Season 3: 2001–2002 Cast: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen The third season, which covers the administration's third and fourth years in office, starts off with Bartlet announcing his intention to run for reelection and is heavily devoted to the upcoming presidential election. Other prominent plotlines include Congressional investigations into whether Bartlet committed electoral fraud by concealing his MS, a death threat against C.J. and the ensuing relationship she develops with a Secret Service agent assigned to her, the Qumari defense minister Abdul Shareef plotting terrorist attacks against the US, and a troubling meeting between Toby and the President that leaves Bartlet with a bout of insomnia in "Night Five." The season finale, "Posse Comitatus" closes several of these storylines as Bartlet meets his opponent in the elections and reaffirms his commitment to beat him. The episode ends with the president finally deciding to order Shareef's assassination (a legally questionable act) and C.J.'s agent's murder, just after the man threatening C.J. was caught. From a critical perspective, series creator Aaron Sorkin acknowledged in October 2002 that the terrorism-related plots designed to keep the series relevant after the real-life 9/11 attacks were awkward at times, saying "from week to week, you felt like you were writing the show handcuffed, a little bit. I didn't know how to write it anymore. It was a constant search for what I wasn't doing that used to make the show work. [...] Maybe there was a way to make it work; there probably was. I wasn't able to find it in twenty-two episodes." [1] Nonetheless, the show went on to win its third "Outstanding Drama" Emmy in a row.Season 3: 2001–2 002 Cas t: Rob Low e, Stockard Channing, D ulé Hill, Allison J anney, Janel Moloney, Ri chard S chiff, Joh n Spenc er, Bradle y Whitford a nd Marti n Sheen The thi rd season, which covers the admini stration&am p;#39;s third and fourt h years in office , start s off with Bart let announ cing his intention to run for reele ction and is heavil y devoted to th e upcomin g presidenti al election. Other pr ominent plot lines inc lude Con gression al investig ations into wh ether Bartle t committe d elector al fraud by con cealing h is MS, a death t hreat ag ainst C.J. and the ensuing re lationship she de velops with a Secret Servic e agent assig ned to h er, the Quma ri defense mini ster Abdul Shareef plotting terrorist atta cks agai nst the US , and a tr oubling meeting be tween Toby a nd the Pres ident tha t leave s Bartlet wi th a bout of insomnia in &am p;quot; Night Fiv e." Th e season finale, &qu ot;Posse Comit atus&q uot; clos es several of these storyli nes as B artlet me ets his op ponent in the electi ons and reaffir ms his comm itment to beat him. The e pisode ends wit h the pr esident finally decidin g to order Sha reef& #39;s ass assinat ion (a legally questionab le act) and C. J.&#3 9;s agent&am p;#39;s murde r, just after th e man thr eatening C.J. w as caug ht. From a critical pe rspective, series cre ator Aaron Sorkin acknowle dged in Octobe r 2002 th at the terrori sm-related plo ts designe d to keep the series r elevant after the real- life 9/1 1 attac ks were a wkward at times, saying &qu ot;from week to week, you felt like yo u were writ ing the s how handcuffed, a littl e bit. I didn&#39 ;t know how to write it a nymore. It was a constant se arch for wha t I wasn& amp;#39;t doing that used to m ake the sh ow work. [... ] Maybe there was a way to make it work; there p robably was. I wasn& ;#39;t able to find it in twenty-tw o episode s." [1] None theless, the show went on to win its third &a mp;quot;Outstan ding Dra ma" Emmy in a row.詳情