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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't a movie, but Moira Kelly in the early seasons of the West Wing was awful.  I fast forward past her scenes in the early seasons, which is too bad, because they were so good, except for her performances.[/quote]

eh, we're derailing a bit, but between you and me re: the awful "Mandy Hampton": I don't like her performance either, but it's hard to know if it was bad casting or the fact the character should not have existed in the first place.

I doubt that a better actress could have made Mandy work out as a character, because Mandy was created to be both a romantic interest for Josh (yes, even as an ex) and to bring some kind of brash outside-the-White-House sensibility to the show. From early on it was clear the character did not click at ALL with the other characters and relationships plus, Sorkin had no idea what her professional role should be (she's kind of got some of C.J.'s press role, some event roles that seem to under Toby's office, etc. Just...useless.).

All that is why you see less and less of Mandy as the first season progresses. It's pretty evident she was supposed to be a big part of things out of the gate and very swiftly was relegated to the background. She doesn't even appear at all in the season one finale, which is a huge cliffhanger with a very serious storyline. And she's never mentioned again.

There's actually a term for when a character vanishes and is never again mentioned. It's referred to as being sent to "Mandyville." Seriously, it's a thing.

Returning the thread to its previously scheduled topic....[/quote]

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