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"Two Cathedrals" is the 44th episode, and second season finale of The West Wing.

Synopsis

President Bartlet is beset by memories of Mrs. Landingham as her funeral approaches. Meanwhile, the staff deals with a crisis in Haiti and questions from congressional Democrats regarding the President's health, following his disclosure that he suffers from MS. But the question on everybody's lips remains the same – will Bartlet seek re-election?

Plot

Leo is talking to two Democrats who are convinced that the MS cover-up will be impossible to campaign with. When asked whether the President will run for re-election Leo says that they should watch the press conference that night.

Toby is preparing the Mural Room for the President's statement when Sam asks if he is ready, so soon after Mrs. Landingham's death. Toby tells him that they have no choice and despite her funeral they will be proceeding with the plan. As he walks off he is told that Leo's office put a meeting with Greg Summerhays back on his schedule.

CJ asks Carol to gather reporters from several news agencies in her office. Josh gives her a brief for a press briefing about the tobacco lawsuit.

Bartlet and his staff attend Mrs. Landingham's funeral. Afterwards, Bartlet remains alone in the cathedral, cursing God in Latin. Later, in the Oval Office, he has a vision of Mrs. Landingham, advising him to run for reelection. He then travels to the State Department to give a press conference – and is asked if he will seek a second term…

Music

The music playing during the ending scenes is Brothers in Arms by English band Dire Straits.

Critical response, awards, and nominations

In his Inside the Actors Studio episode, Martin Sheen is told by host James Lipton that this episode was the best hour of television ever made.
This episode is the highest-rated of the series on TV.com.
This episode won an Emmy in 2001 for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series (Bill Johnson, A.C.E.).
Martin Sheen was nominated for the 2001 Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode
Won 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series along with several other episodes from the season
Nominated for 2002 Banff Rockie Award for Continuing Series
Nominated for 2001 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
Won the 2002 Humanitas Prize in the 60 Minutes category
Nominated for 2002 WGA Award in the category of Episodic Drama

External links

The West Wing Episode Guide

References

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+{{Infobox Television episode
-In [[mathematics|mathematical]] [[sociology]], and especially [[game theory]], the '''bankruptcy problem''' is  a distribution problem involving the allocation of a given amount of a [[perfectly divisible]] [[good (economics)|good]] among a group of agents.  The focus is on the case where the amount is insufficient to satisfy all their demands.
+| Title        = Two Cathedrals
+| Series       = [[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]
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+| Season       = 2
+| Episode      = 44
+| Airdate      = [[May 16]][[2001]]
+| Production   = 226222
+| Writer       = [[Aaron Sorkin]]
+| Director     = [[Thomas Schlamme]]
+| Guests       = [[Stockard Channing]]<br>[[Anna Deavere Smith]]<br>[[Kirsten Nelson]]<br>[[Jason Widener]]<br>[[Don McManus]]<br>[[NiCole Robinson (actor)|NiCole Robinson]]<br>[[Lawrence O'Donnell]]<br>[[Gregalan Williams]]<br>[[John Bennett Perry]]<br>[[Kathryn Joosten]]<br>[[Fred Ornstein]]<br>[[Bill Gratton]]
+| Episode list = [[List of The West Wing episodes|List of ''The West Wing'' episodes]]
+| Season list = {{Infobox The West Wing season 2 episode list}}
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+}}
+"'''Two Cathedrals'''" is the 44th episode, and second season finale of ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''.
+==Synopsis==
-Problems of the bankruptcy type arise in many real life situations.  The [[canonical]] example would be that of a [[bankrupt]] [[business|firm]] that is to be [[liquidation|liquidated]].   Another  example would be the division of an estate amongst several [[heir]]s, particularly when the estate cannot meet all the deceased’s commitments.
+[[Josiah Bartlet|President Bartlet]] is beset by memories of [[Mrs. Landingham]] as her funeral approaches. Meanwhile, the staff deals with a crisis in [[Haiti]] and questions from [[United States Congress|congress]]ional [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] regarding the President's health, following his disclosure that he suffers from [[Multiple Sclerosis|MS]]. But the question on everybody's lips remains the same – will Bartlet seek re-election?
-There are at least three simple methods for solving bankruptcy problems in practice, but each is deficient in one or more ways.  The methods are:
+==Plot==
-# The proportional rule: divide the estate proportionally to each agent's claim.
+[[Leo McGarry|Leo]] is talking to two Democrats who are convinced that the MS cover-up will be impossible to campaign with. When asked whether the President will run for re-election Leo says that they should watch the [[press conference]] that night.
-# The constrained equal-awards rule: divide the estate equally among the agents, ensuring that nobody gets more than their claim.
-# The constrained equal-losses rule: divide equally the difference between the aggregate claim and the estate, ensuring that no agent ends up with a negative transfer.
+[[Toby Ziegler|Toby]] is preparing the Mural Room for the President's statement when [[Sam Seaborn|Sam]] asks if he is ready, so soon after Mrs. Landingham's death. Toby tells him that they have no choice and despite her funeral they will be proceeding with the plan. As he walks off he is told that Leo's office put a meeting with Greg Summerhays back on his schedule.
+[[C. J. Cregg|CJ]] asks Carol to gather reporters from several news agencies in her office. [[Josh Lyman|Josh]] gives her a brief for a press briefing about the tobacco lawsuit.
+Bartlet and his staff attend Mrs. Landingham's funeral. Afterwards, Bartlet remains alone in the cathedral, cursing God in [[Latin]]. Later, in the [[Oval Office]], he has a vision of Mrs. Landingham, advising him to run for reelection. He then travels to the [[US Department of State|State Department]] to give a press conference – and is asked if he will seek a second term…
+==Music==
+The music playing during the ending scenes is [[Brothers in Arms (song)|Brothers in Arms]] by English band [[Dire Straits]].
+==Critical response, awards, and nominations==
+{{Unreferenced|section|date=August 2008}}
+* In his ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' episode, [[Martin Sheen]] is told by host [[James Lipton]] that this episode was the best hour of television ever made.
+* This episode is the highest-rated of the series on [[TV.com]].
+* This episode won an Emmy in 2001 for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series (Bill Johnson, A.C.E.).
+* [[Martin Sheen]] was nominated for the 2001 [[Emmy]] in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode
+* Won 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series along with several other episodes from the season
+* Nominated for 2002 Banff Rockie Award for Continuing Series
+* Nominated for 2001 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
+* Won the 2002 Humanitas Prize in the 60 Minutes category
+* Nominated for 2002 WGA Award in the category of Episodic Drama
+==External links==
+* [http://epguides.com/WestWing/ The West Wing Episode Guide]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://ideas.repec.org/p/wpa/wuwpga/0304001.html Additive rules in bankruptcy problems and other related problems]
-*[http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/nidndagan/001.htm The Bankruptcy Problem: a Cooperative Bargaining Approach]
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