With some other co-writers getting involved in the stories. Starts off everyone in trouble because they've broken a story involving the army's illegal use of nerve gas, then slowly fills in the background. I like that Mac's military experience is coming into play - I've always thought she didn't quite look like a war correspondent - thinking maybe there should be some concession to her past - that she wears trainers, for example, instead of nice shoes. (I put this to the Q and she shrugged and said 'She likes nice shoes'.)
This is based on a true story from Vietnam days. And other true stories that get told are: Challenger's washer that was never tested for cold; the original girl who refused her seat being pregnant, thus not the poster girl for Civil Rights, thus Martin Luther King came into the picture; the president who escaped assassination because of a wobbly chair..
There's one or two plot lines familiar from The West Wing. One is that Maggie goes off to Africa (Donna was off somewhere when she gets in trouble), another that Jim follows the Republicans to get away from the office (WW also split its story line to follow political candidates).
Grace Gummer is that familiar face, from Jenny's Wedding, Frances Ha and Larry Crowne.
With Hope Davis, who's becoming a nice gossip columnist.
Stoned Jane Fonda won't let the three resign.
"But we've lost the trust of our audience."
"Get it back!"
Cut to black.
Great. Attorney Marcia Gay Harden is on their side too,
I like it when Sorkin gets his teeth into something that clearly bothers him. We're feeling the fallout from the brilliant Tea Party / Taliban allusion from one; here there's another great bit of Jeff Daniels on air savaging the crap politicians talk and in particular the abuse given to an openly gay soldier who's fighting out in Iraq.
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