(***** / *****) As perfect a combo of THE WEST WING (if it were set in 1880) - Bradley Whitford's Lyman-as-Blaine more than helped here - and Scorsese's KING OF COMEDY (his most underrated film) as one could ask for. Shannon and MacFayden unsurprisingly superb, though Nick Offerman's portrayal of Chester Arthur should be mentioned in the same breathless breath. Also nice to see a more positive presidential ending for Offerman than the last time he occupied the Oval.