From the appointment of a progressive Supreme Court justice to a president’s fight against bigotry, here are 12 episodes doubling up as therapy for the Trump era.
“The episode wasn’t great, but it was a noble experiment, and despite itself, made some pretty salient points,” the AV Club noted.
Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, was nominated by a newly elected Donald Trump in January 2017 and confirmed in April of that year.
Twelve years have passed since the last episode of The West Wing aired, but some chapters of Josiah Bartlet’s presidency seem more relevant than ever.