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: 2001–2002 Cast: R ob Lowe, S tockard Channing, Dulé Hill, All ison Janney , Jane l Moloney, Richard S chiff, John Sp encer, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sh een The th ird season, wh ich covers the admi nistration&a mp;#39;s third and fo urth year s in of fice, start s off w ith Bartl et annou ncing his i ntention to run for re election and is heav ily devoted t o the upcomin g presid ential elec tion. Other pr ominent plo tlines includ e Congres sional investi gations i nto whe ther Bartlet committed el ectoral f raud by conceal ing his MS, a death threat against C.J. a nd the ensuing relationshi p she deve lops with a Secret Service agent a ssigned to he r, the Q umari defense minister Ab dul Shareef plotting ter rorist att acks again st the US, an d a troubling meeting betw een Toby an d the Presiden t that l eaves Ba rtlet wi th a bout of insomnia in & ;quot;Night Fiv e." The sea son finale, "Posse Comitatus&a mp;quot ; closes several of these storyline s as Bartlet meets his op ponent in the electio ns and re affirms his commitment to b eat him . The epi sode ends w ith the pr esident finall y decidin g to order Shareef&#39 ;s assassinat ion (a legally q uestionable act) and C. J.'s ag ent&# 39;s murder , just aft er the man threat ening C. J. was ca ught. From a cr itical perspec tive, s eries creator Aaron S orkin acknowle dged in O ctober 2002 that the terr orism-related p lots desig ned to keep th e series r elevant after the real -life 9/11 attacks were a wkward at tim es, sayi ng &quot ;from week to week, you felt like you were writin g the s how handcu ffed, a litt le bit. I didn' t know how to write it an ymore. It was a constant search for w hat I was n&# 39;t doing th at used to make the sho w work. [... ] Maybe there was a wa y to make it work; the re probably was . I wasn&#3 9;t able to find it in twenty-tw o episodes. " [1] Nonethel ess, the show went on to win its third &q uot;Outst anding Drama&am p;quot; E mmy in a row.詳情