TV: Day 06
Day 30 - Saddest character death
Day 29 - Current t.v show obsession
Day 28 - First t.v show obsession
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 19 - Best t.v show cast
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Stealing (from myself) an already previously made mini-picspam graphic to answer this question:
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II; The West Wing, Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2
I haven't re-watched the series in a while, but this two-episode arc still stands out to me regardless of that. It really packs a punch emotionally. After giving a speech, the President and his staff and security guards are leaving the venue when there is an assassination attempt. The President is hit, as are others, notably Josh. We find out a little later that the assassination wasn't actually on the President himself, but his assistant, Charlie, and was racially motivated. It's an interest plot device to employ and it sets the scene for a very important piece of plot regarding the President to come to light. I won't spoil since a few of you on my friends list have expressed interest in watching the show.
But anyway, this arc employs flashbacks as a storytelling device and they are beautifully incorporated into the present timeline. It's the first time we see how most of the staff got their jobs and it does a lot to expand on each of their characters' backstory and the same time as really strengthening who we've already seen them be. There are so many parallels from past to present. One of my favorites is a flashback onto when Donna - an assistant of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh (a shooting victim) - got her job; it's a complicated process in which she essentially hires herself without permission and is thus without an access pass. So Josh, after being suitably impressed with her, takes his off and hands it to her. The scene cuts from her holding it sort of reverentially to her standing at the operation room observation window watching Josh go into surgery and she's kind of fingering a necklace she wears in the same manner she was holding the access pass. It's such a small, but very moving moment.
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 03 - Your favorite new show ( aired this t.v season)
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 29 - Current t.v show obsession
Day 28 - First t.v show obsession
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 19 - Best t.v show cast
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Stealing (from myself) an already previously made mini-picspam graphic to answer this question:
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II; The West Wing, Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2
I haven't re-watched the series in a while, but this two-episode arc still stands out to me regardless of that. It really packs a punch emotionally. After giving a speech, the President and his staff and security guards are leaving the venue when there is an assassination attempt. The President is hit, as are others, notably Josh. We find out a little later that the assassination wasn't actually on the President himself, but his assistant, Charlie, and was racially motivated. It's an interest plot device to employ and it sets the scene for a very important piece of plot regarding the President to come to light. I won't spoil since a few of you on my friends list have expressed interest in watching the show.
But anyway, this arc employs flashbacks as a storytelling device and they are beautifully incorporated into the present timeline. It's the first time we see how most of the staff got their jobs and it does a lot to expand on each of their characters' backstory and the same time as really strengthening who we've already seen them be. There are so many parallels from past to present. One of my favorites is a flashback onto when Donna - an assistant of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh (a shooting victim) - got her job; it's a complicated process in which she essentially hires herself without permission and is thus without an access pass. So Josh, after being suitably impressed with her, takes his off and hands it to her. The scene cuts from her holding it sort of reverentially to her standing at the operation room observation window watching Josh go into surgery and she's kind of fingering a necklace she wears in the same manner she was holding the access pass. It's such a small, but very moving moment.
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 03 - Your favorite new show ( aired this t.v season)
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled