TV Squad counts down the 10 greatest (or TV Squad's opinion of the 10 greatest) West Wing episodes here:
Best West Wing Episodes of All Time
Thoughts? Opinions? You already know what I think -- They left out "Noel," therefore this list is invalid. (However, I will admit that I completely agree with the top three.)
Best West Wing Episodes of All Time
Thoughts? Opinions? You already know what I think -- They left out "Noel," therefore this list is invalid. (However, I will admit that I completely agree with the top three.)
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Oh, and in a show of solidarity: They left off "Noel"!
;-)
I suppose we're obligated to come up with our own top-10 lists, aren't we? :)
Well, of course!
Needless to say, I take issue with its exclusion. :)
2. In The Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I-II (What? It was a 2-hour episode, right?)
3. Bartlet For America
4. 17 People
5. Take This Sabbath Day
6. Election Day: Part II
7. Drought Conditions
8. Commencement
9. Noel
10. In Excelsis Deo
1. Two Cathedrals
2. Noel
3. 17 People
4. Bartlet For America
5. In The Shadow of Two Gunmen (I & II)
6. In Excelsis Deo
7. The Stackhouse Filibuster
8. Posse Comitatus
9. Holy Night
10. The Cold
ETA - Honorable Mention: Manchester, Parts I & II because they were the first two episodes I ever watched.
Edited at 2010-11-12 03:46 am (UTC)
I thought about The Cold for a bit. While that is a much-beloved episode, and a fine one, it lands somewhere in the 11-20 range for me.
Stackhouse is a great choice! There are so many episodes from the first two seasons that could make the cut: Somebody's Going to Emergency; 18th and Potomac; Bartlet's Third State of the Union (either part, really); What Kind of Day Has It Been; Let Bartlet Be Bartlet.
I also really like H.Con 172 from Season 3. Bartlet For America was amazing, of course, but the storyline wasn't resolved there. I think H.Con 172 is underappreciated because while it's quite good, it's an unavoidable letdown after all the brilliance in BFA.
I agree about H.Con 172. It's one of those episodes people tend to forget about, but it's very well done. I also love Ways & Means and War Crimes from season 3. Oh, and Guns Not Butter from season 4...and...well, I could go on and on!
If you put Isaac and Ishmael aside -- and Sorkin told us it was a standalone episode, so we can and, IMO, should -- I think it's a really strong run from 17 People right through H.Con 172. I thought the quality dropped a bit in the second half of Season 3, but I have a higher opinion of Posse Comitatus than I did when I first saw it.