The West Wing (TV Series) Galileo (2000) User Reviews

No, there aren't any pictures of me and a call girl.

[robrosenberger · 8/10 · 5 November 2012]

Another drop-in from Mallory, with the interplay between she and Sam as irresistible as ever. An ominous fire rages in a Russian missile silo, but their government maintains that it's an oil refinery. Charlie gets in trouble for saying the President doesn't like string beans. Jed is set up for a live interview as the unmanned Galileo V prepares to land on Mars...then telemetry is lost. Jed and Sam and C.J. wax idealistically poetic, and have some touchingly, sweetly beautiful moments. At the Kennedy Center, they hear a modern classical performance by the Reykjavik Symphony Orchestra. Bartlet pooh-poohs it presumptively, but is profoundly moved.

Leo: "Think of the whales"...Bartlett: "Do they vote?"

[simonrobinson-12214 · 10/10 · 25 July 2022]

'Galileo' contains some of the snappiest dialogue of any West Wing episode - and that's a pretty high hurdle to jump. The lines at just keep coming at ya (cf Sam and Mallory...oh and not forgetting CJ and Tad Whitney, all at the Kennedy Centre). Poignant at times too - Bartlett: "I really don't know from where you guys get the nerve" (not to tell the US about or ask for help with a fire in a missile silo), Russian ambassador: "From a long, hard winter, (beat) Mr President". It's a joy throughout.