My home is not a place, it is people.
Published on October 28, 2004 By Cordelia In Entertainment
I am not particularly articulate, and I don’t necessarily have the necessary wit to truly express my expressions. See what I mean?

I would, however, in my own fumbling way, and with too many commas, like to point out the obvious.

I just watched the most recent episode the “The West Wing” entitled “The Birnham Wood” (a day behind, as usual). In this episode (stop reading here if you haven’t seen it) Leo McGarry has a heart attack and either dies in the woods or lies there and is not found (it’s unclear at the end of the episode). (I’ll stop using parenthesis now).

Leo McGarry plays the White House Chief of Staff. He is very important. Most of the other characters can hardly pee without his permission. And yet we are expected to believe that he is lying in the woods just outside of Camp David for close on 24 hours with NO ONE trying to find him.

The West Wing has officially jumped the shark.

I hear that Aaron Sorkin has left the show. Apparently the new writers thought there was an established formula that they could just follow without regard for logic or the reaction of the viewers.

I do not like this turn of events. I like the Leo character. More than that I do not think that Leo McGarry would EVER get 5 minutes of rest or time to himself much less be missing for a good chunk of a day without anyone wondering where he is. It is even more ridiculous than the Zoie kidnapping, and I may never watch another episode of this show again.

Thoroughly disgusted.

Possibly worse the "Cat in the Hat".

Comments
on Oct 29, 2004
I was so pissed buy this episode that I had to kill half the people of Oakville, In the game Fable, before I could vent my frustration. Its very sad. But now maby I can get some work done on wendnessday night.
on Oct 29, 2004
I am not impressed by the exit of Leo McGarry.

The West Wing was a show that I enjoyed BECAUSE of the chemistry of certain characters and
Leo was certainly one of them.

Mrs. Landingham's death, the exit of Rob Lowe, now two deaths in three episodes, this is just getting
ridiculous.
on Nov 05, 2004
I still haven't seen the episode (or finished reading the spoilers) but we happened to sit down last night to the season opener. Holy crap. Whatever goodness the West Wing was, it is not anymore. Now it feels heavy handed, humourless, and melodramatic. I'm not sure I even want to watch all the episodes that lead up to the Worst Episode Ever. It doesn't seem worth it.