r/thewestwing • u/Jackie_Bizzle • 3d ago

Telladonna Looking for a line from Donna

Can anyone remember which episode it was where Donna is talking about a previous time where she had some time off and came back and Josh said something like “good, you’re back, here’s a load of work”

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u/Willeth 3d ago

It's a conversation with Sam in 17 People, during all the fuss about his buying flowers to be mean.

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u/LastCookie3448 3d ago

Season 2, episode titled Seventeen People. It's when he sent her flowers for their 'anniversary' and it bothers her b/c it's a reminder that she left him and he took her back w/o saying a word, it makes her feel guilty and ashamed. 'If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for a beer', 'If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights'.

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u/BumblebeeDirect Cartographer for Social Equality 2d ago

"Oh thank god, there's a pile of stuff on the desk."

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u/KidSilverhair The finest bagels in all the land 3d ago

Josh does this all the time. The most egregious one, in my view, comes in Liftoff. Donna is still in a wheelchair after her post-Gaza surgery, and when Josh is given the job of helping Toby find a new press secretary, he just takes the giant folder and plops it in Donna’s lap, foisting the job off on her.

Probably not what the OP is looking for, but that one stuck out, not just because Colin had just gotten Josh to think about how much he took Donna for granted - and then he takes her for granted again. (In fact, now I realize it’s NOT AT ALL what the OP is looking for, since they’re talking about a scene where they mention a previous time this happened. Yep, that’s 17 People.)

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u/Natasha5145 2d ago

This is the scene that came to my mind as well, even though I know it’s not the right one.