Episode #11: The Greater Fool and Season 1

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 recap 6:02 - William Bibbiani’s thoughts 8:41 - A lack of compelling threat; the character of Leona 13:10 - The hacking subplot 15:59 - Gwen Reyes’ thoughts 19:26 - The Sloan reveal, the Jim/Maggie relationship drama 26:52 - Allison Loring’s thoughts 29:18 - 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 season 39:47 - 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 structure 47:19 - 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 show 54:30 - 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 close DON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing [email protected]. Thanks for listening!