Zoey's longing for ordinary youth and private time (and Bartlet's paternal instincts) versus the demands of presidential protection and political optics — intimacy and parenting pressed by duty and threat.
Zoey's longing for ordinary youth and private time (and Bartlet's paternal instincts) versus the demands of presidential protection and political optics — intimacy and parenting pressed by duty and threat.
Events in This Arc
Inside the limousine en route to the airport, Bartlet and Leo trade weary, intimate blows that reframe a political calculation as a father's torment. Bartlet admits his discomfort at forcing …
As the President and his staff exit the Playa Cantina, Bartlet's private anger at wealthy donors — and the damage to his public image — is made concrete when Josh …
After a public lunch where Zoey pleads for a fragment of normalcy, Gina spots two skinhead onlookers and instantly converts routine exit into a security maneuver. She directs Zoey to …