After the initial post-shooting euphoria - no innocent person was killed - there was tension in the Bartlet White House when they realized how vulnerable they were. Everybody was snapping at everybody else this entire episode. Charlie, especially, since it was HIM and not Bartlet who was the target of the shooting.
I think Bartlet was disgusted with the idea of making the calls in the first place. He also was irritated about a school board election in New Hampshire that wasn't going his way. But I think expecting Charlie to understand all of that was asking a little too much.
That is what made this show great, it showed the flaws and imperfections of the characters, which made them seem more real.
After the initial post-shooting euphoria - no innocent person was killed - there was tension in the Bartlet White House when they realized how vulnerable they were. Everybody was snapping at everybody else this entire episode. Charlie, especially, since it was HIM and not Bartlet who was the target of the shooting.
MegaObserver1 10 months ago
I think Bartlet was disgusted with the idea of making the calls in the first place. He also was irritated about a school board election in New Hampshire that wasn't going his way. But I think expecting Charlie to understand all of that was asking a little too much.
That is what made this show great, it showed the flaws and imperfections of the characters, which made them seem more real.
nicklebackfan 2 years ago 9