The West Wing: Season 2
The West Wing Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet. Created by Aaron Sorkin, the American dramatic television series provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House.
- The Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located in the West Wing.
- The show takes place during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet.
- The series was created by Aaron Sorkin as an American dramatic television series about presidential politics.
Season overview
The West Wing Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet. Created by Aaron Sorkin, the American dramatic television series provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital, following the administration as it continues its work in the nation's center of power.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1)
Oct 4, 2000
"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" is the two-part second season premiere of the American political drama television series The West Wing. Both parts were written by Aaron Sorkin and di
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2)
Oct 4, 2000
With the accomplice in custody, it's revealed that the intended target was Charlie, not Bartlet. The staff still awaits news about Josh, and recalls how C.J. and Donna came to joi
The Midterms
Oct 18, 2000
While Josh recovers from bullet wounds there's a noticeable tension among some of the White House Staff. Toby is gung-ho to go after extremist groups in light of the attack. Charli
In this White House
Oct 25, 2000
To investigate the cost and availability of AIDS medication needed in Africa, the White House plays host to representatives of American pharmaceutical companies and the president o
And It's Surely to Their Credit
Nov 1, 2000
Leo tries to make Ainsley's arrival as painless as possible, despite resistance from her new boss and several other White House staffers; Donna helps with the President's weekly ra
The Lame Duck Congress
Nov 8, 2000
The president considers recalling the Senate to push ratification of a nuclear-test-ban treaty. Meanwhile, Donna lobbies new legislation introducing ergonomic standards in the Whit
The Portland Trip
Nov 15, 2000
After ridiculing Notre Dame, C.J. is forced to accompany the President on a trip to Oregon; Toby and Sam struggle to write Jed's education speech for the following day; back at the
Shibboleth
Nov 22, 2000
Toby encourages the President to appoint Leo's controversial sister to a national education post, against Leo's objections; Bartlet must decide what the do with 83 Chinese citizens
Galileo
Nov 29, 2000
On the eve of Jed's participation in a national television conference with thousands of school children as the Galileo probe arrives at Mars, NASA loses the communication link; Leo
Noël
Dec 20, 2000
Josh investigates the suicide of a pilot with whom he has things in common; Donna tries to get an invitation to the Congressional Christmas party to hear Yo-Yo Ma perform; Jed insi
The Leadership Breakfast
Jan 10, 2001
To get real issues to be discussed at a bi-partisan breakfast, Toby makes a deal with a former acquaintance who is the majority leader's new Chief of Staff to strike a bargain and
The Drop-In
Jan 24, 2001
The test of a missile defense program meets 9 of 10 essential criteria. But the 10th is the sticking point: hitting the target. Sam is livid when a speech he wrote is changed with
Bartlet's Third State of the Union
Feb 7, 2001
The President delivers his 3rd State of the Union address, what critics call "the speech of his political career" and ends up angering Abbey by what he does and doesn't say; Josh m
The War at Home
Feb 14, 2001
Bartlet authorizes a special ops team to rescue the five DEA agents only to have them caught in an ambush; CJ arranges for the host of "Capitol Beat" to have an exclusive interview
Ellie
Feb 21, 2001
During an online chat, the Surgeon General comments favorably on the legalization of marijuana. The controversy heightens when Ellie Bartlet tells a reporter that her father would
Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
Feb 28, 2001
It's Big Block of Cheese Day again. Toby meets with World Trade Organization protesters, and CJ meets with a group of cartographers who want the standards for maps changed to be a
The Stackhouse Filibuster
Mar 14, 2001
The staff is blindsided when an elderly senator stages a Friday night filibuster to block their Family Wellness bill; Toby is confused when VP Hoynes, a strong supporter of the oil
17 People
Apr 4, 2001
Toby, suspicious that there's something going on with the President, finds out about Bartlet's MS and informs Leo of the legal ramifications; Josh and Donna disagree about the date
Bad Moon Rising
Apr 25, 2001
Bartlet confers with Babish on the legal ramifications of his MS cover-up; Sam has a personal interest in an oil spill off the coast of Delaware; Josh and Donna argue about a loan
The Fall's Gonna Kill You
May 2, 2001
Babish menacingly questions CJ and Abbey about their involvement in the MS cover-up while Josh asks Joey Lucas to create a hypothetical poll the gauge the public's reaction; Sam is
18th and Potomac
May 9, 2001
The staff prepares for the worst as they make arrangements for the public announcement of the President's condition; Sam and Babish grill Abbey about her medical treatment of the P
Two Cathedrals
May 16, 2001
On the day of Mrs. Landingham's funeral, the staff deals with a Haitian presidential crisis and the law suit against the big tobacco companies, and Bartlet must decide about runnin