The reporters in the room almost uniformly smile and nod approvingly.
The move is a hit!
Even Aaron is impressed, as indicated by the text he sends Seth.
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Let the governmenting begin!
During the audience Q&A afterward, however, the topic shifts to gun control.
Meanwhile, Emily and Seth start working with Kirkman to practice for an upcoming town hall.
He needs to come off less wonky and more personal to connect with everyday Americans.
When the town hall finally comes, Kirkman seems to sail through it.
His answers are insightful and relatable, and a couple of them are even funny.
Hes hitting all the right beats, and the crowd seems appeased.
But thats not enough.
Kirkmans gonna Kirkman, so halfway through the town hall, he drops the act and gets real.
Enough chit-chat lets talk about policy.
Kirkman becomes more impassioned than ever as he makes the case for a more reasonable stance towards gun laws.
People in the audience start to cry.
Alex, watching on TV, smiles proudly.
In summation, Kirkman is the greatest president of all time.
Okay, not really, but hes certainly an ambitious one!
(Along the way, he also reminds us that hes a political independent.)
Nonetheless, Kirkmans efforts fall flat on at least on person.
Senator Bowman beats Kirkman to gun control by quickly drafting an ultra-weak bill.
Governmenting: Not as easy as it looks!
Aaron puts in a word with a friendly congresswoman, and just like that, Nadia gets an interview.
(This might be the shows most truthful depiction of how D.C. operates so far.)
He starts to realize he misses public service, so he heads to Speaker Kimble Hookstraten for advice.
And shes got some: Come work for me!
Shore, of course, accepts, because otherwise what else would he do on the show.
This leads to an awkward run-in with Emily in the halls of the West Wing.
I guess Ill be seeing you, she tells him with a raised eyebrow.
Ive said it once before, and Ill say it again: Maybe theyll kiss again!
The clue: a fingerprint lifted from a photo of a wine glass.
She lets Atwood know, and the two of them decide to pursue Matheson themselves off the grid.
Wells and Chuck barely make it out alive but remain undeterred.
With Atwood by her side, Wells tracks down the woman theyre looking for in a dark warehouse.
It seems like pretty much everyone Wells tracks down ends up dying.
They take a thumb drive from the dead woman and pop it into the nearest computer.
Oh my God, Wells gasps.
The attacks, it seems, arent over.
