Season 3: 2001–2002 Cast: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen The third season, which covers the administration's third and fourth years in office, starts off with Bartlet announcing his intention to run for reelection and is heavily devoted to the upcoming presidential election. Other prominent plotlines include Congressional investigations into whether Bartlet committed electoral fraud by concealing his MS, a death threat against C.J. and the ensuing relationship she develops with a Secret Service agent assigned to her, the Qumari defense minister Abdul Shareef plotting terrorist attacks against the US, and a troubling meeting between Toby and the President that leaves Bartlet with a bout of insomnia in "Night Five." The season finale, "Posse Comitatus" closes several of these storylines as Bartlet meets his opponent in the elections and reaffirms his commitment to beat him. The episode ends with the president finally deciding to order Shareef's assassination (a legally questionable act) and C.J.'s agent's murder, just after the man threatening C.J. was caught. From a critical perspective, series creator Aaron Sorkin acknowledged in October 2002 that the terrorism-related plots designed to keep the series relevant after the real-life 9/11 attacks were awkward at times, saying "from week to week, you felt like you were writing the show handcuffed, a little bit. I didn't know how to write it anymore. It was a constant search for what I wasn't doing that used to make the show work. [...] Maybe there was a way to make it work; there probably was. I wasn't able to find it in twenty-two episodes." [1] Nonetheless, the show went on to win its third "Outstanding Drama" Emmy in a row.Season 3: 2001–2002 Cas t: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dul é Hill, A llison Janney, Janel Moloney , Richard Schiff, John Spenc er, Bra dley Whitford a nd Martin Sheen The th ird season, which covers the admi nistration&am p;#39;s third a nd fourth yea rs in of fice, starts off with Bar tlet announcin g his int ention to run fo r reelecti on and is heav ily devoted to the upcoming presidentia l election. Other p rominent plotlines in clude Congr essional in vestigations into whet her Bartl et commit ted electora l fraud by c onceali ng his MS, a d eath threat ag ainst C. J. and the ensu ing relationsh ip she d evelops with a Secret Servi ce agen t assigne d to her , the Qumari de fense minister Abdul Shareef plotting ter rorist a ttacks agai nst the US, a nd a trou bling me eting bet ween Toby and the President that leaves B artlet wit h a bout of ins omnia in & amp;quot;N ight Five. " The season finale , "Po sse Comita tus" closes s everal of th ese stor ylines as B artlet me ets his opp onent in the elect ions and reaffirms h is commitment to beat him. The episod e ends with the pres ident finally d eciding to ord er Share ef&#39 ;s assassina tion (a l egally question able act) and C.J.& amp;#39;s agent 's murder, just a fter th e man threate ning C.J. was caught. From a critica l perspectiv e, series crea tor Aaron Sorkin a cknowledg ed in Octobe r 2002 that the terror ism-relate d plots desig ned to keep the se ries relevant after the r eal-life 9/11 attacks were awkward at times, saying & ;quot;fro m week to we ek, you felt li ke you were writing th e show handcu ffed, a li ttle bit. I didn&# 39;t know how t o write it any more. It w as a cons tant search f or what I wasn& amp;#39 ;t doing tha t used to mak e the show wor k. [...] Maybe there was a way to make it work ; there probabl y was. I wasn&a mp;#39; t able to find it in twenty-two episodes.& amp;quot ; [1] Non etheless, the show we nt on to win i ts third " Outstan ding Drama&a mp;quot; Emmy in a ro w.详情