S7.E12

Duck and Cover

Name: Duck and Cover
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-01-22
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Alan Alda, Kristin Chenoweth, Allison Janney

Episode aired Jan 22, 2006
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

735

YOUR RATING

Drama

A nuclear accident in California sends the White House and both campaigns into overdrive. Meanwhile, China and Russia appear headed for a showdown over elections and oil in Kazakhstan.A nuclear accident in California sends the White House and both campaigns into overdrive. Meanwhile, China and Russia appear headed for a showdown over elections and oil in Kazakhstan.A nuclear accident in California sends the White House and both campaigns into overdrive. Meanwhile, China and Russia appear headed for a showdown over elections and oil in Kazakhstan.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

735

YOUR RATING

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2shull999

This Is Wrong

The West Wing, normally, is a well written show. I've enjoyed most of the episodes but this one is just downright terrible. All they had to do is to sit down with someone from an operating nuclear power station for an hour and they could have written a good episode. The amount of wrong information in this episode, I believe, crossed the boundary into irresponsible. Hating on nuclear power this way just made the producer, director, and writers look stupid. I will always be disappointed in this episode.

3jaggededge808

Unrealistic and Misinformative

While I love The West Wing, this episode is full of misinformation and fearmongering. The incident at the nuclear power station is unrealistic as nuclear plants in the United States have strict and multiple redundancies for safety and operation. The scenario as written wouldn't be possible unless the plant had been ignored by the regulatory commission for decades. Secondly, the handling of the incident would not be anything like its depiction. The entire episode is a disappointment for furthing alarmist viewpoints not rooted in science and fact.

Trivia
The title refers to a 1951 Civil Defense movie that advocates finding shelter close to the ground in the event of a nuclear flash in order to reduce the effects of the following blast wave on casualty rates.

Goofs
Bruno reminds Bob that Vinick supports nuclear power, stating "He said it in the first debate." Since there was only one debate, he should have simply said "the debate."