Season 6 – The West Wing

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William D @Williams0604 12/18/2023 This is the greatest show ever made. See more 07/10/2020 The critics are just plain wrong about Season 6, in which the show gets its groove back to become addictive viewing again for the first time since Bartlett's re-election win in Season 4, wherein the show began to drift into unevenness with filler episodes like the one about C.J.'s dad, Sam's clunky exit from the show, the over-the-topness in the 2-3 big narratives by that season's climax and beginning of the 5th season. The 5th season would have very good episodes like "The Supremes", "Full Disclosure", the shutdown narrative, and the last 3 episodes of S5 (where the show really starts to get back on track) but are mixed in with filler like "Access" and "Han" (Han feels more like leftovers from the cutting room floor of S1 or S2), and of course, the absolutely incredulous narrative of Bob Russell becoming VP. Season 6 just gets everything right (even when it cheats by moving things along by more than a year) from juggling all its old & new characters, watching how they evolve, to the terrific, snappy pacing & witty dialogue throughout where all those narrative strands hurtle forward with purpose, momentum, and without any filler. Season 6 really moves and I found it a refreshing return to form. See more 04/28/2020 Very good season I like how each character was put into a different situation and was forced to work with what they had See more 12/21/2019 After an awkward and uneven season 5, this season finally finds it feet again, albeit not straight away, and even when it does it still finds time to stumble here and there. The first few episodes were pure soap-opera, and about as true to West Wing norms as trying to make South Park into a serious political drama. Those early episodes were pretty awful in relative terms, probably because the writers from S5 still couldn't find the right Sorkin ingredients to return to the show to past glories. However, by mid season and a change of tack from the melodramas of Gaza and the Israel Palestine Question, to a more familiar trip towards the forthcoming presidential nominations, and the arrival of two fresh faces - Jimmy "Santos" Smits, and Alan "Vinick" Alda. The story arc for those two characters, along with the departure of Donna and Josh out of the White House and onto the campaign trail, was a breath of much needed air. Even the writing improved by a small margin, and it was also good to be outside, and seeing middle America rather than been stuck in dark rooms and corridors of the White House. The season still had some pretty bad episodes, the worst being "90 Miles Away". But by and large TWW had found its feet again, and come the final episodes I was begging for more! See more 10/17/2018 I was a fan of the West Wing during it's initial run. I've been re-watching it on Netflix after all these years. It's still one of the best shows ever and holds up well even with the passing of time. But Season 6 is in a league of it's own. The writing around the Jimmy Smits character and Josh and the campaign is phenomenal. Highly recommended. See more 06/15/2017 The consistency of this show is remarkable. What was anticipated in the previous season has come to full bloom in this season: characters sacrificing trust among friends for a great leap towards a better future. We see the familiar cast grasping the coming loss of time in the West Wing, acting in whatever ways to either prolong time there or act radically under the assumption that they have only a year left. We can see that the characters care about humanity as a whole, yet they so easily throw their closest friends to the curb. Come for the politics, stay for the drama. See more Read all reviews

The West Wing — Season 6

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