Toby's Cigar

Toby hunches alone at the ballroom table, cigar clenched between gritted teeth, smoke coiling through dying party lights as ember pulses with each deep, frustrated drag. Ash flakes scatter across scarred wood while Sam presses and crisis whispers encroach, the glow etching his unraveling resolve in glowing exhales.

5 appearances

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5 moments

S2E1 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part I

Toby's Defeated Acceptance of Another Drink

Toby clamps and smokes the thick cigar deeply between slurred admissions of defeat in the flashback tavern, smoke curling lazily through gloom, ash scattering on scarred wood; it functionally punctuates his intoxication and relaxation prop, narratively symbolizing smoldering cynicism and unraveling amid electoral ghosts haunting present crisis.

Before: Lit, gripped in Toby's gritted teeth at bar

After: Partially smoked, ashed haphazardly on counter

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S2E1 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part I

Toby's Drunken Confession of Electoral Futility and Firing

Toby keeps the thick cigar clamped between gritted teeth throughout, drawing drags amid slurred confessions; its lazy smoke curls through tavern gloom, flaring embers punctuate pauses, ash scatters on scarred wood—symbolizing his smoldering cynicism and unraveling facade in this nadir moment.

Before: Lit and actively smoked by Toby at the bar

After: Discarded or lingering as Toby exits abruptly

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Sam Badgers Exhausted Toby into Gillette Meeting

Toby clenches and smokes the cigar deeply throughout, its ember pulsing with frustrated drags amid dying party lights, symbolizing his smoldering exhaustion and providing a tactile anchor as Sam's pressure mounts, visually etching unraveling resolve.

Before: Lit and clenched in Toby's teeth at solitary table

After: Still smoldering as Toby walks off unhappily

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S2E14 · The War At Home

C.J. Drops Sloane's Excessive Force Scandal on Toby

Toby smokes the cigar clenched at the ballroom table amid frustration during Sam's approach and pitch, its ember pulsing with drags that underscore his weary resolve before transitioning to hallway confrontation, symbolizing smoldering tensions.

Before: Lit and clenched in Toby's teeth at empty table

After: Presumably extinguished or set aside as Toby walks to hallway

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S3E12 · The Two Bartlets

Toby's Cringe at Bartlet's Evasive Presser

Toby's cigar smolders fiercely between his fingers as he paces van forefront, ember flaring with agitated drags during presser watch; embodies unraveling control, smoke twisting skyward as dismay peaks at Bartlet's evasion, visceral prop underscoring strategic torment.

Before: Lit and actively smoked during pacing

After: Still clenched, smoke lingering post-dismay gesture

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