Character

Next Guy

symbolic prospective duty-bound

Leo McGarry invokes the Next Guy as his successor who inherits the legacy of military service over the DMZ and political leadership in the Bartlet White House. During a Mural Room standoff with Qumar's ambassador Ali Nissir, Leo rejects gamesmanship over the Mastico freighter and disinformation on Shareef's death, questioning what he passes to this figure and his daughter Mallory. Jordan reinforces the call, tying decisive action to duty for the Next Guy, Mallory, and President Bartlet. He embodies intergenerational responsibility amid diplomatic crises.

3 appearances

Also known as: the next guy

Next Guy's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S4E6 · Game On

Ultimatum in the Mural Room: Credibility vs. Escalation

Righteously indignant and grief-tinged fury — disciplined on the surface but driven by personal loss and a soldier's refusal to back down.

Leo drives the confrontation: he presents intelligence linking Bahji to Qumari madrassahs and royal financiers, confronts Nissir with blunt, personal rhetoric, storms out to the Outer Oval Office where he …

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S4E6 · Game On

Turn the Boat Around — Jordan Warns Leo

Righteously indignant with wounded pride; grief and fear for future consequences drive an unforgiving, defensive exterior.

Moves from public confrontation into the Outer Oval Office, receives Jordan's private admonition and responds with an emotionally charged, soldier-tinged monologue about loss, duty, and legacy before returning to confront …

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S4E6 · Game On

Leo's Ultimatum: Mastico, Disinformation, and No More Games

Righteously indignant with grief and weary resolve—anger focused into an uncompromising directive rather than equivocation.

Leo explodes with righteous fury: he rebuts Nissir point-by-point, names Bahji and Qumari madrassahs and royal financiers, invokes Ben Yosef's death and his own soldier past, issues a blunt ultimatum …

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Affiliation

Sultanate of Qumar