MS?
I’ve watched the reruns so much, and often out of order. I suppose I could watch the DVDs from Season One in order, but I thought I’d ask first.
Refresh my memory: when did the audience find out the President has MS for the first time? Which episode was it? Who told whom the first time it was mentioned?
The viewers find out in “He Shall, From Time to Time…” when Pres. Bartlet collapses before the State of the Union. Abbey is the one that actually says it (I think this the episode where she does the tearful “Do you get that you have MS?”)
Thanks. I actually saw that one tonight, and couldn’t remember if it was then or when she yells at the President, “Do you get that you have MS?” I think that’s a couple episodes later.
The yelling comes later, I believe. IIRC, the first time it’s explicitly stated in front of the viewers, Abby tells Leo. In the continuity of the show, others find out earlier. The Prez has told his family and a number of doctors. He has also told Hoynes before their first election together, and Charlie has figured it out with help from Zoe.