Josh's Absolut Martini on the Rocks with Two Olives (Ritz-Carlton Bar)

Waitress delivers Josh's Absolut martini on the rocks with two olives to the Ritz-Carlton bar counter, pale vodka threading dry vermouth over jagged ice cubes that fracture the chill surface, condensation streaking the stout glass exterior as olives skewer the depths. Josh summons it amid fabricated policy crisis with Amy, gripping the stem while banter exposes his evasion, the vessel anchoring romantic tension's peak before Donna's White House call wrenches him away.

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Purpose

Alcoholic beverage for consumption during emotionally charged personal and political conversation

Significance

Bar prop heightens Josh's vulnerable admission to Amy, clinking amid feigned crises and boyfriend jabs, only for duty's interruption to underscore the West Wing's relentless claim on private longing

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When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E10 · H. Con-172

Josh's Feigned Policy Talk Unravels into Vulnerable Admission to Amy

Josh orders the Absolut martini on the rocks with two olives as a prop to sustain his policy pretext during banter with Amy; it arrives chilled and served, anchoring their tense exchange at the bar counter, symbolizing fleeting normalcy amid unraveling evasion before his abrupt exit.

Before: Not yet ordered or prepared

After: Served intact at bar counter, gripped by Josh briefly before departure

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