A West Wing reunion is definitely not going to sway any independent or unlikely voters because they're really not the audience of the show, but damn it was still very well done. And like Bradley Whitford said at the top of the show, if it gets on more person to the polls then it's worth it. Or maybe it gets one person who watched to volunteer and they get someone to the polls.
The episode selection was perfect for this election both for the themes in it and the lines delivered. Everyone did well stepping back into their old roles, and in Sterling K. Brown's case- filling in for John Spencer. But it was Richard Schiff who stole the show. It's like he never stopped playing Toby. hid delivery of the most impactful line of the episode could not ring more true in 2020:
Then make this election about smart, and not. Make it about engaged, and not. Qualified, and not. Make it about a heavyweight. You're a heavyweight. And you've been holding me up for too many rounds.
The episode selection was perfect for this election both for the themes in it and the lines delivered. Everyone did well stepping back into their old roles, and in Sterling K. Brown's case- filling in for John Spencer. But it was Richard Schiff who stole the show. It's like he never stopped playing Toby. hid delivery of the most impactful line of the episode could not ring more true in 2020:
Then make this election about smart, and not. Make it about engaged, and not. Qualified, and not. Make it about a heavyweight. You're a heavyweight. And you've been holding me up for too many rounds.