well tonight's episode has just been added to the pile of already great episodes that this show has put out in only 2 years. words fail me as to how incredible this one was and i think that next week's will top this one. how? i don't know but if i have learned anything while watching this show it is not to ever doubt aaron sorkin and his writing prowess. while i won't spoil the ending for those on the west coast who are catching as i type, it hit me like a ton of bricks. i kinda could see what was coming but even though i knew what would happen, when it actually got there....oh man was it hard to take. this is one show that delivers on all the hype. the last 5 minutes indeed.....

This is far and away the best show on television, IMHO.

I agree that this show is the best show on TV, and last night's episode was no exception, but I felt a bit gipped by "the final two minutes." They built it up all week as something extraordinary and then to me it was nothing more than a shameless publicity stunt.

While I thought Sopranos deserved to beat West Wing last year in the Emmys (which it did not), I think West Wing has been better than Sopranos this year. Excellent writing, and I am a viewer who is opposed to probably 90% of what the Bartlett administration advocates (especially the tobacco case).

Also, if I ever needed a lawyer, Oliver Babbish would be my choice in a heartbeat.

I think that the commercials and hype did a disservice to the tragic ending and the subtleties used to convey it.

I just feel that the scenes would have had an even greater affect if they had not pimped the end of the show.

Is next week really the last episode!?!? :eek:

When will season 1 be on DVD? Anyone?

I loved the whole non-verbal ending, and the extended takes they did through the distorted glass panes... Nice when TV visuals can make a moment, like good movie cinematography...