I can see where you are coming from with that.  On the other hand, aside from Sloan and McKenzie all of the female characters on the show are largely less experienced than the male characters, so it does make sense to a degree that Maggie and Hallie would both look to Jim, who's already been there and done that, for…

I have no connection with the show.  I also comment on the Orphan Black and GoT threads, but those are both on hiatus at the moment.

multialias:

That scene was awesome.

I didn't even notice the Remax mention, but I did get a chuckle out of Maggie's reply that she looked at the same place but wanted a bigger ball room.

Excellent post, I agree.

I think that was to a degree a problem in season one, but none of them have shown that tendency in this season.  Hallie was (possibly rightfully) pissed at Jim, but then reconsidered in light of his generous gesture, and realized that they're fighting on the same side.

From your post it sounds like you're actively looking for reasons to hate the show, but to address them:

The Romney campaign lady hasn't really shown any physical attraction to Jim, it's more of a reserved (and self loathing) respect for a reporter willing to doggedly ask the difficult questions.  Other than her, are there any right-wing women on the show?

Is Jim the Josh of The Newsroom?  I'm not sure.  Both Jim and Josh were hyper-intelligent and prone to selfless, even self-defeating, emotional gestures from time to time, but Josh had a ruthless streak that Jim seems to lack.

I think you're reading too much into that scene.  Female characters are at least as prone to moments of brilliance, and male characters to moments of buffoonery, as is the opposite case.

I'd rather know Sorkin for The West Wing, Sports Night, and Studio 60 than The Social Network, but whatever floats your boat.

I have to disagree with Mr. VanDerWerff's assessment on this one (is that a Dutch name?  Maybe that's why…).

That's a good way to look at it.  The great moments outnumber the awkward and bad moments by a large margin for me.  Even when it's bad, it's still better than 99% of what else is on TV, and when it's great, it's absolutely phenomenal.

I'm wondering if the hints at Maggie being rapes aren't just red herrings.  I mean, something is going to happen in Africa, but it could just as easily be her witnessing something awful.

It really is, their product can be an occasional guilty pleasure, but they profit from invading privacy and destroying lives, that's pretty scummy.

Hell, just get Schiff.  Hell, get Bradley Whitford too.  Both of them have been criminally underutilized in television lately.  Whitford's 'The Good Guys' was one of the best cop shows on TV until idiots canceled it, damn those idiots.

They'll still oppose it and they'll lose.  The GOP has absolutely no chance in the next presidential election unless they radically change their course, and even then it may be too late.

He was great in The West Wing (Goodman that is)

I've thought about that, and I think it would help it in some ways, hurt it in others.