S5E8
Shutdown
The West Wing · 2003-11-19 · 40 min
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what happens
Jed's decision not to be held hostage by Haffley shuts down the federal government; unable to get through to Jed and fearing the worst, Leo calls in the reinforcements, and Abbey returns to Washington to deliver a message and provide her husband with a little perspective; after being benched from the staff meetings, Josh gets put back in the game by Jed and sets the stage for victory; disregarding the advice of more seasoned colleagues, Haffley makes a major misstep and loses his advantage over the White House; Jed and Haffley meet and reach an accord on the budget.
nobody has mapped this one
We draw an episode's shape from public discussion of it, and there isn't enough about this one to draw anything honest. Forty-five seconds with the dial and it has a curve.
rate S5E8 →who made it
- directed
- Christopher Misiano
- written
- Mark Goffman
guest cast
Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.
Stockard Channing as Abigail 'Abbey' Bartlet
Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
Melissa Marsala as Rina
Gary Cole as Bob Russell
Kris Murphy as Katie Witt
Michael Hyatt as Angela Blake
Brandon Barash as Bret