The Ticket (The West Wing)
| "The Ticket" | |
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| The West Wing episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 133 |
| Directed by | Christopher Misiano |
| Written by | Debora Cahn |
| Production code | 2T6201 |
| Original air date | September 25, 2005 |
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| Season 7 episodes | |
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| List of The West Wing episodes | |
"The Ticket" is episode 133 of The West Wing, and the first episode of the seventh season.
[edit] Plot
The season opener starts with a scene from three years in the future; a reunion of several main characters at the opening of Bartlet's Presidential library. References are made to the lives of the characters since the end of the Bartlet administration:
- C.J. Cregg and Danny Concannon are married with a young child, and residing in Santa Monica, California[1]
- Will Bailey has become the Congressman for Oregon's 4th District[1] and has been appointed to the Ways and Means Committee
- Kate Harper wrote a book which is complimented by President Bartlet as being written in 'a magnificent prose' and by Charlie as a 'total hogwash.'
- Toby Ziegler is teaching at Columbia University
- President Bartlet himself was involved in peace negotiations in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Josh Lyman is still working in politics
- Charlie Young is also present; he intended to attend the Georgetown University Law Center after Bartlet's term expired.
- Though this episode was shot and aired before John Spencer's death, Leo McGarry does not appear in this scene.[2]
Lyman arrives and says, "The President is here," but the shot of the leader emerging from his limousine fades into the credits before his identity is revealed.
The show then returns to the main timeline with the Santos/McGarry campaign getting off to a rough start with tensions between Santos and Leo and between the campaign and the White House, despite poll numbers which show the campaign doing better than expected.[3] Donna wants to join the Santos campaign but Josh refuses to let her do so because she hammered Santos while working for Russell's campaign.
Back at the White House, C.J. is questioned by White House Counsel Oliver Babish as to her involvement with the leak about a secret military space shuttle. It appears she is his primary suspect, but he does not tell the president and instead asks for a different type of investigation. Josh is angry when C.J. and Toby want to accept an educational stimulus package from the Republicans in Congress that will undercut Santos' own education reform plans. The representatives from the Santos campaign (Leo and Josh) and those from the White House (C.J. and Toby) part on bitter terms.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Alan Pergament. "A brilliant campaign - 'The West Wing' ends its remarkable and victorious seven-year run," The Buffalo News (NY), May 11, 2006, Lifestyles section, page D1.
- ^ Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz. "Jersey-reared John Spencer, 'West Wing' actor, dies at 58," The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), December 17, 2005, News section, page 32: "It's unclear at this time how the show will address the absence. A flash-forward early this season featured former White House staffers attending the dedication of the Bartlet presidential library; Leo was noticeably absent from the scene, which gives the writers some latitude."
- ^ Robert Rorke. "The 'don't miss' list," New York Post, September 25, 2005, TV Week, page 4: "Later, the two bond as Santos expresses his worries and he & Leo start planning their actions in office. As the episode gets underway it's four days after the Democratic convention, and the Santos campaign ... is encouraged by a poll showing the congressman only nine points down." Author: Robert Rorke
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