Review of We Killed Yamamoto

Written by Toniann

  • I apologize for beginning with Something Completely Off-Topic, but that commercial for the "Friends" season finale is bugging me. The one about "firsts"? I don't get it. This isn't the first Friend baby -- Ross already has a son and Phoebe had the triplets. Well, kind of -- I mean, I know they weren't actually hers, but there was definitely a birth involved. I'm just saying. Technically, you know, not a first.

  • The Wise Woman admits her own ignorance. Anyone want to fill me in on Yamamoto?

  • You know, just a short time ago CJ was talking about how we shouldn't be so chummy with Qumar. Her reasons were different, but -- well, it just turns out she was kind of right, doesn't it?

  • The fact that Amy Gardner (that's Josh's girlfriend's name, isn't it?) likes Van Morrison is, I must say, a plus in my book where she's concerned. Here's an odd thing, though: the second time we saw her in the apartment, the closed captioning said they were playing "Caravan", but that was definitely "Moondance". Just one of those things. I take my Van Morrison seriously. Must have changed it in post-production or something.

  • Loved that moment where Josh is on the phone, sprawled on his bed, talking about his girlfriend and her whole Van Morrison/Flashdance thing... to Donna.

  • Speaking of Donna, she did do a good job in North Dakota. Is that actually a thing? The idea of dropping the "North"? Huh. Well, I don't know if it'll make a big difference; I guess I'm with Donna on that one. It really is that cold, and they really don't have Mount Rushmore.

  • Like CJ, I'm kind of warming up to seeing that "Wars of the Roses" thing too. So, you know, in the end, I'm glad Bartlet's going.

  • I gather CJ and the entire White House server doesn't have Norton Antivirus installed?

  • Okay, so, at the cemetery, we see Bartlet talking to Mrs. Landingham, at her gravestone, with Charlie in the background. The president walked to the car with Leo and got in, and they left pretty much immediately. I didn't see Charlie walking with them. What, did he ride back in a different car, or did they leave him there? That's not very nice.

  • TWW Does The Bodyguard: well, I kind of figured some kind of romantic moment was coming. It made me nervous, though -- I kept thinking that Special Agent Donovan surely wasn't scanning the perimeter while he was leaning in for the kiss. Be careful with my CJ, there. As a side note, though, I really liked her "nice thing" that she said to him at the firing range. As a tall woman, I'm forced to admit that it does make you feel more feminine.

  • Non sequitur though it was (and there seemed to be a lot of those this ep, to me, anyhow), I'm fascinated by the astronaut pen. Who wouldn't be? I've been trying to find one myself for years. So what the Russians used a pencil -- that pen is cool.

  • Well. Bartlet really let Josh have it, and that scene caught me by surprise. I don't know, sports fans, was it warranted?

  • Last but not least, I know we've talked about this here before, but the Oval Office has, I swear, the loudest ticking clock on the planet. Intentional?

    "Have you changed shampoo?"

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