Tag: Martin Sheen
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‘The West Wing’s Most Shocking Death Wasn’t Planned
Aaron Sorkin wove no shortage of jaw-dropping surprises into his four seasons of The West Wing, still the writer’s perennial accomplishment when it comes to American television. There’s the assassination attempt in the Season 1 finale, for one, the three-seasons-long ricochet effect of President Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen) concealing his multiple sclerosis, the kidnapping of…
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‘The West Wing’s Best Twist Happened After Its Most Shocking Storyline
If you followed the many seasons of The West Wing, during their original airings or by bingeing through all seven years later, your gut instinct when pinpointing its best twist likely falls on one particular story arc. At the tail end of the show’s fourth season, which also happened to be the final episode written…