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A bevy of talented actresses grace the screen this week, from regulars Emily Mortimer and Alison Pill, to guest stars Katherine Hahn and Hope Davis. It’s just too bad their characters are all written like jealous harpies driven to excess by their possession of lady parts. But don’t worry, because Will McAvoy comes to the rescue to “civilize” these women and their brutish ways.
Let’s bitch it out have a reasonable yet critical discussion of this week’s episode…
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If context is the key to a well-informed electorate, as Will and his staff declare as their new mission statement, why isn’t it taken to heart by Sorkin as he writes his characters and their relationships? Why should we care about Jim’s secret crush or Mackenzie’s jealousy if we know so little about them as people?
Let’s bitch it out…
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You’d think with a title like “News Night 2.0” there would be some kind of forward motion happening. But instead of fixing last week’s problems, this second episode of the series only highlights them more. “News Night 0.5” would probably be a better title.
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America’s not the greatest nation in the world anymore, but it can be, according to Aaron Sorkin Will McAvoy and Mackenzie MacHale. Likewise, The Newsroom doesn’t have the most compelling premiere episode in television history, and it isn’t even the best pilot of a Sorkin series. Yet with an engaging news program grounding the narrative and cast committed to their work, there’s enough promise in the pilot to recommend the series.
Let’s break it down…