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Episode #14: Let's Kill All The Lawyers
Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom
English - July 16, 2013 12:20 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratingsTV & Film television film geek radio the newsroom hbo aaron sorkin Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Newsroom is back! In this episode, Andrew and Andrew discuss the second season premiere, "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All The Lawyers." What's up with all the romantic conflict since we last saw these characters? Who's the new guy? Does Will's little stunt on the air make sense? And is the new structure really the best way to approach this show? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:20 - Intro and recap
3:51 - General thoughts, the opening credits
12:51 - All the romantic subplots
20:52 - SOPA stuff
22:34 - Intern!
26:01 - Jerry and Will's 9/11 tribute bitterness
37:20 - The new flashback structure, use of fiction
44:15 - Have the show's "woman problems" been fixed?
46:33 - Closing thoughts
47:35 - Show close
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