Review of Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
Written by Toniann
review written in Jan. 2002
So I gather that the thing we really need to know about Mandy is that she
drives around in a convertible (badly) and plays her radio really loud. Okay.
I'll jot that down.
I remember in the pilot Josh saying that he thought Lloyd Russell was gay.
After seeing him in this episode, I gotta say, Josh's gaydar is way, way off.
Mrs. Landingham has cookies on her desk! And she denied them to Toby!
You know, whatever happened to Mandy's partner/assistant, Daisy? I don't know
if this is the last episode we ever see her in (I'd have to check), but once
Mandy starts working in the White House, I don't recall Daisy being around. Huh.
Morris Tolliver and Bartlet really did have a great scene together. I liked
their banter, and the way the president was with him. So confiding. Jumping
ahead a little, I can't help but think of Charlie, due to arrive on the scene in
the next episode. Weren't Charlie and Morris' characters rather similar? In some
ways, Morris was a ten-year-older Charlie, at least in regards to his place in
the president's confidence and trust.
One last thing about Morris: I loved his advice to Bartlet about the Joint
Chiefs. He said, they'll advise you, and go where you point. And that's what
came to pass, isn't it?
Leo and Hoynes had a great scene together. They seemed quite friendly for a
second, and then the claws were out. Leo really laid down the law, and I think
this episode started a pattern we'll end up seeing for the rest of the show, at
least as far as I write this: Leo kind of is the power behind the throne. So to
speak.
The saga of Sam and Laurie continues (my favorite line, Toby: "I don't
understand, did you trip over something?"). Interesting to note that Sam
initially was hell-bent on reforming Laurie. In the end, he really turned around on that one.
"Who among us hasn't known forbidden love?"
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