I’m not so sure. They’ve certainly established her as the prime suspect. I’m ready for the typical TV writer curveball though.
My questions for this storyline are now: Why would the FBI tell Harper their theory of the crime. Also, why would she immediately tell Toby?
I thought this was a fine episode right up until they endeed it. Add my name to the list that thinks Leo is an absolutely stupid VP choice. Shit, why didn’t they just pick Bartlett for VP? It makes almost as much sense.
I definitely think (hope) we’ll see Donna working on the Santos campaign. I really don’t think Santos is going to win the election, though.
ABC has leaked that Jimmy Smits has a contract to develop and star in a series with them. Doesn’t leave a lot of extra time to work as the star of an NBC series.
And poor Will. I guess he’s got to go back to getting dead guys elected in State campaigns.
I don’t think Bartlett leaked it. He was really, really pissed when Toby, Kate, and CJ were in his office. Even Debbie knew he was more pissed than just about any other time she’s seen him mad. Anyway, how the hell does a President leak something? He can’t just pick up the phone and call a reporter. CJ, on the other hand, knows exactly who to call for whatever news she wants out there because of her experience as Press Sec’ty. And she seems to be the only major character upset that we have a way to rescue them but “can’t” use it. An obvious suspect, but I’m sticking with my choice. Of course, they may throw a minor character in there to be the leak if Allison Janney signs for another year on the show.
Leo as VP? Well, his name was kicked around in Season 4 when Hoynes resigned. It’s not really out there as choices go. But I have to agree that his past addiction issues won’t be the problem that his meeting with Castro will be. And you can believe that someone is going to leak it. Three people in Washington can keep a secret only if two of them are dead. (IIRC, Josh was the one who suggested Leo replace Hoynes, and kind of half-seriously tried to make a case for it. I’ll have to check that episode again when I pick up the DVD on payday. It could have been Sam pushing for Leo.)
When Santos was introduced, did anyone else hear what the guy was saying? I thought I heard him say that Santos was a former Marine, and a graduate of the Air Force Academy. (Marines officers graduate from the Naval Academy.) But I was kind distracted by Teri Polo, and wasn’t paying too close attention to the background dialogue.
If we get screwed out of Teri Polo as First Lady, I’m boycotting the show forever! If Vinick wins, maybe she could be married to him instead.
Leo was Air Force.
First of all, I don’t mind Leo as VP. Bartlett was a popular president in WWW (he won by a very secure margin second term) and in addition to the Pres. endorsement Dems & moderates will see Leo as a sign that the Santos administration will be an extension of Bartlett, not a repudiation of it.
Second, I don’t think Santos was using his free speech to push for himself. His first words were those of concession. What he was refusing to do was narrow the field down to one by a personal endorsement. He was going to let the delegates decide. He wasn’t saying “Vote for Me”, he was saying “Vote Your Conscience”. It was only after this display–one that humbled himself before the process–did Jedco know who was really the right man for the job. I honestly believe Santos walked away from that speech believing it was over and knowing he had to do it with his integrity intact. Unfortunately, the ending was too rushed to give them a chance to reinforce this impression, but that’s how I read it.
Oh, and I hope CJ gets shit-canned, but I have a weird feeling it’s Toby. He’s been extremely emotional over his brother, and last episode he said that even though his brother would’ve been willing to give his life, Toby might not’ve made the same decision. Kate walking into his office with the door closed portended ill (plus it’s an effective way of writing Schiff off the show).
And she seemed so smugly self-confident about the reporter never revealing his source . . . almost as though she had chosen him herslf as the most reliable person to leak the story and conceal the source . . .
I agree, though, she didn’t seem very nervous when she went to talk to the FBI guys.
In the interst of fighting ignorance, in case anyone hasn’t read last week’s WW thread: In real life there is a Soyuz TAM at the International Space Station at all times. It’s called the CRV, the Crew Return Vehicle, and the fact that you can only fit 3 astronauts in a Soyuz capsule is what restricts the ISS crew size to three, which is why there’s very being done on the ISS except for three astronauts working their butts off constantly to keep it running. The US was supposed to design and build a new CRV capable of serving as a lifeboat for six people, but . . . well, the ISS has international political and budget problems; I probably don’t have to tell you that.
Okay, back to speculating about CJ in the women’s prison movie . . .
Well, she will be the tallest inmate, so she will lead at dances.
Yes.
But I was talking of the introduction Santos got the first time he addressed the delegates, not when he and Leo were introduced as the ticket winners. Leo wasn’t in the picture yet. This is when Santos made his impassioned “I will not go gently into that dark night” speech.
Yeah, do you suppose the “incident” during a drill at the missile silo will become common knowledge… 
(see opening scene of WarGames…)
With last night’s episode of WW, and Monday’s 24, TV is really pushing the plausibility envelope this week…
I read it pretty much the same way as ArchiveGuy. But I could have sworn that the promos had said, “Find out who’ll be president”.
So, would Teri Polo be the first First Lady who ever did a nude layout in Playboy ?
It’s remotely conceivable to me that this is a fake, in acknowledgement of the fact that internet users could ferret out just about every future plot twist based on who’s signed contracts with whom.
I’m a trifle annoyed by Santos’ convenient ability to come up with off-the-cuff remarks at critical moments to save the day, even while pointlessly keeping the contents of those remarks a secret from Josh. I’m waiting for the episode a few seasons from now when:
Josh: [as new COS] Mister President, the Chinese have attacked Taiwan and are threatening to launch missiles at U.S. targets!
Santos: [as new Prez] So it’s looking bad, huh?
Josh: [microsecond of stunned silence, leading to sarcastic tone] Uh, yeah.
Santos: Well, this’ll be the most important speech of my career.
Josh: Can you give me some idea of what you’re going to say?
Santos: No.
Later…
Santos: [on national television] They say you can gauge a man’s character by what he does when times are bad, but they’re wrong because I welcome our new Chinese overlords…
Nope. Roslyn Carter, May 1962.
Get serious, fellas.
Back to CJ in the prison block…
When did they add Alan Alda to the opening credits? I just noticed it last week. I tend to fast forward through them.
They’ve been doing that all season, but only in episodes in which he appears.
I think Santos was waaay smarter than that. He knew that if he looked like he was rising above the petty bickering, the delegates would pull themselves behind him.
Frankly, though, I’m disappointed. If I was Leo, I’d be livid, and if asked to be Veep, told them to go fuck themselves. And Al Bundy as President would have been great :D.