Object

Surrogate Show TV Appearance Tape

Woman proposes this tape during tense headquarters talks as Sam Seaborn urges shutdown, suggesting 'he could do it on tape' for the surrogate show. Will Bailey's team weighs it as a media deliverable amid PSA review and banter with Elsie Snuffin and Karen, turning scheduling into a quiet act of defiance against White House pressure.

2 appearances

Purpose

Record TV appearance for surrogate campaign broadcast

Significance

Offers workaround to sustain Will Bailey's 'campaign of ideas' amid institutional push to abandon the effort, underscoring principled resistance

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E6 · Game On

Mattress World: Will's Last Stand (A Campaign of Ideas)

A taped 'Inside Politics' appearance is proposed as a workaround for scheduling conflicts; the tape is discussed as a media-format option to preserve exposure without a live slot.

After: Left as an unresolved, potential option pending further coordination with producers.

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S4E6 · Game On

The White House Ultimatum Meets a Campaign of Ideas

The Surrogate Show TV Appearance Tape is referenced by the Woman as a pragmatic alternative for 'Inside Politics'—a concrete media workaround that underlines the campaign's operational responsiveness even as its legitimacy is contested.

Before: Not yet recorded; discussed as an option for meeting media obligations.

After: Remains a proposed solution; scheduling to be confirmed by staff following the meeting.

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