalnaker3790]

One of the best episodes of a series ever on TV.

[@Pww642]

This one gets me choked up every single time. Her performance is absolutely sublime. Probably my favorite scene from TWW.

[@runyon888]

Must agree cheerfully. But wiping my eyes, because beautifully done wisdom and love.

[@johneisner4581]

Well written, well acted. Not enough shows like this currently or ever. I miss President Bartlet.

[@andyh4518]

Reporter: Mr. President, when did you decide to run for reelection? Jed: It was after I had a good conversation with my dead personal secretary. Reporter: We've got some followup questions....

[@bkzone8]

It was when I had a conversation with my dead personal secretary/ big sister...

[@blondehog7856]

It’s passé to say at this point but this really is the best episode of TV of all time for my money.

[@googoo-gjoob]

The *GREATEST* show in the _History_ of television.

[@soccerlsc11]

Without a doubt!!

[@daviddempsey8721]

Poignant…She was a precious jewel. This brought a pang to my throat. This show was so great… especially in contrast to the incoming sh1t show. To see where Jed’s people came from is appreciated.

[@Jurgan6]

I like how he says “I’m never been the most popular guy” and they just roll with it. Feels real.

[@vargavision]

We still have people like this in our communities.

[@derektrebejoa.6381]

One of the greatest episodes oat

[@LMays-cu2hp]

This scene was soo beautiful.😊

[@titus2120]

Every good man should have a woman like her in their lives…

[@runyon888]

The wisdom and magic and American pride and enormity of our problems, all woven into this brilliantly done series, has given me a new and higher regard for one thousand of the geniuses, from secretly enlightened janitors to canny Presidents, who among all the golem paper-pushers probably do the actual work of running the country in Washington D.C. My patriotic love for President Jed was hard-earned, by fantastic writing, directing, producing, and most of all, performances by some of our best actors. I have never caught anyone acting EVER, except when they're skilfully acting as if they're acting, which they also do perfectly. My favorite character? Just found this series here on YT a year ago; give me five years to decide. Good to see Alan Alda in this role. Perfect casting for Jed. Sets and lighting put me in the White House every time. I love this show.

[@tonycantu3491]

Secretly enlightened janitors like in Good Will Hunting.

[@jimhall3032]

I wish that show went on forever.

[@karenwagner6880]

Just finished What’s Next - a wonderful read for “Wingnuts” like me!

[@mattlantzy5093]

Top 5 episode of the series

[@TesborneTheory]

We are long overdue for a long Mrs Landingham compilation ❤

[@dr.debbiewilliams]

I really love this show.

[@safebox36]

I lost my grandfather in January and my father in September. I told the latter at his grave on Christmas Eve how I've been getting on with a job hunt since his death, even in death I lied to him and said I was doing fine 😅. You do what you can to cope after a loss. So that if you have the chance to see them again you can show what you've done in their memory.

[@ukstd1]

No-one who writes like that is going to be out of work for long. All the best to you.

[@kerriethompson2073]

I know how you feel. I lost my mom in 2020 and at the time I was unemployed myself. I tired to let her know I was doing fine, but she knew the truth. Fast forward to the present and I’ve been employed two years to the best employer I’ve ever had, and I got to travel to Italy. My dreams are finally coming true, and it kills me that I can’t share them with her. In a way I know she’s with me and she’s proud of me. That’s what you have to tell yourself to the people we love that have passed on. Best of luck to you.

[@lionsjourney29]

If you are not acting on this because our principles do not match I can respect that…. But if fear, or lack of interest is holding you back. Then our friendship is not that important.

[@Haydn-ps5rl]

Solid performance UTP ❤💙

[@carlwaring]

Never mind the acting, that's one hell of a 'storm' well created behind them!

[@scotsam7590]

The got the perfect younger Mrs. Lanningham!

[@TheStuport]

I miss my sister everyday...but especially around the holidays because she, my Twin Brother and I had December birthdays like Jesus and more importantly, she turned out to be a pretty swell Mrs. Landeingham in her own right when she danced through her life too! ❤

[@McRocket]

Great scene, imo. ☮

[@swainscheps]

Mrs Landingham of New Hampshire who - for reasons science can’t explain - went from a mildly Oklahoma accent in her 30’s to an increasingly thick Chicago accent in her 60’s…having lived in neither location.

[@ianboyle1026]

Accents can change over time simply through re-location. I worked with an English woman once who from her rather clipped accent I took to be from somewhere around Kent. I learned that she actually hailed from Devon, but had spent ten years in New Zealand, where her long, drawn-out west-country vowels had gradually succumbed to the influence of the extremely short vowels of the NZ accent, resulting in a sort of compromise between the two.

[@cameltanker1286]

Know what's funny? All of those stats that Sorkin threw out there were the results of the policies made by Josiah Bartlet's political party.

[@brunowhitehead8105]

More like Ronald Reagan

[@lancer525]

Know what's really funny? That lie you just told to yourself so that you can try to continue to feel better than everyone else. Tell us, how do you think the leopards are enjoying the taste of your face?

[@casmatt99]

Dude capitalism isn't the result of one party or another

[@cameltanker1286]

@@lancer525 I do feel better than everyone else. No need for lies there. As to the leopards, meat is meat. That being said, I am not being devoured by any fauna of flora at this particular point in time.

[@cz2165]

You are misguided and /or misinformed or just please malevolent .

[@Mark-ke1rj]

God she was so annoying.

[@TheBroz]

No, she wasn’t. At all.

[@MetaMantiss]

Are you lost?

[@casmatt99]

Dumb troll is dumb

[@taylorcostello7913]

If Bartlet was willing to not seek reelection because of her death, and the fact that her position wasn't filled for more than a year, it proves how wrong you are.

[@Mark-ke1rj]

@@taylorcostello7913 that doesn't prove ANYTHING. She was annoying! And her death didn't stop him from doing a damn thing! He even broke his promise to his wife when he sought re-election!