Episode #11: The Greater Fool and Season 1 - a podcast by Film Geek Radio

The end has come! Andrew and Andrew are joined by a few of their previous guests -- William Bibbiani, Gwen Reyes and Allison Loring -- to discuss the season finale of The Newsroom, and the season as a whole. Has Sorkin succeeded in his mission to civilize? What’s up with Don and Sloan? Is the relationship drama finally at a satisfying place? What are the best and worst things about the show? Tune in to find out.

SHOW NOTES:0:19 - Intro
1:55 - Episode recap6:02 - William Bibbiani’s thoughts
8:41 - A lack of compelling threat; the character of Leona13:10 - The hacking subplot
15:59 - Gwen Reyes’ thoughts19:26 - The Sloan reveal, the Jim/Maggie relationship drama
26:52 - Allison Loring’s thoughts29:18 - The show’s depiction of women - has it improved?32:27 - Andrew J’s theory on why Mackenzie is such a klutz
35:12 - The new intern, how Will has changed over the course of the season39:47 - Mackenzie was there at the beginning! We already know that...
42:20 - Thoughts on Greg Mottola’s contributions to the show and the episode’s structure47:19 - Our guests answer: What is the best thing aboutThe Newsroom? What is the worst thing?
52:07 - Andrew R’s thoughts on the best and worst aspects of the show54:30 - Andrew J’s thoughts on the best and worst aspects of the show
57:28 - Will we be back for Season 2?1:01:34 - Final thoughts
1:04:00 - Show closeDON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing navigatingnewsroom@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

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