Her spell-check changed, and Phil needed to know how to get it to work again. April and I watched The West Wing at the same time and kept calling each other during the commericial breaks to compare notes and be enthused. Halfway through the show, Allegra called to share her enthusiasm. If Hoynes was put in charge, he'd bring in his own people and they'd have to recast the series. Sometimes understanding storytelling conventions is a blessing and a curse.
Most writers make it too easy to pick out the foreshadowing.
At the press conference, he's going to put his hands in his pocket, turn his head and smile. That's how they're setting it up. A few minutes later, April pegged the wind tunnel conversation as being something that would be used near the end. We were both right, of course. My favorite scene was President Bartlett's little talk to God.