6.21: Things Fall Apart (with Jennifer Palmieri)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

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4.9 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the DNC,
The delegate tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of democracy is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
With special guest, Jennifer Palmieri.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The West Wing Weekly.
0:08.0	I'm Rishi Kei Shereway.
0:09.4	And I'm Joshua Molina.
0:10.4	And today we're talking about episode 21 from season 6.
0:13.4	It's called Things Fall Apart.
0:15.0	This episode was written by Peter Noah and directed by Nelson McCormick at first
0:20.0	aired on March 30th, 2005.
0:22.7	I don't believe we've heard the name Nelson McCormick before.
0:24.7	Is that somebody who's directed the West Wing before?
0:27.0	No, I think not.
0:28.4	This is his first of what will turn out to be two episodes of The West Wing.
0:32.0	He also directed an episode called Transition, which we'll get to.
0:35.8	We'll get to it.
0:37.1	Joining us later on this episode, Jennifer Palmiere, communications director for the Hillary
0:41.7	Clinton campaign and formerly for the Obama White House.
0:45.6	What do you think of this one?
0:47.2	I like the plot of this episode.
0:50.6	I think it's interesting what happens with the convention and the nomination process.
0:56.3	But the execution of it I have issues with here and there.
1:00.2	Really just a few moments here and there in the writing.
1:02.5	I think we will find ourselves in accord as I wrote down great bones, not enough meat.
1:08.2	Hey, look at that.
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