*Sigh* The West Wing is turning into ER now that John Wells has taken over. Seriously, none of the characters really resemble themselves anymore; it reminds me of the soapy habit ER has of having people randomly go bitchy or mean in order to further the plot: Leo has been playing Machiavelli to the point of jeopardizing his own staff, Toby (my lover) has been wandering around complaining and being ignored by everyone, and CJ has suddenly turned into a militant leftist. They all seem like caricatures of their most annoying traits. The humor is somewhat intact, which is its saving grace. Beyond that it's almost... vapid. They just create all kinds of conflict with no purpose and no resolution... it seems like "lowest common denominator" entertainment. At least on ER they pull off the character foibles with interesting plots. WW's plot seems to have gone AWOL.

/rant

Er... must take nap before halloween festivities.