Always thought it’s interesting that he becomes his father in this moment, and he can’t stop himself, and she becomes him as a child when his father was scolding him. They are both completely stuck in their actions, regardless of their thoughts. Jed can see it and he can’t stop it, all he can do is feel bad about it later, and wish it was different. Despite his great intellect, his father’s way of handling this is all he knows and understands. A fantastic portrayal of the scars leftover from his childhood, and the accidental passing of trauma from one generation to the next.
My Father once said to me, "When that is all you know." My response was, "That's an excuse because you KNOW full well how it feels to be the victim & you CHOOSE to victimize others." The look on my Father's face was priceless. The light bulb finally went on. His way of interacting with his Daughters changed from that day on, so much so that my oldest Sister actually started visiting him & Mom.
This is a great depiction of how parents sometimes don’t give their children enough credit. For all of Bartlet’s brilliance, he couldn’t get right away that Ellie wasn’t undermining him. She was hinting at his father’s character and the pedestal she put him on.
I always thought it was interesting the fact that she actually calls him out on the carpet for possible favoritism to the other two and he basically rolled his eyes at it.
I dont think he rolled his eyes at all. He realized she was right and it hurt too much for him to continue the argument. He realized he became his father in that moment and you can see how deeply it shook him.
1:46 this line about Ellie's hair covering her face is the key to the emotional core of this scene. It back pedals this scene to a father-daughter interaction, nothing to do with the president of the United States of America, the White House, or anything else. We learn that Jed has not connected to his daughter Elinor since she was about 10 years old, even though she is the most high achieving of his 3 daughters, the smartest, the most worthy, and she's going to become a doctor like her mother. Jed chastises Elinor like he has done for the last 20 years, and he knows he is wrong to do that, and it pains him greatly! So he needs a minute or two after Elinor leaves to calm down again and asked Charlie to do that. The genius of Aaron Sorkin's script writing.
If your child doesn't come home for visits once they move out, the problem originates in your home. Middle children are usually the ones most ignored. Why would his middle child look him directly in the eye when speaking, he never listens? The fact the he didn't say, "I would like you to stay over," rather than just "yeah, thanks", says it all.
Always thought it’s interesting that he becomes his father in this moment, and he can’t stop himself, and she becomes him as a child when his father was scolding him. They are both completely stuck in their actions, regardless of their thoughts. Jed can see it and he can’t stop it, all he can do is feel bad about it later, and wish it was different. Despite his great intellect, his father’s way of handling this is all he knows and understands.
A fantastic portrayal of the scars leftover from his childhood, and the accidental passing of trauma from one generation to the next.
My Father once said to me, "When that is all you know."
My response was, "That's an excuse because you KNOW full well how it feels to be the victim & you CHOOSE to victimize others."
The look on my Father's face was priceless. The light bulb finally went on. His way of interacting with his Daughters changed from that day on, so much so that my oldest Sister actually started visiting him & Mom.
This is a great depiction of how parents sometimes don’t give their children enough credit.
For all of Bartlet’s brilliance, he couldn’t get right away that Ellie wasn’t undermining him. She was hinting at his father’s character and the pedestal she put him on.
I always thought it was interesting the fact that she actually calls him out on the carpet for possible favoritism to the other two and he basically rolled his eyes at it.
I dont think he rolled his eyes at all. He realized she was right and it hurt too much for him to continue the argument. He realized he became his father in that moment and you can see how deeply it shook him.
No, he most definitely realized she was right. And he realizes it even more deeply later in the episode.
1:46 this line about Ellie's hair covering her face is the key to the emotional core of this scene. It back pedals this scene to a father-daughter interaction, nothing to do with the president of the United States of America, the White House, or anything else. We learn that Jed has not connected to his daughter Elinor since she was about 10 years old, even though she is the most high achieving of his 3 daughters, the smartest, the most worthy, and she's going to become a doctor like her mother. Jed chastises Elinor like he has done for the last 20 years, and he knows he is wrong to do that, and it pains him greatly! So he needs a minute or two after Elinor leaves to calm down again and asked Charlie to do that. The genius of Aaron Sorkin's script writing.
Ellie was always my favorite child.
If your child doesn't come home for visits once they move out, the problem originates in your home.
Middle children are usually the ones most ignored. Why would his middle child look him directly in the eye when speaking, he never listens?
The fact the he didn't say, "I would like you to stay over," rather than just "yeah, thanks", says it all.
Can you add a hashtag for #NinaSiemaszko. She's amazing in this scene and in her role.
The one time Jed became his father, an all out prick to his daughter.
You know, Mr. Prez made a fortress wall on his desk. Between that lamp and the four pictures, he hides himself very well. Whatcha hidin’ there?
As great a scene as this is, you already posted this one recently, so not inclined to repeat my comments.
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@@Matt913 thinking comments boost the video with the algorithm is so 2023