"Still, Julia staying in her car outside the school all day to make
Victor feels [sic] safe was sweet, and I loved that final scene between Joel
and Julia when he found her up at 3 a.m., working. (Then again, wouldn’t
she have told him about what she did for Victor at some point between
the end of school and 3 a.m.? I…

"Still, Julia staying in her car outside the school all day to make
Victor feels [sic] safe was sweet, and I loved that final scene between Joel
and Julia when he found her up at 3 a.m., working. (Then again, wouldn’t
she have told him about what she did for Victor at some point between
the end of school and 3 a.m.? I…

"John reacting negatively to the art Bay painted on his business [..] Unwanted,
graffiti-esque art on his place of business isn’t anything to him but a
nuisance. For Bay to expect anything different in that situation is just
misguided of her."

"John reacting negatively to the art Bay painted on his business [..] Unwanted,
graffiti-esque art on his place of business isn’t anything to him but a
nuisance. For Bay to expect anything different in that situation is just
misguided of her."

I'd guess it was a play on the word "cull" but it could just as easily be a mistake. Like the one in the last paragraph where she says it's Patricia's number that tantalizes the "dishes". Which should probably read "judges" or "tastebuds".

I'd guess it was a play on the word "cull" but it could just as easily be a mistake. Like the one in the last paragraph where she says it's Patricia's number that tantalizes the "dishes". Which should probably read "judges" or "tastebuds".

"Although come to think of it, maybe the point of chopping it up was to
hide the fact that Will wasn't really saying anything new anyway."

"Although come to think of it, maybe the point of chopping it up was to
hide the fact that Will wasn't really saying anything new anyway."

"I immediately
stopped liking Sloan as soon as she told Don that she is single because
he never asked her out."

"I immediately
stopped liking Sloan as soon as she told Don that she is single because
he never asked her out."

I mostly agree with Todd's review, but I will also acknowledge that he was being too hard on the show in places by using superlatives like: "hopelessly convoluted", "hopelessly problematic", "utterly unconvincing", "complete and utter failure" etc. I don't see that as being particularly balanced.

I mostly agree with Todd's review, but I will also acknowledge that he was being too hard on the show in places by using superlatives like: "hopelessly convoluted", "hopelessly problematic", "utterly unconvincing", "complete and utter failure" etc. I don't see that as being particularly balanced.

"I've gone much easier on MacKenzie all season than you guys have, but
even I was almost constantly rolling my eyes at her this week."

"I've gone much easier on MacKenzie all season than you guys have, but
even I was almost constantly rolling my eyes at her this week."

Well, Jim *did* say he didn't want to take that long (3 hours?) making Lisa happy.

Well, Jim *did* say he didn't want to take that long (3 hours?) making Lisa happy.

drdarke, I really liked it too. But if you compare the timing, THE WEST WING was in 1999 and early '00s, the political situation wasn't as bad then. It's different now. I imagine that's (a small) part of the reason why THE NEWSROOM is the way it is.

drdarke, I really liked it too. But if you compare the timing, THE WEST WING was in 1999 and early '00s, the political situation wasn't as bad then. It's different now. I imagine that's (a small) part of the reason why THE NEWSROOM is the way it is.

Yes he dated Kristin Chenoweth, but I don't think it's because he didn't try to learn about modern American Christians. I think he did, and came to the conclusion that they're batshit crazy.

Yes he dated Kristin Chenoweth, but I don't think it's because he didn't try to learn about modern American Christians. I think he did, and came to the conclusion that they're batshit crazy.