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The West Wing: Han

Episode score 8.5 Great

Han

  • 92.
  • Season: 5
  • Episode: 4
  • First Aired: 10/22/2003
  • Prod Code: 176054

EPISODE OVERVIEW

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Josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmation, but Ryan reaches out to get him to change his mind; Leo fears that the potential defection of a prominent North Korean pianist will jeopardize secret nuclear disarmament talks; Will and Toby are humiliated when an early draft of a speech outlining their struggle to laud Bob Russell's confirmation is erroneously substituted for the final version; Donna's aunt and uncle from Wisconsin pay a visit, testing Josh's ability to refrain from bad cheesehead jokes during their tour of the White House; the staff struggles over how to language the state of the economy; fearing that the administration is drifting off-course, Toby wants to hand over more responsibilities to Will in order to focus on getting back to their core message. Add a recap »

Writers:
Peter NoahPeter NoahMark GoffmanPaula Yoo
Director:
Christopher Misiano
Stars:
Martin Sheen (President Jed Bartlet)
Dulé Hill (Charlie Young)
Allison Janney (Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg)
Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler)
John Spencer (Leo McGarry)
Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman)
Janel Moloney (Donna Moss (Episodes 23-, recurring previously))
Joshua Malina (Will Bailey (Episodes 78-, recurring previously))
Recurring Role:
Peter James Smith (Ed)
Kris Murphy (Katie Witt)
Kim Webster (Ginger)
Ron Canada (Ted Barrow)
Ben Siegler (George)
William Duffy (Larry)
Nicole Robinson (Margaret)
Mary-Louise Parker (Amy Gardner)
Gary Cole (Bob Russell)
Jesse Bradford (Ryan Pierce)
Guest Star:
Christopher Cousins (Rep. Thiele)
Tony Lee (Jai Yung Ahn)
Benjamin Brown (Mike)
Tom Yi (Translator)
Byron Chung (North Korean Handler)
Ron Marasco (OMB Director)
Nathan LeGrand (Commerce Secretary)
Randy Brooks (Lyle)
Sean Smith (Immigration Official)
Mary Linda Phillips (Aunt Barbara)
Gil Glasgow (Uncle Ted)
  • Although Josh Lyman makes a lot of insulting Wisconsin jokes, Bradley Whitford is actually from Wisconsin. edit »
  • Stockard Channing does not appear in this episode. edit »
  • Music: The piano piece played at the end of the
    episode is Frederic Chopin's "Revolutionary" Etude, Opus 10 No. 12 in C Minor, a prime recording of which is by Maurizio Pollini. edit »
Show Score 9.0 great
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