Yeah Timothy Busfield is great, even when he played Poindexter, the guy playing the violin in Revenge of the Nerds. He was awesome at the end of that movie, and he stole every scene in The West Wing. I wish he was around more in this show and in Hollywood in general. Very underrated actor that needs more work!!!
He was an annoying little piece of shit. Especially when they kidnapped Zoey and all he cared about was his stupid story. Don’t get why people liked him. Always kept pushing things for no reason
Yes Danny having "lived" an interesting life can see the whole picture. What really gets me is this scene where the Secret Service guy walks in the do a check before leaving CJ to spend the night. They must have been "officially blind" to these events.
Only a true West Wing fan will understand the magnitude of calling this one of my very favorite scenes in all 7 seasons …. it’s a masterpiece among masterpieces.
+Bad'Wolf Next to Josh and Donna............ Josh....."all I'm saying is that if you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for a beer"........ Donna....."If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights"........
Bad'Wolf You beat me to that comment but oh my god is that romantic. I also love Danny wants CJ to talk about him so they can figure things out. You hardly ever get that scene in film or television.
Absolutely right Bad’Wolf. I was thinking that it was a great romantic line (which I am going to steal and use in my speech at my Silver wedding anniversary in 2 years, if I remember)
Danny always has the patience of Job. If you go back and watch his scenes with CJ in almost every other scene there's a moment where she says something that puts him outside in the back porch again and like the dutiful dog he makes a face and then waits on the stoop. On his haunches. For her to notice him again. I'm not much of a shipper when it comes to any TV series but how they did this romance from start to finish - the subtleties of it and the outrageousness of it. He's got such a puppy face. They're adorable together.
This scene is pure poetry. It's like a great musical duet or pas de deux. CJ is enormously smart and capable - used to dealing with gigantic, complex problems in her work - yet simple, honest communication with her partner frightens her. Danny's loving, patient way with her, with a touch of humor, is the perfect foil for her anxiety, and they come together beautifully at the end. I think they could easily have spun off a series featuring the further adventures of CJ and Danny. Instead, I'll just imagine them together still, perfectly happy and in love...
I absolutely love the beginning of this scene. The focus in Danny's eyes on her while the secret service checks his apartment is so intense. Meanwhile she's wavering. She wants him but she's scared to take the next step. Just beautiful acting in the scene. Makes me melt everytime. 😊😍
This man. This man spent...what...7 years? Pursuing the woman he loved and he was so gentle about it. Danny's the kind of guy that if he knew CJ genuinely wasn't interested in him, he'd have backed off, but he knew there was something there, she was just trying to maintain professional boundaries. And how could she not fall in love with him? He's such a good man. God, I love them so much.
My dad had known my mother for a few years. Then according to her, one day he decided to ask her out. He called her. She refused the first day that he suggested as she had a sports occasion to attend. The second day he suggested as she had another prior arrangement. Sensing that my dad was beginning to lose confidence, she explained that as captain of her team, her calendar was full till the next Monday. They went out that Monday, and again the Tuesday and Wednesday. By the weekend, they knew that they would be married. They were friends for over 60 years and married for over 50 of them. My mother tells me this story about once a month now. Dad died 14 years ago next July. This scene reminds me of that.
My mom was paid by her brother to go out with my dad. My dad and uncle were best of friends and my uncle wanted to date a girl in the worst possible way (this is 1945/6) but her mom refused as my uncle was a bit of a player, or whatever they called them. If he could get my dad and another girl to go, the girl's mother was ok with them going out. My dad was engaged to, yet, another girl going to school at a nearby college but she wasn't coming home that weekend. It was just a local high school football game and after trying in vain to find another girl my uncle was down to my mom! Now when my dad walked in her front door, mom walked out the back. She could not stand the sight of the man. Why? She couldn't say. She just couldn't. Uncle John offered her $2 and she didn't have to sit with dad or have anything to do with him. They went to the game then out for a burger. Neither of the guys had a car so they walked John 's date home then Dad walked John and my Mom home. Once they got there he asked her, "If I were to ask you out again would you go?" Mom mumbled, "I guess." And on the strength of that mumble he walked to his fianceé's house, wrote the girl a note, left it with her mother and went home! The next day Dad called Mom and invited her to his office Christmas party. It took him close to 3 years to get her to the altar but when she passed away they were married just a few months shy of 50 years and we rarely if ever heard them utter a really cross word to each other. (You might wonder about my uncle and his date. Nothing came of it but Dad's fianceé went on to marry the guy SHE was seeing at college that my dad didn't know about!
I was driving to a girl's house to pick her up for our 2nd (and what we both figured, last) date. Funny thing happened, though. We exchanged vulnerabilities, and we began talking. Talked for hours. I wound up proposing to her that night. She accepted. Not because we were "in love," but because it simply felt right. This December will be our 40th anniversary, and talking with her is better than just about anything. Yeah, this scene makes me lose it every time.
I don’t respond much in the dreaded TH-cam comments section, but this one got me. Forty years? That’s a hell of a thing. A hell of a thing. Congratulations on finding that one person. It doesn’t happen for everyone, maybe it’s not supposed to...but stories like this...sometimes just knowing it *can* happen, well, sometimes that’s enough. Happy belated 40th :)
@@Anabria Thank you! You're very kind. We have six children and five grandkids. I don't say that to brag or rub anything in. I have no idea what your life situation was or is at the moment. But this life is only the beginning, kind of a shadow of real and genuine life. Hang in there. It WILL come out right.
Whenever I come across such comments, the cynic in me is automatically alerted. That being said, the optimist is never too far away. I contemplated both scenarios, one in which this is proven to be a fiction, and the other in which this is proven to be real. Suffice to say, be it a fiction or not, I couldn't help but be moved by what you wrote. I hope the both of you are safe, I hope the both of you see many more anniversaries, I hope that we should all be so fortunate. Hmm... I guess I chose optimism after all. Cheers :)
This is such a well-written scene. Two intelligent, caring, and wise people who are and have been crazy about each other. "I want us to talk because I like the sound of your voice." Oof, what a line!
"You can be scared, that's okay. But you're not gonna walk away from me because you're scared. I'm not that scary." 3 sentences, and that sums up so perfectly the battle inside us when we meet someone with the power to change us. Sooo easy to forget that we're being changed for the better.
CJ Cregg is one of my all time favorite characters and to see her end up with this man, who is obviously the best guy on the planet, just pushed me over the edge; it had me crying like a baby! The actors, the characters, the scene, everything is just pure perfection!
I started rewatching this glorious show as a massive palate cleanser for pretty all of 2020, and found myself crying constantly. And I don't often cry during movies or TV shows. Then I realized they were tears of joy, relief and gratitude. I don't care that this is fiction. It exists in our hearts and minds, and it's a beautiful world Mr. Sorkin created with this amazing cast.
Actually, Aron didn't write for TWW anymore after he left the show. But his successors wrote amazing scenes (like this one) as well, it just rubbed off Aron.
On paper what they made Danny say sometimes looked flat and crappy to me. It's HOW Tim Busfield says the lines. There's always this subtext going on between them. The whole series was built up for this moment.
@@ZachsMind Absolutely!!! The little bit of flirting they did at times. The little bit of her pushing him away or him being cute - even the time she was devastated when Gibbs (her temporary bodyguard from the Secret Service - sorry - I know it wasn't Leroy Jethro Gibbs!!) was killed - all those things led to this scene. And it worked!
Really? I mean she's terrific, no doubt. But reading your first sentence reminded me of the scene from Noel, Season 2. She had a scene with Paxton Whitehead, who played the fussy (and erudite) Bernard Thatch. I think he got that one, along with the next one they had in the same episode.
My baby girl grew up. I have so much love for the amount of character development that CJ got in this show. A+ to the writers and A+++ for Allison Janney who pulled it off with such flair and grace.
Man, I can never get over the chemistry that these two actors have. He spent the whole series pursuing her, subtly and slowly because he didn't want to spook her. Then she finally feels comfortable enough to let him in even a little bit and he uses that to help her grow as a person so that she can finally be comfortable with her love for him.
I have a massive crush on Alison Janney, and CJ is the best female character ever on TV ever. Loved this relationship throughout the show. Timothy Busfield is a consummate actor and the chemistry between the two was always electric. They were always in love and wonderfully they finally got it on!
I've always appreciated his talent as an actor, but never saw any romantic appeal in Timothy Busfield - until this episode of The West Wing. Wow. A girl should be so lucky, to find such a caring soul, with a good sense of humor :-) I sure wouldn't mind having a Danny Concannon in my life.
When I need reassurance that true love exists & there are good men out there, I rewatch this clip. One of the best scenes to ever grace television imho.
I think this is one of my favourite scenes in the whole series. I know there were bigger and more powerful scenes, but something about this one just grabs me somewhere.
Honestly, given the (entirely deserved) emmy love showered on this show, I really wish Timothy busfeld had gotten some recognition for this role, and this scene specifically
I keep watching this clip every couple of months. This one and the "cliff" scene where he asks her to hold hands on the way down. So many great characters...so many great, powerful scenes.
I really, REALLY miss these characters so much. There are very few examples of masterful acting, writing and beloved characters coming together so effortlessly and brilliantly as The West Wing managed to do. The first four seasons were, for me, better than any other drama I have ever seen (and I'm a die hard Sopranos and Six Feet Under fan). Seasons 5-6 were good, and then it got brilliant again during the 7th season. Simply amazing.
I actually loved this relationship. I fell in love in love with Danny during this conversation; he was great other times but this pushed it over the edge.
The West Wing is a beautiful world that I wish I could live in. A world filled with passionate, interesting, thoughtful people who want the world to be a better place and who actually seem to listen to each other.... a world where people can disagree but still find ways to compromise... a world where people know the difference between right and wrong and generally want to do the right thing....a world where words hold such beautiful meaning... ... a world so very painfully NOT like reality.
love, love, LOVE this clip!!!!!!! They are both such fantastic actors. My favorite part is actually in the very beginning where they have that silent conversation while the agent is checking his apartment. Sigh. So GOOD!
I think my favorite year was the last year of the series. And the last few episodes were brilliant. This one was really genuine, and beautifully written and performed. Touches my heart every time.
There's just a softness in his voice that really makes the scene. Even when they start to talk fast, and voices get louder it'd be so easy to yell, but he always talks with a confidence yet softness, like "We'll figure it out," or "where the hell did that come from." Firm, but not dismissive.
There was a lot of bad inconsistent writing in the final two seasons of TWW - but this is a wonderful scene - completely consistent with the characters story arc over the seven years. CJ is burned out and deserves to use her special talents for something better than politics - and Danny knows this.
I am about to start my fourth , yes FOURTH binge of the entire series. I'm with you, TWW is probably the main reason I keep my Netflix subscription LOL. No Joke.
You can't plan for perfect. Nobody does. You plan for really, really good. And every once in a great while, all the really, really good parts come together and make perfect. It's so rare. This was one of those moments. The writing, the actors, the camera work, and the long story of their relationship, only possible in long run television, land smack dab in the middle it Danny's apartment, and its perfect.
Over the previous four years I would seem to watch TWW over and over. The writing always got me. The funny scenes always got me. But this scene I come back to often. Now that TWW is not on Netflix anymore I am happy every now and then these scenes pop up. This one gets me every time. Wrapping up the lives of both of them was so good. Danny's performance steals the show here. You could feel the actors make this scene special. Both acted so good, you were right there with Danny, and you were right there with the venerable CJ. It almost was worth a spin off with those two. I was married in my previous life as a male to my wife for 11 years. Communication never was this good. I am happier though and would have not changed a thing. Life would have been so much more different if communication was forefront but I was married 6 months right out of high school to my high school sweetheart. She was two years younger then me. It was strange being married at 18 and she was 16 lucky with no kids. Idaho was like that then in 1989. I do not know how we survived before having kids, and I would have been married 32 years if we were still together. Even before I changed to my True Self when I saw this scene in particular it always got to me. Always. I am very happy the internet will never let me down when I want to come back to a tear jerker. Every now and then you need it to kick you back into play.
@ 1:26 ............. CJ: "You don't know that".............. Danny: "I do"..................... CJ: "Don't make it sound like it's nothing"........... Danny: "You didn't miss it"................... CJ: "What if I did".................. Danny: "You didn't miss it".............. CJ: "What if we"..................... Danny: "Damn it woman, don't you get it.............I"M NOT LEAVING"....................
i have never shipped them together until now. holy ship. i just want to crawl up in a ball and cry because they're so freakin cute. he's adorable i love him.
Wow, Danny's face when he's trying to pop the question and she runs off, and the hurt when she says she's staying at the White House with Santos, and still he sticks it out. THAT'S a good guy. He's not trying to steer her life, just to share it with her, that's what being a good husband's all about. I just love that these two finally get it together, and we learn early in this season that they eventually move to Fresno and have a baby.
When Danny says 'what else?' are the writers intentionally echoing Bartlet's 'what next?' ? Danny is going to be Mr Cj and also her President from now on!
My mom likes to point out that Danny is actually not really conventionally attractive. He's not "hot." But his character and his brain and his investment in relationships makes him attractive anyway.
He's also principled. He ran stories he knew would make CJ's life difficult (and thus damage his chances with her) because he knew the public had to hear them. That's an attractive quality in any package.
Everything Allison tells us with just her eyes! First, while she waits for the security agent to leave. Then, when Danny tells her that he "just wants to talk," you can see how a woman like her, who runs an entire country, gives in, is even willing to give more than Danny wants, and even begs for help. .. only with his eyes.
I think it was this scene that made CJ a perfect character for me. I think your favorite characters have to have things that they are great at, some character faults that make them relatable, and something that they suck at so bad that they are made vulnerable by it.
I even love the sincerity in his "thank you" to the secret service at the beginning of the scene. Maybe I'm reading too far into it, but I feel like he's thanking them for making sure his apartment (and each new place) is safe for CJ.
I love this scene, but, after all the hours of listening to the west wing weekly, I couldn’t help think that they missed a PERFECT opportunity to have Danny say “what’s next” at the end
I think that is oart of the point. She has been hearing "What's next?" for nine years. By having him say "What else?" it is breaking that cycle and showing that her life really IS going to be different now--that they will build a new one together with their OWN way of talking.
Their relationship was honest, dimensional and joyful. Perhaps one of the most "genuine" relationships ever in pop culture. You rarely see such honest vulnerability, respect and love.
The character of Danny Concanon always elevated every scene he was present.
Yeah Timothy Busfield is great, even when he played Poindexter, the guy playing the violin in Revenge of the Nerds. He was awesome at the end of that movie, and he stole every scene in The West Wing. I wish he was around more in this show and in Hollywood in general. Very underrated actor that needs more work!!!
@@stormcry8202 he's a great director too.
Didn't he, though :-) He was great.
He was an annoying little piece of shit. Especially when they kidnapped Zoey and all he cared about was his stupid story. Don’t get why people liked him. Always kept pushing things for no reason
Yes Danny having "lived" an interesting life can see the whole picture. What really gets me is this scene where the Secret Service guy walks in the do a check before leaving CJ to spend the night. They must have been "officially blind" to these events.
"I want us to talk because I like the sound of your voice."
Danny Concannon still makes me swoon 4 years later.
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Only a true West Wing fan will understand the magnitude of calling this one of my very favorite scenes in all 7 seasons …. it’s a masterpiece among masterpieces.
The "what else" part in that scen is such a statement of the series as a whole.
"I want us to talk because I like the sound of your voice". That has got to be the most romantic thing I've ever heard. I cry everytime I hear it
+Bad'Wolf
Next to Josh and Donna............
Josh....."all I'm saying is that if you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for a beer"........
Donna....."If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights"........
Was thinking the exact same thing (with tears rolling down my face...)
Bad'Wolf You beat me to that comment but oh my god is that romantic. I also love Danny wants CJ to talk about him so they can figure things out. You hardly ever get that scene in film or television.
Absolutely right Bad’Wolf. I was thinking that it was a great romantic line (which I am going to steal and use in my speech at my Silver wedding anniversary in 2 years, if I remember)
Danny always has the patience of Job. If you go back and watch his scenes with CJ in almost every other scene there's a moment where she says something that puts him outside in the back porch again and like the dutiful dog he makes a face and then waits on the stoop. On his haunches. For her to notice him again. I'm not much of a shipper when it comes to any TV series but how they did this romance from start to finish - the subtleties of it and the outrageousness of it. He's got such a puppy face. They're adorable together.
This scene is pure poetry. It's like a great musical duet or pas de deux. CJ is enormously smart and capable - used to dealing with gigantic, complex problems in her work - yet simple, honest communication with her partner frightens her. Danny's loving, patient way with her, with a touch of humor, is the perfect foil for her anxiety, and they come together beautifully at the end. I think they could easily have spun off a series featuring the further adventures of CJ and Danny. Instead, I'll just imagine them together still, perfectly happy and in love...
I absolutely love the beginning of this scene. The focus in Danny's eyes on her while the secret service checks his apartment is so intense. Meanwhile she's wavering. She wants him but she's scared to take the next step. Just beautiful acting in the scene. Makes me melt everytime. 😊😍
This man. This man spent...what...7 years? Pursuing the woman he loved and he was so gentle about it. Danny's the kind of guy that if he knew CJ genuinely wasn't interested in him, he'd have backed off, but he knew there was something there, she was just trying to maintain professional boundaries. And how could she not fall in love with him? He's such a good man. God, I love them so much.
My dad had known my mother for a few years. Then according to her, one day he decided to ask her out. He called her. She refused the first day that he suggested as she had a sports occasion to attend. The second day he suggested as she had another prior arrangement. Sensing that my dad was beginning to lose confidence, she explained that as captain of her team, her calendar was full till the next Monday. They went out that Monday, and again the Tuesday and Wednesday. By the weekend, they knew that they would be married. They were friends for over 60 years and married for over 50 of them. My mother tells me this story about once a month now. Dad died 14 years ago next July.
This scene reminds me of that.
Thank you for sharing. Hert touching!
My mom was paid by her brother to go out with my dad. My dad and uncle were best of friends and my uncle wanted to date a girl in the worst possible way (this is 1945/6) but her mom refused as my uncle was a bit of a player, or whatever they called them. If he could get my dad and another girl to go, the girl's mother was ok with them going out.
My dad was engaged to, yet, another girl going to school at a nearby college but she wasn't coming home that weekend.
It was just a local high school football game and after trying in vain to find another girl my uncle was down to my mom!
Now when my dad walked in her front door, mom walked out the back. She could not stand the sight of the man. Why? She couldn't say. She just couldn't. Uncle John offered her $2 and she didn't have to sit with dad or have anything to do with him.
They went to the game then out for a burger. Neither of the guys had a car so they walked John 's date home then Dad walked John and my Mom home. Once they got there he asked her, "If I were to ask you out again would you go?"
Mom mumbled, "I guess." And on the strength of that mumble he walked to his fianceé's house, wrote the girl a note, left it with her mother and went home! The next day Dad called Mom and invited her to his office Christmas party. It took him close to 3 years to get her to the altar but when she passed away they were married just a few months shy of 50 years and we rarely if ever heard them utter a really cross word to each other. (You might wonder about my uncle and his date. Nothing came of it but Dad's fianceé went on to marry the guy SHE was seeing at college that my dad didn't know about!
@@laurathornton1456 These stories exist because they happen. Thanks for the story of your parents.
I was driving to a girl's house to pick her up for our 2nd (and what we both figured, last) date. Funny thing happened, though. We exchanged vulnerabilities, and we began talking. Talked for hours. I wound up proposing to her that night. She accepted. Not because we were "in love," but because it simply felt right. This December will be our 40th anniversary, and talking with her is better than just about anything. Yeah, this scene makes me lose it every time.
Is this real? This made me catch my breath.
I don’t respond much in the dreaded TH-cam comments section, but this one got me. Forty years? That’s a hell of a thing. A hell of a thing. Congratulations on finding that one person. It doesn’t happen for everyone, maybe it’s not supposed to...but stories like this...sometimes just knowing it *can* happen, well, sometimes that’s enough. Happy belated 40th :)
@@Anabria Thank you! You're very kind. We have six children and five grandkids. I don't say that to brag or rub anything in. I have no idea what your life situation was or is at the moment. But this life is only the beginning, kind of a shadow of real and genuine life. Hang in there. It WILL come out right.
Whenever I come across such comments, the cynic in me is automatically alerted. That being said, the optimist is never too far away. I contemplated both scenarios, one in which this is proven to be a fiction, and the other in which this is proven to be real. Suffice to say, be it a fiction or not, I couldn't help but be moved by what you wrote. I hope the both of you are safe, I hope the both of you see many more anniversaries, I hope that we should all be so fortunate.
Hmm... I guess I chose optimism after all.
Cheers :)
@@wiymmf Thank you, and bless your heart.
This is such a well-written scene. Two intelligent, caring, and wise people who are and have been crazy about each other. "I want us to talk because I like the sound of your voice." Oof, what a line!
Not only well wratten, but also well played.
"You can be scared, that's okay. But you're not gonna walk away from me because you're scared. I'm not that scary." 3 sentences, and that sums up so perfectly the battle inside us when we meet someone with the power to change us. Sooo easy to forget that we're being changed for the better.
CJ Cregg is one of my all time favorite characters and to see her end up with this man, who is obviously the best guy on the planet, just pushed me over the edge; it had me crying like a baby! The actors, the characters, the scene, everything is just pure perfection!
I started rewatching this glorious show as a massive palate cleanser for pretty all of 2020, and found myself crying constantly. And I don't often cry during movies or TV shows.
Then I realized they were tears of joy, relief and gratitude.
I don't care that this is fiction. It exists in our hearts and minds, and it's a beautiful world Mr. Sorkin created with this amazing cast.
And I cried because these people represented a version of us that was striving to be better not bitter.
Actually, Aron didn't write for TWW anymore after he left the show. But his successors wrote amazing scenes (like this one) as well, it just rubbed off Aron.
"you're not going to walk away from me because you're scared....i'm not that scary" what a line
On paper what they made Danny say sometimes looked flat and crappy to me. It's HOW Tim Busfield says the lines. There's always this subtext going on between them. The whole series was built up for this moment.
@@ZachsMind
Absolutely!!! The little bit of flirting they did at times. The little bit of her pushing him away or him being cute - even the time she was devastated when Gibbs (her temporary bodyguard from the Secret Service - sorry - I know it wasn't Leroy Jethro Gibbs!!) was killed - all those things led to this scene. And it worked!
Man, I love this so much.
"Well, I'll call it something different, that sounds bad" always makes me chuckle.
I just commented on this too. I always wondered whether other people thought it was funny too.
I think every woman with a pulse fell even more in love with Danny during this scene. His words, the expressions on his face.... shew.
I miss this series more than I can express... It is still one of the best written shows ever made (in my opinion).
The patience he had with her is just so sweet. Love love love this couple.
Most romantic scene I've ever seen. Hands down.
I dunno, I think Matt and Helen Santos breaking the steel reinforced bed in Cleveland is a real contender.
@@SubParGolf11 "There's no way it was steel reinforced"
this scene still makes me weep 12 years later .. just excellent writing and acting - Love this series soooooo much!
She stole every single scene she was in on The West Wing. That's the sign of a tremendous talent. I LOVE her and the role.
Matthew C except this one. He nailed this. I love how he loves her.
Really? I mean she's terrific, no doubt. But reading your first sentence reminded me of the scene from Noel, Season 2. She had a scene with Paxton Whitehead, who played the fussy (and erudite) Bernard Thatch. I think he got that one, along with the next one they had in the same episode.
@@vic70ria Yeah, I love both C.J. and the actress who portrays her... but I actually think he steals just about every scene he's in.
My baby girl grew up. I have so much love for the amount of character development that CJ got in this show. A+ to the writers and A+++ for Allison Janney who pulled it off with such flair and grace.
Man, I can never get over the chemistry that these two actors have. He spent the whole series pursuing her, subtly and slowly because he didn't want to spook her. Then she finally feels comfortable enough to let him in even a little bit and he uses that to help her grow as a person so that she can finally be comfortable with her love for him.
I loved this relationship from beginning to end! I wish we got to see a wedding but I’ll take what we got!
I have a massive crush on Alison Janney, and CJ is the best female character ever on TV ever. Loved this relationship throughout the show. Timothy Busfield is a consummate actor and the chemistry between the two was always electric. They were always in love and wonderfully they finally got it on!
She’s great in “Mom” too!
I just love everything about Danny in this!!! Especially when he's just standing there looking at her. So attractive!!!!!
I've always appreciated his talent as an actor, but never saw any romantic appeal in Timothy Busfield - until this episode of The West Wing. Wow. A girl should be so lucky, to find such a caring soul, with a good sense of humor :-) I sure wouldn't mind having a Danny Concannon in my life.
He got me with the goldfish. He went all in.
He got me right from the beginning. I always thought he played this character to perfection.
When I need reassurance that true love exists & there are good men out there, I rewatch this clip. One of the best scenes to ever grace television imho.
I think this is one of my favourite scenes in the whole series. I know there were bigger and more powerful scenes, but something about this one just grabs me somewhere.
“I want us to talk because I like the sound of your voice” is one of my favorite lines he’s ever written ❤️
Sorkin didn't write this - he left the show at the end of Season 4, and this is several seasons later.
Honestly, given the (entirely deserved) emmy love showered on this show, I really wish Timothy busfeld had gotten some recognition for this role, and this scene specifically
"There's a typo in the constitution"
"Well someone should look into that"
"Toby's gonna deal with it"
Good old Toby, dealing with shit
Lets just say he had a lot of free time
billyemorris I loved Toby. As grouchy as he could be most of the time, he was a softie. All he needed as a big hug every morning.
But if you give Toby a hug he would just growl and say something unrecognizable.
Spoiler alert but he takes the rap for her later too.
Kevin McDougall A comma that might’ve been a smudge
I keep watching this clip every couple of months. This one and the "cliff" scene where he asks her to hold hands on the way down. So many great characters...so many great, powerful scenes.
I love that they ended up together.... great love story!
I really, REALLY miss these characters so much. There are very few examples of masterful acting, writing and beloved characters coming together so effortlessly and brilliantly as The West Wing managed to do. The first four seasons were, for me, better than any other drama I have ever seen (and I'm a die hard Sopranos and Six Feet Under fan). Seasons 5-6 were good, and then it got brilliant again during the 7th season. Simply amazing.
The *GREATEST* show in the _HISTORY_ of television.
Saying something like that seems perfectly right in this particular case. I simply have not seen any series that is in any way comparable.
@@ghtsw11 , i feel everyone else is fighting for 2nd place
I actually loved this relationship. I fell in love in love with Danny during this conversation; he was great other times but this pushed it over the edge.
This is still one of my favourite scenes in the entire series of TWW.
We did not see enough Danny/CJ interaction!
Beautiful scene.
One of my absolute favourite scenes; not just in West Wing, but in any TV progamme or film.
this is why we need a "LOVE" button on youtube ♥
It makes me happy to know all of us can be Danny.
Seriously, that has got to be one of the top scenes for the whole series! Am gushing as well... they are so amazing!
The West Wing is a beautiful world that I wish I could live in. A world filled with passionate, interesting, thoughtful people who want the world to be a better place and who actually seem to listen to each other.... a world where people can disagree but still find ways to compromise... a world where people know the difference between right and wrong and generally want to do the right thing....a world where words hold such beautiful meaning...
... a world so very painfully NOT like reality.
This is an acting masterclass! Both actors are superb!
I love that scene...I show my wife that every so often to remind her that that's the best part of my day...talking with her.
A very beautiful scene, beautifully played and written
Where is writing anywhere near this good on television anymore? TWW was the best written show in tv history.
Absolutely correct!
Hear hear! Thank goodness for dvds
love, love, LOVE this clip!!!!!!! They are both such fantastic actors. My favorite part is actually in the very beginning where they have that silent conversation while the agent is checking his apartment. Sigh. So GOOD!
Danny was one of the best recurring characters on the show 👍
CJ and Danny are separately two of my favourite characters in a show with a lot of great characters. Together they are downright unstoppable!
That look he gives her at 2:32 absolutely melts my heart
Yep. That's the moment in the scene. Changes expressions 3 times without saying a word.
Lance Savage
Coming right after "I want us to talk ... because I like the sound of your voice." Right in the damned feels every time.
I think my favorite year was the last year of the series. And the last few episodes were brilliant. This one was really genuine, and beautifully written and performed. Touches my heart every time.
I’ve always loved those two together ❤
My goodness, this is a gorgeous scene. Practically bawling.
This is one of the greatest scenes not only in this show but ever made.
I always liked Danny’s character he was a real person who you could imagine just hanging out with.
Absolutely loved this series. And this was probably my favorite scene in all 7 seasons.
In essence "what else?" is the most romantic thing you can say to anybody.
I want to be loved like this.....
my wife is loved like that
mine too
There's just a softness in his voice that really makes the scene. Even when they start to talk fast, and voices get louder it'd be so easy to yell, but he always talks with a confidence yet softness, like "We'll figure it out," or "where the hell did that come from." Firm, but not dismissive.
There was a lot of bad inconsistent writing in the final two seasons of TWW - but this is a wonderful scene - completely consistent with the characters story arc over the seven years. CJ is burned out and deserves to use her special talents for something better than politics - and Danny knows this.
"Okay, what else?" is a great callback to Bartlett's usual "Okay, what's next?" with CJ and the staff.
Definitely one of the best scenes! ❤
In a show known for great scenes, this is one of the best.
“What else?”
Romantic version of “What’s next?”
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This is THE best written, acted and directed show in the history of television. Period. If Netflix ever takes it off I'm cancelling.
I am about to start my fourth , yes FOURTH binge of the entire series. I'm with you, TWW is probably the main reason I keep my Netflix subscription LOL. No Joke.
They did! 😤😤😤
You can't plan for perfect. Nobody does. You plan for really, really good.
And every once in a great while, all the really, really good parts come together and make perfect. It's so rare.
This was one of those moments. The writing, the actors, the camera work, and the long story of their relationship, only possible in long run television, land smack dab in the middle it Danny's apartment, and its perfect.
Every time I think there might be a show as good as The WW, I see a clip like this. There just has never been anything like it.
Over the previous four years I would seem to watch TWW over and over. The writing always got me. The funny scenes always got me. But this scene I come back to often. Now that TWW is not on Netflix anymore I am happy every now and then these scenes pop up. This one gets me every time. Wrapping up the lives of both of them was so good. Danny's performance steals the show here. You could feel the actors make this scene special. Both acted so good, you were right there with Danny, and you were right there with the venerable CJ. It almost was worth a spin off with those two. I was married in my previous life as a male to my wife for 11 years. Communication never was this good. I am happier though and would have not changed a thing. Life would have been so much more different if communication was forefront but I was married 6 months right out of high school to my high school sweetheart. She was two years younger then me. It was strange being married at 18 and she was 16 lucky with no kids. Idaho was like that then in 1989. I do not know how we survived before having kids, and I would have been married 32 years if we were still together. Even before I changed to my True Self when I saw this scene in particular it always got to me. Always. I am very happy the internet will never let me down when I want to come back to a tear jerker. Every now and then you need it to kick you back into play.
I love this episode, I totally sympathise with C.J. and I only with there were Danny Concannons in real life.
There are plenty of Danny Concannons in real life... women just have to check the friendzone and they will find them sitting there.
Yeah, what he said...................
FedralBI if you think Danny was 'friendzoned', not a real phrase BTW, you missed the entire point of their relationship
I married my Danny Concannon.
There are, plenty of them. You just haven't found one yet.
Another great scene and another well acted scene from a series that seemed to have a million of both.
This is so real. We need more Danny in our life. Gives us anxious people hope. ❤❤❤
Oh my.
@ 1:26 .............
CJ: "You don't know that"..............
Danny: "I do".....................
CJ: "Don't make it sound like it's nothing"...........
Danny: "You didn't miss it"...................
CJ: "What if I did"..................
Danny: "You didn't miss it"..............
CJ: "What if we".....................
Danny: "Damn it woman, don't you get it.............I"M NOT LEAVING"....................
i have never shipped them together until now. holy ship. i just want to crawl up in a ball and cry because they're so freakin cute. he's adorable i love him.
Wow, Danny's face when he's trying to pop the question and she runs off, and the hurt when she says she's staying at the White House with Santos, and still he sticks it out. THAT'S a good guy. He's not trying to steer her life, just to share it with her, that's what being a good husband's all about. I just love that these two finally get it together, and we learn early in this season that they eventually move to Fresno and have a baby.
Two of the finest actors, ever.
The sad part is that I still kinda swoon for him, even though I'm a heterosexual man.
That's not sad at all.
Then be THAT guy for someone. Have that scene.
he's not that scary.
"you're not going to walk away because you're scared. I'm not that scary". I'm a guy and I am swooning
i hear you anthony.... yeah...How they deliver their lines is awesome
These quiet moments of vulnerable intimacy are something TWW did so well!
This is the most moving and brilliant scene in the whole series
CJ threatening to shove a motherboard up Josh's behind, CJ sitting next to Big Bird and THIS are my favorite Allison Janney scenes
When Danny says 'what else?' are the writers intentionally echoing Bartlet's 'what next?' ? Danny is going to be Mr Cj and also her President from now on!
More likely she'll be his president. There's little doubt who'll be the dominant partner in that relationship.
i love her fixation with skiing so much
My mom likes to point out that Danny is actually not really conventionally attractive. He's not "hot." But his character and his brain and his investment in relationships makes him attractive anyway.
He's also principled. He ran stories he knew would make CJ's life difficult (and thus damage his chances with her) because he knew the public had to hear them. That's an attractive quality in any package.
...But he IS cute though.
I mean, tell me that's enough!
Please, God, tell me that's enough?!?!
Asking for a friend.
@@chriskelly3481 i mean, he's no rob lowe, but i personally think he's v cute ;)
FACTS! I rewatch t he clip just to watch him stand in the doorway
His beard is on point in this scene, though. Should be worth extra points.
That was nice....I like that....Love is sometimes hard...
Everything Allison tells us with just her eyes! First, while she waits for the security agent to leave. Then, when Danny tells her that he "just wants to talk," you can see how a woman like her, who runs an entire country, gives in, is even willing to give more than Danny wants, and even begs for help. .. only with his eyes.
I love these two so much.
These two together are superb, great acting.
I think it was this scene that made CJ a perfect character for me. I think your favorite characters have to have things that they are great at, some character faults that make them relatable, and something that they suck at so bad that they are made vulnerable by it.
I even love the sincerity in his "thank you" to the secret service at the beginning of the scene. Maybe I'm reading too far into it, but I feel like he's thanking them for making sure his apartment (and each new place) is safe for CJ.
hands down, the best scene in the entire series.,
this scene D E V E S T A T E S me every time
My daughter is getting married next weekend. I am using the jump part as part of my speech.
Their bond was just amazing . Danny was such a good guy .
Writing and acting perfected!
I love this scene, but, after all the hours of listening to the west wing weekly, I couldn’t help think that they missed a PERFECT opportunity to have Danny say “what’s next” at the end
I think that is oart of the point. She has been hearing "What's next?" for nine years. By having him say "What else?" it is breaking that cycle and showing that her life really IS going to be different now--that they will build a new one together with their OWN way of talking.
Laura Akers I totally get that perspective. I guess I’m just a sucker for reprises :)
It was said by Santos as his last dialogue in the show.
Their relationship was honest, dimensional and joyful. Perhaps one of the most "genuine" relationships ever in pop culture. You rarely see such honest vulnerability, respect and love.
Timothy Busfield... from "Revenge of the Nerds" to hooking up with the White House Chief of Staff. Not bad.
Thanks for posting.
This is just such a perfectly written and, more importantly, acted scene.