Access (The West Wing)
| "Access" | |
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| The West Wing episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 106 |
| Directed by | Alex Graves |
| Written by | Lauren Schmidt |
| Production code | 176068 |
| Original air date | March 31 2004 |
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| Season 5 episodes | |
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| List of The West Wing episodes | |
"Access" is episode 106 of The West Wing.
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[edit] Plot
Producing a program on past and present White House press secretaries, a television documentary crew follows C.J. around to film a "typical" day. But the presence of outsiders adds stress when a crisis involving a terrorist shootout with the FBI has a smiling C.J. trying to keep the story a secret. Meanwhile, C.J. supervises her team in preparation for a formal papal visit with Bartlet and dodges difficult questions about the imminent future of the current FBI director.
The show concludes with a statement, seemingly made after the conclusion of Bartlet's presidency, that C.J. Cregg is the only female White House Press Secretary to have served two terms. However, since the commentary did not say C.J. had served two full terms, it may not be considered a Retroactive continuity. The "documentary" was withheld being aired during Bartlet's second term due to "national security" reasons and could only be shown after they left office.
The hostage situation at Shaw Island was the second such situation on the show; the first was in "The State Dinner", in McClane, Idaho. Interestingly, the episode cites a third hostage crisis at Casey Creek during Bartlet's first term.
[edit] Reception
Amazon.com called the episode "memorable" and described the episode as a "Frontline-type 'day-in-the-life' documentary". They said it was one of Allison Janney's (who plays C. J. Cregg) "showcase hours", with Janney winning the only Primetime Emmy Award of the season for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[1]
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