What Episodes Do You Skip on a Rewatch?
Having rewatched the series 6 or 7 times, I started skipping these episodes after probably my 2nd time around.
-- Isaac and Ishmael. For obvious reasons.
-- The Documentary Special. It's not a bad episode per se, but after you've seen it a couple of times, it doesn't really add anything to a rewatch.
-- The Women of Qumar. I really feel like CJ is let down by some remarkably, uncharacteristically bad dialogue all over this episode, especially her final conversation with Dr. McNally. I get that the episode is well-intentioned, but it's pretty hamfisted in its delivery.
-- 20 Hours in America (both episodes). I just honestly hate almost every aspect of the three characters' journey back to DC, especially the endless string of curiously bad luck, and most of the interactions that Toby and Josh have with the people they meet (except the final scene in the hotel bar). I'm willing to skip the Bartlet scenes (which are admittedly much better) just to get past the Toby/Josh/Donna ones.
-- The Long Goodbye. This episode just seems so out of place in the whole series. It doesn't really add anything to the overall narrative. Many of the main characters get their own little side arcs over the course of the series, but I much prefer the stories like Toby's episode with his own father, and Josh's session with Dr. Keyworth.