The West Wing · SEASON 2
The Midterms
Episode 3 · 2000-10-18

- Drama
Episode overview
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. Charlie withdraws from the first family after learning more about the shooting. Bartlet's mind is preoccupied with a small time school election because of an old rivalry. CJ mangles physicist by referring to them as psychics as Josh listens from his sick bed. A subplot involves a reception for radio talk show hosts. Dr. Jenna Jacobs, whose doctorate is in English Lit., is one of those attending. Sam encourages a friend to run for office, unfortunately it doesn't go as he intended.
41 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1)2000-10-04
2. In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2)2000-10-04
3. The Midterms2000-10-18
4. In this White House2000-10-25
5. And It's Surely to Their Credit2000-11-01
6. The Lame Duck Congress2000-11-08
7. The Portland Trip2000-11-15
8. Shibboleth2000-11-22
9. Galileo2000-11-29
10. Noël2000-12-20
11. The Leadership Breakfast2001-01-10
12. The Drop-In2001-01-24
13. Bartlet's Third State of the Union2001-02-07
14. The War at Home2001-02-14
15. Ellie2001-02-21
16. Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail2001-02-28
17. The Stackhouse Filibuster2001-03-14
18. 17 People2001-04-04
19. Bad Moon Rising2001-04-25
20. The Fall's Gonna Kill You2001-05-02
21. 18th and Potomac2001-05-09
22. Two Cathedrals2001-05-16