The Great West Wing Rewatch: 3.5 "War Crimes"
Joel: I hate that there weren’t more “Big Block of Cheese Day” episodes on this show. It was such a fascinating look at some of the bizarre ideas that can crop up when it comes to the government. (Not necessarily bad ideas mind you, but clearly some that are coming out of left field.) Still, we do occasionally get subplots that would have been worthy of “Big Block of Cheese Day” episodes, and Sam trying to figure out a reason why we can’t eliminate the penny is a good one.It's been nothing but heavy episodes this season, and the same can be said for the last couple of episodes last season, so its nice to see Sam dealing with that can be considered a "light" issue, at least in the grand scheme of things. One that is just off the wall enough that you never would have considered it yourself, but comes with oddly compelling reasons from the person presenting it. It's no "Big Block of Cheese Day," but its something of a small consolation prize. ...