Whiskey Sours (Donna's Disappointing Date at Phoebe's)

Whiskey sours—tart, amber-laced cocktails Donna downed at Phoebe's amid a date crumbling into mediocrity, their sour bite mirroring the evening's flat letdown. Leo's voice tightens as he names them, eyes locking on her rumpled dress, probing the hurt she drags back into the West Wing's fluorescent glare; no glasses clink here, yet the drinks hang vivid in recollection, fueling his gruff empathy.

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Purpose

Alcoholic cocktails consumed as bar drinks during a social outing.

Significance

Beacon of romantic failure: Donna's choice at upscale Phoebe's exposes the chasm between Leo's gourmet hopes and her sour reality, cracking her bravado and drawing forth his rare tenderness amid West Wing churn.

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S2E7 · The Portland Trip

Leo Reads Donna's Date Disappointment, Deflects Divorce Sympathy

Whiskey sours are verbally recalled by Donna as her disappointing date drink at Phoebe's, emblematic of the evening's flat failure; Leo's gourmet counterpoint heightens the contrast, underscoring her romantic shortfall and his empathetic diagnosis without physical presence.

Before: Consumed off-site at Phoebe's during date

After: Remains a vivid, referenced memory amplifying vulnerability

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