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The West Wing Season 5 Episode 15

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AIRED: 2/25/04

C.J. has an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when Hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering Jed and Leo in a tell-all biography, and uses both her charm to get the information she needs to mount a counterattack, and her ferocity to deliver the smackdown that will stop Hoynes in his tracks; the D.C. Mayor finds an ally in Charlie as he tries to persuade Jed to sign a supplemental appropriation bill for the District which contains a controversial school voucher pilot program rider; Toby sits down with union reps over textile import safeguards and the trade deficit with China, and arrives at a plan to settle the bras versus cars debate with the help of Ed and Larry; Ryan astonishes Josh with a little Congressional sleight of hand to break a stalemate in the staff's meeting with the Base Closing Commission; in a difficult moment, C.J. reaches out to an old friend by finally returning Ben's call.moreless

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Back to form after a shaky start to the season.

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By rb1962, Dec 04, 2011

It took a while for season five to get its legs, but this episode is worth watching. There are the political games that Josh and Toby have to play to make some difficult decisions. Short scenes that say a lot. The president and Leo experience the problem of having to remember earlier statements that, twisted the wrong way around, could make loyalty seem like conspiracy. Perception in politics! President Bartlet also discovers that some of his widely held beliefs might be wrong, and it takes Charlie to point that out.

But the episode belongs to C.J.Cregg. Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., no stranger to television talk shows, paints a very bitter picture of the power and corruption of talking heads on television. After her victory over Taylor Reid in the previous episode, C.J. gets hit badly by the creepy talk show host. Her slow recovery and the astonishing meeting with Hoynes surprise and move the viewer. Miss Janney's performance alone would make me recommend this episode.moreless
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By Parricida, Jan 02, 2010

That was really brilliant episode. I mean, to have Hoynes back with this quite terrible way of getting what he wants and the way CJ starts to take it personally and in the end.. it comes clear that there was really a reason for that.. I mean, the way CJ acted in this episode.. those different phases: from broken and mad to that really strong fighting.. That was great to see.

I also loved the storyline with DC major. I mean, to have Charley there.. and hear what he thinks and CJ comments when she comes back and hears what has happened.

So.. I mean, a really strong episode.moreless
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Martin Sheen	President Jed Bartlet
Dule Hill	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
Richard Schiff	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	Josh Lyman

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Mandy Freund	Claire Huddle	Guest Star
Frank Ashmore	Christopher Finn	Guest Star
Kenneth Kimmins	Gen. Stanley	Guest Star
Timothy Davis-Reed	Mark	Recurring Role
Sam Robards	Greg Brock	Recurring Role
Nicole Robinson	Margaret	Recurring Role

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- C.J. (when told the President has decided to sign a bill authorizing school vouchers): I leave the building for an hour and he switches parties.
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- Toby: Promise me something.
  C.J.: What?
  Toby: You'll never let them make a list of my screw-ups. They wouldn't have enough paper.
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- Toby: As much as I want to save your jobs, I have to save mine first if I'm going to be of any use to you at all.
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- Toby: This meeting is about politics. Facts won't help.
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- Josh (indicating how Hoynes will rehabilitate his image): He's going to make the book the final word on the scandal, hold his wife's hand on "Oprah" and catch the next flight to Iowa.
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- Ratings:
  8-9PM EST
  The Apprentice
  Overall: (5.7/ 8)
  
  9PM EST showing of premiere
  Overnights: (10.3/15) .
  
  NBC placed first among networks for the night (10.1/15).
  
  Timeslot Winners:
  Overnights:
  1st > NBC > The West Wing(10.3/15)
  2nd > ABC > The Bachelorette(9.0/13)
  3rd > CBS > King of Queens (8.3/12)
  and Everybody Loves Raymond(7.5/10)
  4th > Fox > The O.C. (7.3/11)
  5th > WB > Angel (3.7/5)
  6th >UPN > America's Next Top Model (1.5/4)
  
  Among Adults 18-49:
  1st > NBC
  2nd > ABC
  3rd > CBS
  4th > Fox
  5th > The WB
  6th > UPN
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- Stockard Channing does not appear in this episode.
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