白宫风云第三季

简介：Season3:2001–2002Cast:RobLowe,StockardChanning,DuléHill,AllisonJanney,JanelMoloney,RichardSchiff,JohnSpencer,BradleyWhitfordandMinSheenThethirdseason,whichverstheadministration'sthirdandfourthyearsinoffice,stsoffwithBletannouncinghisintentiontorunforreelectionandisheavilydevotedtotheupingpresidentialelection.OtherminentplotlinesincludeCongressionalinvestigationsintowhetherBletmittedelectoralfraudbyncealinghisMS,adeaththreatagainstC.J.andtheensuingrelationshipshedevelopswithaSecretServiceagentassignedtoher,theQumaridefenseministerAbdulShareefplottingterroristattacksagainsttheUS,andatroublingmeetingbetweenTobyandthePresidentthatleavesBletwithaboutofinsomniain"NightFive."Theseasonfinale,"PosseComitatus"closesseveralofthesestorylinesasBletmeetshisopponentintheelectionsandreaffirmshismitmenttobeathim.TheepisodeendswiththepresidentfinallydecidingtoorderShareef'sassassination(alegallyquestionableact)andC.J.'sagent'smurder,justafterthemanthreateningC.J.wascaught.Fromacriticalperspective,seriescreatorAaronSorkinacknowledgedinOctober2002thattheterrorism-relatedplotsdesignedtokeeptheseriesrelevantafterthereal-life9/11attackswereawkwardattimes,saying"fromweektoweek,youfeltlikeyouwerewritingtheshowhandcuffed,alittlebit.Ididn'tknowhowtowriteitanymore.ItwasanstantsearchforwhatIwasn'tdoingthatusedtomaketheshowwork.[...]Maybetherewasawaytomakeitwork;therebablywas.Iwasn'tabletofinditintwenty-twoepisodes."[1]Noheless,theshowwentontowinitsthird"OutstandingDrama"Emmyinarow.