Bartlet's Glasses

Bartlet reaches across the bed for his glasses and slips them on mid-conversation, the small frames a familiar anchor in the bedroom's morning light. Abbey watches as he adjusts them, the act pulling him from flirtatious ease into sharp focus on the gag rule debate.

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S4E18 · Privateers

Wake-Up Call: Intimacy and the Gag Rule

Bartlet reaches for and slips on his glasses mid-conversation—an intimate, grounding gesture that marks the shift from flirtation to focused attention on the briefing and the gag-rule problem.

Before: Resting near the bed; not worn.

After: On Bartlet's face as he reads and discusses the amendment.

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S4E18 · Privateers

Morning Standoff: The Gag Rule on the Breakfast Table

Bartlet reaches for and puts on his glasses mid-conversation—a small, intimate gesture that visually signals his shift from playful husband to focused office-holder as the policy discussion tightens.

Before: Off his face (on bedside or nearby).

After: Worn by Bartlet during the policy exchange, anchoring his movement into a more serious register.

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