The season 3 finale, set to Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah.
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@JennyLeeShee9 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this I think, maybe this time he won't get shot. One of the most heartbreaking scenes in television.
@Jules123109 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@caseysheleny23698 жыл бұрын
+Jenny Lee Shee yeah :(
@caseysheleny23698 жыл бұрын
+Jenny Lee Shee yeah :(
@sallybelknap8248 жыл бұрын
+Jenny Lee Shee I actually gasped out loud when I saw this. And then cried.
@JamesGU47 жыл бұрын
And still some Americans believe there should be no control of gun ownership. When will you look to successful models used elsewhere in the world and give your citizens proper and genuine protection.
@AnnetteWarren3 жыл бұрын
After all these years, West Wing is still the best show I have ever seen.
@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 Жыл бұрын
The Sopranos was a good show, but it wasn't any West Wing.
@theresechristiansen97699 жыл бұрын
No wonder Alison Janney won so many awards thru these seasons: outstanding. She nailed every episode.
@sandih296877 жыл бұрын
V Kuchichana And not understanding why Martin Sheen NEVER won an Emmy.
@gibtsdochgarnich7 жыл бұрын
He did. 2001. Look it up ;)
@lisaallen95783 жыл бұрын
Every episode
@francescadesmond8846 Жыл бұрын
@therese christiansen Sometimes the Emmys blatantly play favorites, esp with women they like. Janney was one of them. Kathy Baker from "Picket Fences" was another as was Juliana Marga-whatever from "ER" when Clooney, Edwards & Wylie never won for their unbelievably great performances. Janney was very good but other women acting at that time were, too.
@rgwak6 жыл бұрын
I've never wanted to hug a fictional character more than I want to hug CJ in this scene.
@jkrasney13 жыл бұрын
Me, too - especially as CJ looks upward to the heavens above.
@josephveitch88982 жыл бұрын
She needed a hug for sure
@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 Жыл бұрын
Heck, if you're going the 'if only I could' route, be a miracle healer and revive her secret service agent.
@brentondisbrowe1435 Жыл бұрын
its honestly sad, i love the fact he tried helping out and some person just shot him
@deltavoyage12 жыл бұрын
Far and away the best use of "Hallelujah" in any film or television show.
@boudreauxbroletariat39593 жыл бұрын
nah, shrek did it better
@sarahswomley25802 жыл бұрын
Leo's service was another, hit harder with a real death
@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 Жыл бұрын
that shrek bidness ...i don't even know
@phishfearme2Ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZvNgIaQaamNm9k
@frenchydawg4 жыл бұрын
I've watched this maybe 10 times and I just realized how good the writing in this scene is: "a secret service agent walking into the middle of an armed robbery? That's just bad luck". If he only knew how really true those words were
@jimgeiser15705 жыл бұрын
It's time for Allison Janney to guest star on NCIS. It would be the first reunion of Ms. Janney and Mr. Harmon since The West Wing's third season.
@crucisnh4 жыл бұрын
This is really a good idea that I've never seen suggested before. Particularly since the rumor is that Mark Harmon got the NCIS gig based on his performance on TWW.
@ReelMeurik4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agreed. They're both starring on CBS shows, shouldn't be too difficult to arrange. Maybe even have her play Gibbs new love interest, and someone he finally ends up married to?
@erinmathews80703 жыл бұрын
Woooah.... and hes always attracted to red-heads in NCIS....
@PrisonerNumber965313 жыл бұрын
Some of the best acting we've ever seen in the show, Ron's fantastic. We've watched him stone-faced through so much, even getting his hand half shot off. The only time you see emotion from him is when he tells Leo that Zoey's been kidnapped, and his face here as he's telling C.J. tells you how he feels about his people. CJ is fantastic, and the story lines crashing into one another like 6 things gone instantly wrong at 80 mph on the highway, just amazing writing, acting. Best show on TV.
@cards04864 жыл бұрын
This three episode arc got Mark Harmon his NCIS role. The CBS guys thought he was just a “pretty boy OK actor”. Although how they thought that after CHICAGO HOPE and the Ted Buddy movie I can’t imagine. This scene was a shock. We all thought all danger was over.
@davidweihe60522 ай бұрын
The plastic surgeon from St. Elsewhere who came down with AIDS meant that he was just a “pretty boy OK actor”?
@brandongalvin49311 жыл бұрын
This episode is where i first heard Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah. It's been one of my favorite songs every since then.
@aa649124 жыл бұрын
Brandon Galvin it’s a Leonard Cohen song bit Buckley does justice to it
@minhtran21603 жыл бұрын
OMG sam here
@HyperBart3 жыл бұрын
This
@asterix78422 жыл бұрын
By far, the best version of this song ever recorded.
@ericmiller93 Жыл бұрын
I agree.
@RJSAMCRO3 жыл бұрын
This is still one of the hardest scenes ever watched ever seen and playing Hallelujah just rips the soul apart.
@tracygarrett39522 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of the OG CSI season 9 ep 1 "For Warrick." The song they played "Come Tenderness" by Lisa Gerrard, the way Nick shakes his head as Catherine passes him in the alley, the way Grissom is with Warrick, it's all too sad. Perfect song.
@rlco8133 жыл бұрын
It's impossible to state just how brilliant Allison Janney is. This is one of the best acted scenes I can remember seeing.
@mlc200512 жыл бұрын
The amazing thing part about The West Wing is that there are dozens upon dozens of moments just as brilliant and poignant as this one. I watch this show and literally cannot comprehend how they managed to pull it off so masterfully, esp. the first 4 seasons. As amazing as this scene is, the real electricity of TWW comes with the dialogue, and I think it's the best written drama of all time. And how much do we love Allison Janney as C.J??? What a character!
@craighanson-rc1md7 ай бұрын
I couldnt stand her still can't stand her. LOL I can't even think of who my favorite character would be then or now. Will maybe he after all as hard left as he was was realistic non the less & when it mattered like when he condemned the president for not sending troops to africa & pointing out how the president did for other times including his own daughter or cj or charlie & then again when he decided to accept the offer of the annoying new vp in Barlett's final term knowing that the vp would likely be the if not one of the top people for the party going forward & thus most able to keep the party moving forward especially in life after Barlett. While everyone else saw him & treated him as a traitor & betrayer & they remained stuck in the now lame duck president who would be pushed to the back even by his own party as the past living out the last few moments of his relevance & a president who would have only more & more issues not just from republicans but is one party as the president would be questions by even his party on most if not all of his decisions from here on. As people in his own party move to become his heir his replacement the next "king". A president's peak is the end of their first term if they get reelected its just downward from there regardless of how much they won by or how much people in both parties agreed with him or loved him.
@leiaslizzy3 жыл бұрын
These five minutes always make me cry. I always loved CJ for her strength, and to see her break down meant so much to me, because it shows that even the strongest of us can break down. 💗
@MikeRDar15 жыл бұрын
I've always been a fan, but recently completed watching the entire series, start to finish, all 7 seasons. Took maybe 6 months. Of all the books, movies, or TV shows I've ever seen, I think The West Wing taken as a whole is simply the greatest story I've ever known.
@ascotberks20184 жыл бұрын
MikeRDar absolutely agree.
@fayesouthall66042 жыл бұрын
I had surgery which meant sleep wasn’t easy and watched this show start to finish just awesome television
@IAMTheNerdHerd7 жыл бұрын
I cry every time I watch this, but I continue to do so because this is one of the best scenes, in what must be one of the best shows of all time.
@allanreginaldmichael34002 жыл бұрын
Not one of the best. The best.
@decadencewhimsyandsarcasm5 жыл бұрын
This is the only time I’ve been okay with a show using this song. Completely perfect without being emotionally manipulative
@Jules1231010 жыл бұрын
The agent who tells CJ that Simon was killed also played a depressed/angry husband who went on a killing spree in "Grey's Anatomy." He's a wonderful actor.
@RandalBauer119 жыл бұрын
Michael O'Neil! He's fantastic in whatever he's cast in.
@AdamG19839 жыл бұрын
Also very first two episodes of S1 of 24. Small role but it left a big impression.
@Jules123109 жыл бұрын
I will have to go back and see those. IMO, West Wing is one of the best series ever. And I am awestruck by Alison Janney.
@bobsteinzig8 жыл бұрын
+Julie Davis Look for cast interviews about working with her. and how she was discovered by Paul Newman Have fun searching. "my favorite scene's were any with Allison"
@christopherdraper36927 жыл бұрын
that actor was actually also killed in an episode of NCIS which Mark Harmon (Agent Donovan) is the lead character
@robn37322 жыл бұрын
I love Danny and CJ in the end but I still weep for Simon. So honorable and a shining example of measured masculinity. He runs along the lines of Gibbs from NCIS. As fictional characters go Simon Donovan makes me proud to be male and an American.
@ldkellandshaw5 жыл бұрын
I love the West Wing, and Simon Donovan, despite only 4 episodes, is my favorite character.
@avi25783 жыл бұрын
Such a poignant scene with Buckley’s rendition of “Hallelujah” set as the backdrop. One of the first TV shows to use this song correctly! It was meant for a scene like this. And not as a freaking Christmas carol lol
@katie28933 жыл бұрын
Scrubs and WW are still the only shows to do it justice
@BlueEyedAuthor Жыл бұрын
I saw it used in an episode of Cold Case years ago. Brilliant and heartbreaking.
@erica-cq7ns7 ай бұрын
@@katie2893the oc too
@MissHazelFlagg14 жыл бұрын
This makes me cry so much every time! Allison Janney seriously deserved every single one of those four Emmys she won.
@Regifloat2228 жыл бұрын
This scene hit me so hard. I wasn't even expecting it.
@AegisNova8 жыл бұрын
+Phelan We get your point, but he made a human mistake. The shop owner was scared, but did he not know there was an accomplice? Could he not say something, or point?
@salicemccool92688 жыл бұрын
+Phelan Given the context, we're perhaps meant to reason that his mind was not entirely on procedure and protocol at that moment; he's in a very good mood, and distracted by thoughts of the reason for it. This makes it even harder to take.
@salicemccool92688 жыл бұрын
+Phelan I completely agree with you; "Simon's" training would have come before any other thoughts; a sort of in-the-moment muscle memory? I just think that Sorkin was using poetic license in this regard. I was standing in a crowd once, waiting for a presidential candidate to walk into the Student Union at the university where I worked and to which I was headed for lunch. It started to sprinkle; I'd leaned down perhaps 40 degrees and was reaching to take my umbrella out of my tote bag, which I'd put on the ground, when a hand grabbed my right forearm very, very firmly. I can't believe that that SS agent covered so much ground so quickly - or had even seen me, three people back from the path the agents had formed for the candidate. He took me aside and quickly (and very politely!) searched me, my purse and bag. Great respect for these guys!! An article, w/a photo of my frisking, made the front page of the next day's student newspaper, and I had a very unique bruise for ten days!
@sarahswomley25807 жыл бұрын
Also aren't they supposed to wear bullet proof vests as well?
@ldkellandshaw4 жыл бұрын
@@sarahswomley2580 At that range against a .45, it wouldn't matter much
@Myke6667 жыл бұрын
This was the realest moment on the whole show for me..It hit me hard
@carldrosa11 жыл бұрын
The best writing ever (my humble opinion) - the West Wing. And the way he was shot to death...completely unexpected. Just when he secured the robber and made a funny comment about the candy bar - gone. As in life. Completely unpredictable.
@heorap14 жыл бұрын
this might be the most moving 5 minutes of television Ive ever seen. Yes, a lot if it has to do with the music, but CJ's anguish on that bench is palpable
@johnthelesserofthethirdoft8633 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely in the top 3. This one is in my top 3. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKfde42ArbiLl9E
@zoefschildpad12 жыл бұрын
In any other show this would be the best scene in their entire run. in the west wing it's not even the best scene in the episode
@boudreauxbroletariat39593 жыл бұрын
well, you're right that it's not the best scene, but wrong that any of it is objectively good at all
@tomdavies90042 жыл бұрын
@@boudreauxbroletariat3959 Are you one of those people who just goes around being negative in YT comment sections? That's kind of sad.
@aidtim13502 жыл бұрын
@@boudreauxbroletariat3959 Your statement is objectively false.
@j.r.642725 күн бұрын
@zoefschildpad I dunno - it makes my top 5 or so for the series, along with the Brothers In Arms and The Little Drummer Boy scenes. Say, do you think they chose their music intentionally?
@peterclemenza36546 жыл бұрын
I don't know what the greatest tv show is but any list of the top has to include the West wing. Everyone always says "sopranos, the wire, breaking bad" but the West wing was as good as any of them.
@RobynHarris4 жыл бұрын
Peter Clemenza Sopranos, The Wire, and Breaking Bad don’t have a built-in anti-constituency of hate driven people saying the show is the spawn of the devil because it often shows liberals trying to do good; and it sometimes shows “conservatives” succeeding in doing evil.
@jbrhel4 жыл бұрын
Better.
@copycatninjitsu4 жыл бұрын
1) the sopranos 2) the wire 3) the west wing My top 3 fave tv shows of all time.
@dyneshv4 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there! (Paraphrasing Fitz)
@barryschwarz3 жыл бұрын
It was better than those two. There's not much to equal it. Deadwood is excellent. The 6-part British series Edge of Darkness is also very fine indeed.
@Ranblv7 жыл бұрын
Perfect example of Leonard cohen's brilliant music writing ability done to perfection by jeff buckley.
@borjastick11 жыл бұрын
What I find amazing about this series, over and above the superb acting, scripting etc, was how they got the casting so good, so perfect. Each actor brought something special, something different and of such quality.
@tracygarrett39522 жыл бұрын
Everyone except Chenoweth. Her speaking voice is extremely annoying.
@JulieStecker11 жыл бұрын
Whenever I need a good cry but can't conjure one up on my own, this scene does the trick.
@jaspdx633 жыл бұрын
The power and artistry of the West Wing at its best were on full display in moments like this one.
@lucilemcgregor3 ай бұрын
Watching in 2024. This series is the best ever made.
@woodyellen19995 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this I think something different but this time all I could focus on was Josh, the chances are he didn't know Simon was no longer protecting C.J given that they had only just caught her stalker an hour or so before and so the fear that must have gone through him as he considered the possibility that something happened to C.J someone who he has a sister dynamic with on the show is perfectly encapsulated by Josh's pause, the way the scene goes from yelling to deadly silent in just a few words the way he stops breathing stops doing everything, even Amy stops because she knows the pain Josh must be feeling. Perfectly acted by them both
@Potionsmaster3 жыл бұрын
This was the episode when I knew she would win an Oscar. I wanted nothing more than to crawl into my TV snd give her the biggest hug
@nandhininarayanan21886 жыл бұрын
This show used music in the best possible way to underline emotions. This, and "I don't like Mondays" from 20 Hours in America - I will never stop weeping.
@sylviacrouch80733 жыл бұрын
So many episodes I have sat and sobbed. This was one. The burial of the homeless veteran, ms landagan dying, Leo dying, president shot.
@ellirambler61602 жыл бұрын
i don’t think i’ve ever been more shocked by a character’s death than in this scene
@judithkean56407 жыл бұрын
And after West Wing, we got to see "Ron Butterfield" (Bartlett's chief Secret Service man) on NCIS. "Toby Zeilger" (communications director) played bad guy Harper Dearing on NCIS (after West Wing). Nice to see these talented people.
@sarahjswomley78855 жыл бұрын
Also other from WW guested on NCIS. Alan Dale, 1st Director of NCIS was in a couple of episodes of WW, Kathleen York who played Toby's ex, played one of Gibbs ex wives on NCIS, Steven Culp was in both NCIS & WW, Danica McKeller was on NCIS, she played Will Bailey's sister on WW, Terry O'Quinn was on both shows, and others
@jackiepe51302 жыл бұрын
This is some of the best acting on a television series
@theolamp53128 жыл бұрын
CJ won almost all the time in the White House. I just wish she won this one in her personal life. I know it's just a TV show, but, the West Wing always seemed to have a sense of reality to it. As far as I know, Mark Harmon & Allison Janney are alive & well.
@downhomesunset3 жыл бұрын
If he continued on this show-he would have been highly missed on NCIS
@tracygarrett39522 жыл бұрын
I loved CJ with him. Not so much, Danny.
@dawnbeaver38818 жыл бұрын
If anybody is a fan of "NCIS", this song was on tonight's episode. I love this song, and as soon as I hear the first chords tonight, my mind went right back to this episode...the same hauntingly beautiful song, and the same great actor, Mark Harmon.
@PasnThrou8 жыл бұрын
Yes! I time shift NCIS and just watched that NCIS episode yesterday. As soon as they started to play, I did the same thing- remembering this episode of West Wing. Up until the shooting, I thought the story arc with Janny was great. But when Harmon walked into the liquor store, I really hoped what I knew was going to happen, wasn't going to happen. I really liked the West Wing and have been a Mark Harmon fan since 240-Robert. This was probably the most powerful moment in the entire series.
@salicemccool92688 жыл бұрын
Was it also Jeff Buckley's version? It's the one - of so very many covers - which I downloaded. So sad how Jeff died.
@andreaalcaraz37377 жыл бұрын
hi, which season did mark come? im planning to watch NCIS but just the parts where he's there 😂
@dawnbeaver38817 жыл бұрын
Andrea, It was season 2. He played a Secret Service agent assigned to protect CJ. I don't remember exactly when in the season he started, but the one episode title I remember was "The Black Vera Wang", referring to a shopping trip where CJ tried on a Vera Wang ballgown.
@andreaalcaraz37377 жыл бұрын
+Dawn Beaver I mean in NCIS :)
@jamesgoines76634 жыл бұрын
Unexpected elements of a scene that just takes your breath away. Excellent acting and writing. Pure excellence!
@bobojo373 жыл бұрын
I thought this was one of Josh and Amy's best moments in the series. They're having a vicious argument about idealism vs pragmatism, practicality vs progress, and they drop it immediately because someone who neither of them knew, but knew was close to someone they cared about, was lost.
@bmw128racer4 жыл бұрын
I've re-watched The West Wing multiple times over the years and I still can't sit through that scene in the store... I either fast forward past it or get up and walk away for a couple of minutes... Tragic.
@gregfeneis6096 жыл бұрын
Allison Janney crying just breaks my heart
@slayr399Күн бұрын
It wasn't until one of my rewatches that I realised how brilliantly Sorkin set up the dramatic irony of the dialogue on stage "Nay! Stay" being delivered at the moment that CJ is asked to step out to receive the bad news.
@billleslie38389 жыл бұрын
If there is someone who uses music better in drama than Sorkin, I haven't found them yet.
@smartalek1808 жыл бұрын
+Bill Leslie Have you checked out "The Black List" teevee show?So many brilliant songs, none of which I'd ever heard before.
@billleslie38388 жыл бұрын
+smartalek180 No, seems to be a bit dark for me. Maybe I'll give it a try. Thanks.
@theolamp53128 жыл бұрын
+Bill Leslie - The use of Dire Strait's Brothers In Arms at the end of The Two Cathedrals episode might be the best I have ever seen, although I think It's been removed from KZbin.
@bobsteinzig8 жыл бұрын
+Bill Leslie He wrote an episode of "The Newsroom" to a song
@andreaalcaraz37377 жыл бұрын
+Bob Steinzig what do you mean he wrote an episode of the newsroom to a song?
@goblueinga7 жыл бұрын
Still the most amazing show on TV. Smart. Funny. And heart breaking.
@brentyoungren89987 жыл бұрын
Such a hauntingly beautiful song, fills me with emotion everytime. The video description credits Jeff Buckley, this is his cover, however the song was originally written and performed by Leonard Cohen, who died yesterday. RIP
@sandih296877 жыл бұрын
Brent Youngren And was sung as the Cold Open to SNL. By the woman who played Hillary.
@kevinpatrick95396 жыл бұрын
one of the things I loved about this show was how it could go from joy to pain or pain to joy in the matter of a few words and alomost always gave a reason for hope
@WestfieldHoosier9111 жыл бұрын
This gives me chills every time. This series featured the best writing for television ever.
@theknitwit70984 жыл бұрын
A lot of talent thrown about in his ENTIRE episode! I get goosebumps whenever I see this clip and the, “England Arise” scene!
@bjornsjoblad2200 Жыл бұрын
Briliant scene briliant .acting especially from Alison Janney shes amazing in this very touching scene, Briliant manuscpript briliant music and briliant use of the music. Shows like this doesnt exist today, Tjhe west wing in the best tvshow thats ever been made and this episode is one of the absolutely best episoes that ever been done in any show.
@lindaterrell5535Сағат бұрын
Always the best choice of music.
@rhh35824 жыл бұрын
Please NBC and Warner Brothers bring back to commercial television "The West Wing" - undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best series on television ever.
@alekas84027 жыл бұрын
When CJ Cregg cries, i cry
@andreaalcaraz37377 жыл бұрын
same shit :(
@nigelft5 жыл бұрын
All who has seen this episode does ...
@Lookup5188 жыл бұрын
I know it just a show,but hurt like hell i love his acting he's just so sexy and great.
@jamesdesomma36396 жыл бұрын
Such a great version of this classic song
@englishruraldoggynerd3 жыл бұрын
Well that’s got me blubbing. The best series ever made, and the best acting. CJ’s heartbreak is superbly put across, and the music is just so, so perfect.
@siddharthnaagar70282 жыл бұрын
The gift Allison Janney possess as an actor is unbelievable it's a shame Hollywood doesn't give her the roles she deserve
@antonyphoenix38298 жыл бұрын
I know I'm late to the show but I've just watched this episode,so so sad but great choice of song.Brilliant Television
@theolamp53128 жыл бұрын
+Antony Phoenix - If you ever get a chance to watch the TWO CATHEDRALS episode, it ended with Dire Strait's Brothers in Arms. One of the best melding of music and film I have ever seen. I say film, because that episode was worthy of being a theatrical film. Best wishes, Ted
@antonyphoenix38298 жыл бұрын
+Theo Lamp Yea I remember that one as well.Dire Straits are one of my favourite groups so I agree 100%
@sandih296877 жыл бұрын
Antony Phoenix Aaron Sorkin said that when he heard "Brothers in Arms"as he was growing up, he thought wouldn't that make a wonderful ending.
@larrybeckham66526 жыл бұрын
The best drama in television history.
@danrieke99889 ай бұрын
I remember watching this when it debuted. Devastated me. Dropped me to my knees.
@thedevilsadvocate556 Жыл бұрын
This brings a tear to my eye everytime.
@jezz3126 жыл бұрын
CJ Cregg is by far my favorite character in The West Wing
@Ovrkyl13 жыл бұрын
@nyraider91 Considering the position the second robber had from where he shot, he still had a line of fire on the store owner. The store owner was already terrified and couldn't even alert Donovan to the existence of the robbers. Donovan figured that out from seeing the empty cash register himself. So the store owner probably thought he would still be shot if he said anything, regardless of Donovan being present and having revealed his status.
@zepherdude11 жыл бұрын
That was just an unbelievable scene. I cried.....truly must see TV.
@courtney56862 жыл бұрын
Ever since I saw this scene for the first time it's stayed in the back of my mind and I come back to watch it every time I hear this song.
@trevisonclark71354 жыл бұрын
This and two cathedrals are the saddest moments in tv.
@rgwak6 жыл бұрын
Josh and Amy arguing about politics, only to be interrupted by the crushing reality that Donovan was just killed. I'm reading too much into this, but it's a poignant example of how academic debate is one thing, but real life is something completely different.
@chriskelly34813 жыл бұрын
You're not (reading too much...). They're both good people, and their relationship is over now... But at that moment all the drama of THAT event is entirely superseded by a terrible (almost boring) tragedy. 😭😭😭
@cholman42483 жыл бұрын
I cried...just cried my eyes out. Really got to me. Hallelujah was the perfect song
@paulamucha43787 жыл бұрын
This is when I first heard this song. God Bless Leonard Cohen. I then went and looked up Cohen's version, so haunting and eerie, gives the chills, goose bumps. One of my favorites now.
Am I the only one who screamed "Gibbs!!!" when Harmon's character was shot?
@MrBraddles31286 жыл бұрын
Probably, considering most people saw The West Wing before they saw NCIS.
@marcziegenhain84207 жыл бұрын
I'm always waiting for Tony and Ziva assisting Mark Harmon to arrest the guy in the shop.
@aa649124 жыл бұрын
I’m an old paratrooper combat veteran and this episode brought a tear to my eyes
@marcusvachon8454 жыл бұрын
Because of Mark Harmon's time on West Wing, he was given NCIS.
@danielwarren71103 ай бұрын
there are so many parts to this. Like Josh and Amy in the middle of an a full on argument and doesn't stop for a phone call, but as soon as she says "honey" showing that the argument is normal in the house and they both enjoy that kind of debate. But that one word "honey" changes his tone in an instant. TWW had such good writing and so many good messages.
@DrownedInExile2 жыл бұрын
In the afterlife, Special Agent Gibbs gave Donovan the biggest headslap ever. "This is why you always secure the area!"
@glennhenson64953 ай бұрын
I've seen this several times and always thought very sad, but today thinking about it again, Donovan was off his game for whatever reason. He cuffs one but never asks if more, never, as you say, thinks of 'securing the area'.
@chrisp.9172 Жыл бұрын
I've been watching West Wing marathons, somehow I missed this episode 2x! But with the magic of UT, I don't miss a f**king thing!♥️🙏🇺🇸👍
@falconfilmmaker12 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the most heart breaking moments of that show
@larynanntapp63333 жыл бұрын
Saw it when it first aired...the clips never get easier to handle.
@papelpapi15 жыл бұрын
Just an incredible episode.
@spikeep61416 жыл бұрын
I hadn't noticed the Red+White Roses before - *THAT'S* clever.... Because what is The Play..?
@sonyabykofsky28734 жыл бұрын
I don't know...so, still don't get it
@tadtranclere37294 жыл бұрын
Sonya Bykofsky the play President Bartlet is watching in this episode is called “the war of the roses.” The two factions vying for power during “the war of the roses” both had a rose as a symbol of their faction. The house of Lancaster had red roses as their symbol while the house of York had white roses as their symbol: that’s why it was called “the war of the roses.”
@brontewcat3 жыл бұрын
I had not noticed the connection before. But is this the one where he authorises Shareef’s murder. Because I think it parallels Richard III. A good man who stole the throne and probably ordered the death of his nephews. A flawed hero.
@lefthandedhammer74733 ай бұрын
I'm currently on my first watch through of The West Wing and this shocked me so much
@rt2255 Жыл бұрын
When i watched this live i wept like a little girl. Jeez music is strong.
@Elthenar3 жыл бұрын
The one thing that bothered me about this scene and something that makes it clear Sorkin knew nothing about firearms or tactics, no way would one of the Secret Service's best not be aware of the possibility of a second gunman. He would have made god damned sure the store was clear before lowering his guard.
@georgeprchal39242 жыл бұрын
Butterfield's expression is perfect.
@bigdog9535510 жыл бұрын
As a side note the Secret Service agent who told CJ the Simon was killed guest starred in NCIS as Riley in the two part Enemies Foreign and Enemies Domestic
@cubswin38389 жыл бұрын
Ron Butterfield! Head of the President's Secret Service security detail. Played by Michael O'Neill. He's so convincing, people think he is/was an actual agent.
@salicemccool92688 жыл бұрын
+David Miller He was just great in the role. My only problem with the final episode of the series - and it really bothered me - was the absence of a scene in which Bartlet thanked him, or handed a letter to someone to give to him.
@MotownGuitarJoe2 жыл бұрын
CJ, who always found it difficult for a variety of reasons to connect with "the right man", is agonizingly close to a serious relationship, only to have him snatched away from her. Heart wrenching...
@yoyoyojeremy6 жыл бұрын
Mark Harmon is a great actor. Ever since The Deliderate Stranger I've been a big fan.
@CaptainPikeachu15 жыл бұрын
You aren't the only people who notice that this was unrealistic for a trained agent to not secure his surroundings. In fact, the secret service agent who trained Mark Harmon for the role called him up and asked Mark Harmon why didn't Donovan check the perimeter! Of course MH could only play it the way the writers wrote it. Honestly, I think they just wrote that scene for dramatic purposes, not really because of realism. Still, it was a powerful scene nonetheless.
@kittyscratchesboo11 жыл бұрын
That's what I said. I mean I know this is only fiction and is a series, but when writing this good gets you involved to the point where you reach for the screen and our response is "Nooooooo!" Now THAT is something! I enjoy chatting with the folks who enjoy the same crime dramas (or any well written program). It's like being in a theater or sharing your living room with the neatest people in the United States. This is what makes the positive aspect of "You Tube" so very pleasant!!
@jamespurs7 жыл бұрын
I legit cried so much when I saw this on tv
@bbaker41174 жыл бұрын
The clerk could have let him know there was a second guy.
@GLH5MHIL4 жыл бұрын
A street cop would have assumed there was a second and even a third. Plus he should have had a ballistic vest on under the shirt... the shots still would have hurt a ton, but maybe he survives. Still this kind of thing happens even to experienced street cops...too often the guard is let down too soon.
@georgehoyle87974 жыл бұрын
Greg Hampton ....yes but the clerk could’ve signaled there was another shooter in the store.
@glennhenson64953 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, maybe the clerk didn't realize there were 2. I tend to lean that way since the clerk seemed slightly relieved with the one in custody. Hard to say.
@sarahswomley25803 жыл бұрын
@@GLH5MHIL True, a SS agent would know how to clear the room, plus he should've been wearing a vest protecting CJ. It might have been better if it was a drive-by shooting
@josephineemmett27222 жыл бұрын
I will never recover from this scene
@boborsini4332 жыл бұрын
Ok so I'm all teary eyed from this😭😭😭
@JustSomeCanadianGuy7 жыл бұрын
Crime.... boy, I don't know.
@springmotor707 жыл бұрын
"....is when I decided to kick your ass."
@williamsprague85857 жыл бұрын
Joe Foran, I honestly feel bad for you. Such anger shouldn't exist. I'm sure this is what your parents taught you. So this comment isn't your fault. You're a product of your upbringing. And for that, I feel bad for you.
@raymondshutt12897 жыл бұрын
Joe Foran Jesus Christ. Is that all you took away from this scene? My God.
@almostfm7 жыл бұрын
It's not what I took from the scenes with Richie, but that was not some of Sorkin's better work. He's perfectly capable of writing smart, thoughtful Republicans who disagreed with the President. This was like a cardboard cutout of a politician. Every Republican who's a member of the State Assembly has a better answer than that.
@JustSomeCanadianGuy6 жыл бұрын
That's the 10 word answer, Joe. ^_^
@kittyscratchesboo11 жыл бұрын
Oh, I felt that. Many of us did NOT see that coming and that is more the reason for the shock and awe of it. Harmon should have also been in Major Motion Pictures, he has it all for the devotion of his talent and presence. I do like NCIS for the first 3-4 years, but the producers need to allow him greater range for what Harmon can truly perform. "And Never Let Her Go" brought me here today. He rocks in true crime drama. Time for an Emmy for Harmon. Long over due.
@user-eo1vi2nt1o3 жыл бұрын
This is such a breathtaking scene. Reminds everyone of the worst moments of our lives.
@pault1964 Жыл бұрын
When the head of the secret service gives you a tap on the shoulder you know it’s not going to be good news