白宫风云 第三季

Season3:2001–2002Cast:RobLowe,StockardChanning,DuléHill,AllisonJanney,JanelMoloney,RichardSchiff,JohnSencer,BradleyWhitfordandMartinSheenThethirdseason,whichcoverstheadministration’sthirdandfourthyearsinoffice,startsoffwithBartletannouncinghisintentiontorunforreelectionandisheavilydevotedtotheucomingresidentialelection.OtherrominentlotlinesincludeCongressionalinvestigationsintowhetherBartletcommittedelectoralfraudbyconcealinghisMS,adeaththreatagainstC.J.andtheensuingrelationshishedeveloswithaSecretServiceagentassignedtoher,theQumaridefenseministerAbdulShareeflottingterroristattacksagainsttheUS,andatroublingmeetingbetweenTobyandthePresidentthatleavesBartletwithaboutofinsomniainquot;NightFive.quot;Theseasonfinale,quot;PosseComitatusquot;closesseveralofthesestorylinesasBartletmeetshisoonentintheelectionsandreaffirmshiscommitmenttobeathim.TheeisodeendswiththeresidentfinallydecidingtoorderShareef’sassassination(alegallyquestionableact)andC.J.’sagent’smurder,justafterthemanthreateningC.J.wascaught.Fromacriticalersective,seriescreatorAaronSorkinacknowledgedinOctober2002thattheterrorism-relatedlotsdesignedtokeetheseriesrelevantafterthereal-life911attackswereawkwardattimes,sayingquot;fromweektoweek,youfeltlikeyouwerewritingtheshowhandcuffed,alittlebit.Ididn’tknowhowtowriteitanymore.ItwasaconstantsearchforwhatIwasn’tdoingthatusedtomaketheshowwork.[...]Maybetherewasawaytomakeitwork;thererobablywas.Iwasn’tabletofinditintwenty-twoeisodes.quot;[1]Nonetheless,theshowwentontowinitsthirdquot;OutstandingDramaquot;Emmyinarow.