The West Winger

Not Longer than 2000, Please?

Even though I speculated on the possibility that we wouldn't have a winner with two episodes to go I have to say I am really irritated that the Santos-Vinick race goes on another week. And that it will still be election day---a violation of the "real time" they've followed in the past few eps. Oh well.

The teaser showed a tote board with Vinick ahead by 6 electoral with 12 votes outstanding, or so some other eagle-eyed freeze-framing blogger says. They also showed the Vermont board going for Vinick. What I didn't anticipate but should have is Leo's death on election day, before polls close in the West. And now the speculation on who Santos will name as a v.p. candidate, or if, and when. All that's certain is that Leo's death ended the episode and will lead the next one.

So what does it all mean? It means even after being cancelled, the West Wingers are going after the biggest audience they can muster, regardless of how casually they put devoted viewers through the wringer with their evil ways.

What would make this all worth it would be a contested state, and Santos demanding a recount. And winning it. Justice in the alternate universe for both 2000 and 2004. That would make stringing it out for yet another week really worth it.