I’ve long thought that The West Wing was one of the best shows on network television. It can almost compete with HBO’s Original Series like the Sopranos and Six Feet Under, but just almost.
The single best West Wing episode ever made is Two Cathedrals – the season finale of West Wing’s Second Season.
The closing segment of the episode, set to Dire Strait’s Brothers in Arms is an amazing combination of scenery, dialogue, music, and cinematography.
These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you’ll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you’ll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms