While on a fact-finding tour in the Gaza Strip, Donna is seriously injured in a terrorist car bombing that leaves three other Americans dead. The staff, as well as the President, find it hard to deal with their emotions while trying to come up with an official response to the attack. In flashbacks, Donna recalls falling for a British photojournalist who photographs deadly and bloody violence.
Season 5 Episode 21 of The West Wing resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s05e01 - 7A WF 83429
s05e02 - The Dogs of War
s05e03 - Jefferson Lives
s05e04 - Han
s05e05 - Constituency of One
s05e06 - Disaster Relief
s05e07 - Separation of Powers
s05e08 - Shutdown
s05e09 - Abu el Banat
s05e10 - The Stormy Present
s05e11 - The Benign Prerogative
s05e12 - Slow News Day
s05e13 - The Warfare of Genghis Khan
s05e14 - An Khe
s05e15 - Full Disclosure
s05e16 - Eppur Si Muove
s05e17 - The Supremes
s05e18 - Access
s05e19 - Talking Points
s05e20 - No Exit
s05e21 - Gaza
s05e22 - Memorial Day
In a unique glimpse of the inner-workings of Presidential politics, The West Wing takes viewers inside the White House and follows the lives of the staff as they help President Jed Bartlet make the crucial decisions that shape the nation and the world around it. Working closely with the President are close friend and Chief of Staff Leo McGarry; Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman; Josh's assistant Donna Moss; Communications Director Toby Ziegler; and his Deputy, Sam Seaborn; Press Secretary C.J. Cregg; First Lady Abbey Bartlet; and Charlie Young, Bartlet's Personal Aide.
As season 6 unfolded, the show shifted its focus from the current administration to the Arnold Vinick vs. Matthew Santos race for the presidency, presidential election, and transition to the new administration from the Bartlet administration.