30 Days of The West Wing: Day 17

Jul 07, 2014 14:46

Here is the meme in case anyone else would like to join in:

Day 1: Favorite Season
Day 2: Favorite Episode
Day 3: Favorite Song Used In An Episode
Day 4: Favorite Female Character
Day 5: Favorite Male Character
Day 6: Favorite Friendship
Day 7: Favorite Romance
Day 8: Least Favorite Female Character
Day 9: Least Favorite Male Character
Day 10: Least Favorite Season
Day 11: Least Favorite Romance
Day 12: Least Favorite Episode
Day 13: Favorite Bartlet that isn't the President
Day 14: Favorite Secret Service Agent
Day 15: Episode You Like That Others Hate
Day 16: Character You Relate To The Most
Day 17: Character Who Didn’t Get Enough Screen Time
Day 18: Character You Like That Others Hate
Day 19: Best President Bartlet-centric Episode
Day 20: Best Leo McGarry-centric Episode
Day 21: Best Toby Ziegler-centric Episode
Day 22: Best C.J. Gregg-centric Episode
Day 23: Best Joshua Lyman-centric Episode
Day 24: Most Harrowing Scene
Day 25: Favorite The West Wing Quote
Day 26: Two Characters You Wanted To Get Together That Never Did
Day 27: Cutest/Most Adorable Moment
Day 28: Character You Love To Hate
Day 29: Episode You Hate That Others Love
Day 30: What You Think Made TWW So Great

Day 17: Character Who Didn’t Get Enough Screen Time

Ooh, this is fun. Many characters I love got plenty of screen time. CJ, Toby, Josh and Donna got more than their fair share.

I wish that Ainsley had gotten more time. She got a lot of scenes for a recurring character, but I'd have loved a season where she was a regular cast member instead of recurring.
Annabeth, in the later seasons, would have been delightful as more than a character who flitted about the edges of the action. We know less about her life than even other late arrivals like Kate Harper, so some extra storylines would have been nice. We all know Kristin Chenoweth was capable of doing much more.

But off the top of my head, I really think Margaret didn't get enough screen time. On the one hand, I know that the genius of her character was in her lurking and making strange brief comments. But on the other hand, she was awesome! She deserved the Donna treatment, where she could be included despite it not making much sense cuz she's an assistant.

I still keep an eye out for the actress who played Margaret because I want to see her in more things, but she isn't in much. Therefore, she even more deserved additional screen time in her most enduring role. :)

And...an icon!



Thanks for reading. :)

See you tomorrow for Day 18!

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