Object

Communications Office Televisions

Screens blaze from stands in the Communications Office's pressure cooker, unleashing thunder-roared live feed of Bartlet's State Department presser—reporter claws at glitching earpiece, stalling Chris Watson's entry. Jittery glows drench the space, broadcast bedlam echoing White House grief and turmoil as anticipation snaps taut.

2 appearances

Purpose

Delivers live broadcast of President Bartlet's press conference, disrupted by weather interference and technical malfunctions.

Significance

Channels external chaos into internal dread, amplifying post-Landingham mourning and MS crisis fractures; abrupt 'CUT TO:' rips closure, propelling narrative velocity through administration's shattered resolve.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Thunderous TV Glitches Herald Bartlet's Imminent Presser

Multiple stands-mounted TVs uniformly air the live program, channeling reporter's VO and thunder roars into the Communications Office, amplifying external media chaos as a mirror to internal White House turmoil, building dread around Bartlet's presser amid grief.

Before: Powered on, synchronized to same broadcast feed

After: Still broadcasting, transitioning post-apology

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Abrupt Cutaway Shatters Broadcast Tension

Multiple stands-mounted TVs dominate the Communications Office, uniformly blasting the thunder-roared live feed of the reporter's fumbled hype for Bartlet's press conference; they serve as immersive broadcast portals, amplifying media chaos into the White House's grief-laden nerve center, heightening tension before the abrupt cut thrusts momentum elsewhere.

Before: Airing uniform program with thunder audio

After: Frozen mid-chaos by 'CUT TO:' edit, transitioning to next sequence

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