The Warfare of Genghis Khan

The Warfare of Genghis Khan

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Warfare of Genghis Khan
Series = The West Wing


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Season = 5
Episode = 101
Airdate = February 112004
Production = 176063
Writer = Peter Noah
Director = Bill D'Elia
Guests = Armin Mueller-Stahl
Gary Cole
Jay Mohr
Anna Deavere Smith
Terry O'Quinn
Steve Ryan
Christina Chang
Renee Estevez
Thomas Kopache
Ryan Cutrona
Christopher Maher
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Season list = Infobox The West Wing season 5 episode list
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"The Warfare of Genghis Khan" is the 101st "The West Wing" episode and 13th of the fifth season. It originally aired on NBC February 1, 2004.cite web|url= http://www.nbc.com/The_West_Wing/episode_guide/107.shtml|title= The Warfare of Genghis Khan|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher=NBC.com] Events circle around the detection of a nuclear detonation over the Indian Ocean. Written by Peter Noah and directed by Bill D'Elia, the episode contains guest appearances by Christopher Maher and Christina Chang. It also introduces to the series Armin Mueller-Stahl as Israeli Prime Minister Efraim 'Eli' Zahavy, and gives a first, short glimpse of Jay Mohr as conservative talk-show host Taylor Reid.cite web|url= http://www.westwingepguide.com/S5/Episodes/103_TWOGK.html|title= The Warfare of Genghis Khan|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher=The West Wing Episode Guide]

Plot

When the flash of a secret nuclear detonation is detected over the Indian Ocean, President Bartlet calls upon his people to investigate which nation now has the atomic bomb — and since conventional thinking favors Iran, Bartlet orders bombers into the air to destroy that nation's most likely uranium-enriched targets. Once it becomes clear that Iran didn't do the nuclear test, President Bartlet has the Prime Minister of Israel fly to D.C. for a chat, but no further action is taken. This storyline also establishes the President's palpable disdain for the current CIA Director.

Meanwhile, Josh chides NASA personnel on the recent failures and embarrassments in their programs for space exploration — until he is introduced to an attractive female administrator who shows him the values of astronomy. C.J. fumes when a combative television talk-show host, Taylor Reid, denigrates her on the air, and Will discloses to Vice President Russell that Russell is considered a buffoon by the White House staff. However, it is Russell whose smarts come to keep the President from bombing Iran. In light of the international situation, Toby wonders why they don't utilize the U.N. in times like this.cite web|url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a2235/|title=The Warfare of Genghis Khan|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher=Television Without Pity]

ocial and cultural references

The nuclear test plotline may be based on the 1979 Vela Incident, in which a flash was detected in the South Atlantic Ocean that was suspected to be an Israeli or a South African nuclear test. [Jeffrey Richelson, "Spying on the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea" (New York: W. W. Norton, 2006), chapter seven, "The Double Flash: The Vela Incidence, September 1979", pp. 283-316.]

Reception

TV.com gives the episode a rating of 7.8;cite web|url= http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-warfare-of-genghis-khan/episode/289368/summary.html|title= The Warfare of Genghis Khan|accessdate=2007-05-26|publisher=TV.com] which is about average for season five. [cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-warfare-of-genghis-khan/episode/289368/summary.html | title = Season 5 | publisher = TV.com | accessdate = 2008-01-15] On Television Without Pity it has been given a grade "A-". As of May 26, 2007, IMDb rates the episode 7.1 with twenty-three votes. [cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745714/ | title = The Warfare of Genghis Khan | publisher = IMDb | accessdate = 2007-05-26]

References

External links

* [http://www.nbc.com/The_West_Wing/episode_guide/107.shtml The Warfare of Genghis Khan] at NBC.com
* [http://www.westwingepguide.com/S5/Episodes/103_TWOGK.html The Warfare of Genghis Khan] at The West Wing Episode Guide
* [http://westwing.bewarne.com/fifth/513khan.html The Warfare of Genghis Khan] at The West Wing Continuity Guide
* [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a2235/ The Warfare of Genghis Khan] recap at Television Without Pity
* [http://www.tv.com/the-west-wing/the-warfare-of-genghis-khan/episode/289368/summary.html The Warfare of Genghis Khan] at TV.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745714/ The Warfare of Genghis Khan] at the Internet Movie Database


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