Episodes (22)

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I
S02E01 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I

Oct 04, 2000

The President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part II
S02E02 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part II

Oct 04, 2000

A suspect in the presidential shooting is caught; staffers anxiously await news on Bartlet and Josh's injuries; flashbacks show how C.J. and Donna joined Bartlet's campaign.

The Midterms
S02E03 · The Midterms

Oct 18, 2000

With the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide whether to continue their relationship; President Bartlet discovers the egg cream and is concerned about an ultra-right-wing candidate running for school board in his old district in New Hampshire; and Sam is asked to put White House help behind an old friend running for Congress. This episode includes the President's confrontation with a right-wing radio talk show host using a famous list of modern applications of Biblical laws. Oh, yes, and psychics at Cal Tech ...

In This White House
S02E04 · In This White House

Oct 25, 2000

After a Republican commentator trounces Sam on television, President Bartlett decides to hire her over the objections of the staff. Josh and Toby mediate a conference between U.S. drug companies and an African President whose country is dying of AIDS.

And It's Surely to Their Credit
S02E05 · And It's Surely to Their Credit

Nov 01, 2000

Sam helps Josh battle his health insurance company; Ainsley Hayes encounters her firebrand boss and hostile colleagues; Abby gives the President some good news about his health; C.J. discovers a retiring General intends to publicly criticize the president.

The Lame Duck Congress
S02E06 · The Lame Duck Congress

Nov 08, 2000

The administration considers recalling Congress to pass a nuclear test ban treaty; a Ukranian politician arrives unannounced at the White House; Sam reluctantly asks Ainsley to summarize a position paper; C.J.'s personal and professional relationship with Danny becomes more complex.

The Portland Trip
S02E07 · The Portland Trip

Nov 15, 2000

C.J. joins the President on a flight to Portland after a wisecrack about Notre Dame; Josh seeks to defeat an anti-gay marriage bill; Sam wants to rewrite an education speech; an oil tanker appears to be violating UN sanctions; Josh teases Donna over her dating record.

Shibboleth
S02E08 · Shibboleth

Nov 22, 2000

Dozens of Chinese stowaways are discovered in a container ship in California; Toby looks to pick a fight over school prayer with a recess appointment; Thanksgiving at the White House sees C.J. in charge of turkeys and Charlie looking for the ultimate carving knife.

Galileo
S02E09 · Galileo

Nov 29, 2000

The President and NASA plan a TV event for a probe's landing on Mars; satellite photographs show a suspicious-looking fire in Russia; Leo asks Toby and Josh to decide on the next postage stamp; Sam and C.J. have personal reasons for not wanting to accompany the President to a concert.

Noël
S02E10 · Noël

Dec 20, 2000

Josh speaks to a psychiatrist about the events of the last three weeks: Toby hired musicians for the foyer, an Air Force pilot disobeyed orders, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the White House, and Josh managed to cut his hand quite badly.

The Leadership Breakfast
S02E11 · The Leadership Breakfast

Jan 10, 2001

Toby wants to use a bipartisan breakfast to discuss real issues instead of making it a staged event; Sam floats the idea of moving the press room across the street; Leo wants Josh to apologize to a columnist on his behalf; Leo and Toby realize they need to start thinking about reelection.

The Drop In
S02E12 · The Drop In

Jan 24, 2001

Sam meticulously prepares a speech for the President to give to the environmental lobby, but Toby wants to sneak in some criticism of their failure to condemn environmental terrorism. Leo tries to convince the President to support his pet project - a missile defense shield - despite its continued failure to produce results, and the fact that it likely contravenes an anti-ballistic missile treaty. Several countries including Great Britain have sent new ambassadors to Washington to be recognized by the White House. C.J. travels to New York on a delicate mission to ask ...

Bartlet's Third State of the Union
S02E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Feb 07, 2001

While a live TV show is broadcast from the West Wing following the State of the Union, the staff must covertly deal with a hostage situation in Colombia. CJ learns that a special guest at the state of the union has a black mark on his record that could taint the administration. Ainsley Hayes is afraid to meet the President in person.

The War at Home
S02E14 · The War at Home

Feb 14, 2001

President Bartlet is fighting a war on two fronts as he tries to rescue hostages in Colombia and deal with explaining to his wife why he's breaking his word to her by running for a 2nd term.

Ellie
S02E15 · Ellie

Feb 21, 2001

Comments made by Surgeon General Dr. Millicent Griffith concerning the medical effects of marijuana appear to reverse the President's stance on legalizing the drug.

Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
S02E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Feb 28, 2001

On this year's "Big Block of Cheese Day", a college friend of Donna's asks Sam to help her get her late grandfather, accused of being a Communist spy inside the U.S. government, a presidential pardon; dealing with the recent revelation that his father had been having an affair for the past 27 years, Sam faces off with an F.B.I. agent, and later with Nancy McNally, over the pardon. Elsewhere, a group of cartographers completely re-educates C.J. on her perception of the globe, and one-time protester Toby, with the help of a straight-talking female security guard, speaks...

The Stackhouse Filibuster
S02E17 · The Stackhouse Filibuster

Mar 14, 2001

Josh finalizes a $6B health care plan that has strong support from both parties in both houses and appears to be a slam dunk for passage, but 78-year-old Senator Howard Stackhouse pulls a last-minute surprise--he wants money added for autism research or he'll filibuster. Thinking it's just a bluff, Josh blows off the senator, who then filibusters for more than eight hours while the WW staff waits desperately to begin their weekend with the episode unfolding as staffers write e-mails to their family members describing the evening's action. Elsewhere, Sam tries to ...

17 People
S02E18 · 17 People

Apr 04, 2001

Following the Vice-President's remarks to him, Toby realizes the truth behind the President's illness: multiple sclerosis. Toby, Leo, and Bartlet discuss the possible political implications of this if it goes public including possible jail time for the 17 people who now know about the illness. Meanwhile Sam, Josh, Donna and the rest of the staff, unaware of the illness, struggle with a speech the President is to give at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Bad Moon Rising
S02E19 · Bad Moon Rising

Apr 25, 2001

President Bartlett talks to the White House Counsel about the concealment of his MS. An enraged Toby has CJ grill the West Wing staff to find a leaker. Josh and Donna spar over a financial bailout of Mexico.

The Fall's Gonna Kill You
S02E20 · The Fall's Gonna Kill You

May 02, 2001

White House Counsel Oliver Babbish interviews CJ once she learns of the President's condition. The First Lady learns she may be legally vulnerable. Donna frets over news of a falling satellite.

18th and Potomac
S02E21 · 18th and Potomac

May 09, 2001

With hypothetical polling numbers showing them it will be political suicide, staffers prepare to announce the President's condition. As they do, a military crisis flares up in Haiti and Josh faces off against two senators who are against the Government's tobacco industry suit. But as badly as the day seems to be going, a tragedy will come from a car wreck at 18th and Potomac that will affect everything.

Two Cathedrals
S02E22 · Two Cathedrals

May 16, 2001

As the Haitian army continues their seizure of the American embassy there, Bartlet and the staff prepare for the announcement that Bartlet has M.S. and the President must decide whether or he will seek re-election. As the funeral for Mrs. Landingham takes place and the announcement draws nearer, Bartlet thinks back to his past in search of the answer to the question everyone is asking: Will he seek re-election?

About

The West Wing Season 2 (2000) is released on Oct 04, 2000 and the latest season 7 of The West Wing is released in 2005. Watch The West Wing online - the English Drama TV series from United States. The West Wing is directed by Christopher Misiano,Alex Graves,Thomas Schlamme,Lesli Linka Glatter and created by Aaron Sorkin with Allison Janney and John Spencer. The West Wing is available online on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Presidential advisers get their personal lives hopelessly tangled up with professional duties as they try to conduct the business of running a country. Fictional Democratic President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet suffers no fools, and that policy alienates many. He and his dedicated staffers struggle to balance the needs of the country with the political realities of Washington, D.C., working through two presidential terms that include countless scandals, threats and political scuffles, as well as the race to succeed Bartlet as the leader of the free world.

As know as:

Η δυτική πτέρυγα, Prezydencki poker, The White House, Západné krídlo, El ala oeste de la Casa Blanca

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Stream Service:

NBC

Production Companies:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Official Site:

NBC (United States)

Taglines:

What is Next ?, Right place. Right time. Right man., Jimmy Smits goes to Washington.

Reviews

Ben Travers
indieWire
... the most powerful confrontation on The West Wing, if not television in general.
by rottentomatoes, Sep 25, 2018
Shipra Gupta
indieWire
For all the haters out there who called the Season 1 finale a "cliché," the two-part follow-up that launches the series into Season 2 proves to be an incredible pay-off for viewers
by rottentomatoes, Sep 25, 2018
Kate Feldman
New York Daily News
The second season finale is arguably one of the best episodes of television ever created, let alone the best episode of The West Wing.
by rottentomatoes, Sep 25, 2018

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