"Sorkin Part II (Derogatory)": The End of The Newsroom’s First Season

from Finale Girls · host Rachel Rippetoe and Mallika Mitra

This episode contains spoilers for The Newsroom, The West Wing, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Love Island (from weeks ago). The Newsroom premiered in 2012 on HBO and ran for three seasons. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, who the girls were really nice to in the last episode, but now it’s time to get real. In this episode of Finale Girls, Mallika and Rachel dive into the season one finale of The Newsroom, "The Greater Fool."They also discuss Love Island, the upcoming Legally Blonde spin-off series, the next season of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the Knicks and much more.

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