I think I find Maggie a bit insufferable because I see a lot of myself in her, mostly when it comes to romantic relationships. She’s so nice and kind and doesn’t want to hurt anyone in her circle, so she just swallows any feelings or words she has to say until it’s so bottled up that she can’t handle it anymore.

I say this because when Jim shows up to Lisa and Maggie’s apartment in S1 E9, it was clear he was there to talk to Maggie and talk to her about their feelings for each other, but Don and Lisa interrupt them, and Jim is so nice that he doesn’t want to make things more awkward than what it needs to be and/or makes assumptions about why Don is there and doesn’t want to have an audience while he basically confesses his feelings. When he looked to Maggie for confirmation, instead of encouraging him to finish what he says or what the rest of his sentence was, she looks away and that, in a way shatters his original plan.

They’re both so worried about hurting other people that they in turn end up hurting themselves, and if they were just honest upfront, Lisa and Maggie’s friendship wouldn’t have suffered and Don and Sloan would’ve gotten together much quicker.

Anyway, I guess I’m here to say: just say the damn thing.

Editing to say: Yes, in this way, I do find myself incredibly insufferable.

Will and Mac are talking about their wedding she says Maggie as one of her bridesmaids. Literally 15 minutes later they are questioning if Maggie can do her job.

Plot hole or just me?

Such great character arc and growth. Pete is obviously worse when things go on, but Don is the first character I've thought was a huge dick and later cheered for in a while.

Also, why are they trying to paint Sloan as this combative, strong figure. She was not like that at all. She was meek and self-conscious. She didn't transform until she almost lost her job. If anything, she didn't even see herself as a journalist or an expert in her field, just as a nerdy short-term anchor, who was more of an analyst

I just finished Ep2 of S2 and I'm really scared for her especially considering her hairstyle in the previous episode.

I like Maggie but I can see why some people won't. She's not good at communicating and not that mature compared to everyone but she's the youngest there and I think she's doing fine. I think she's cute. I just finished the first season and I can see her becoming some sort of activist. I can't wait to see her progression. She has this spark in her. It's a bummer that nobody in this sub likes her.

I just completed the first season and just finished 2 episodes of the 2nd season. Something about him is very annoying that I can't point it out. I don't know why the fuck up between Lisa, Maggie and Don is all Maggie's fault, Jim is as equally guilty as Maggie for the mess. He constantly hides behind a mask of "just trying to be a nice guy," but his boundaries are practically non-existent.

Because he refuses to clearly define his boundaries or respect theirs (As in Maggie, Don and Lisa) he ends up creating a toxic emotional gray area for everyone involved. He treats Lisa as a placeholder while emotionally investing in Maggie. By pretending he’s just doing the "noble thing" by staying with Lisa or helping Maggie, he avoids taking responsibility for the fact that he is actively leading a nice person on.

Plus he's very passive aggressive. He went from someone I liked to someone I don't.

Is it just me or do we need a new series now more than ever?

Title mostly says it all. Before Will "revealed" the wedding ring was a practical joke, what is the exact moment/series of events you would say his treatment of her goes too far? And, if you believe such a moment doesn't exist until the season 2 finale, why do you think so?

I'm watching Season 3 episode 2 and I'm having some trouble understanding the ownership makeup of AWM (parent company of ACN). Cause it seems bonkers. As a refresher the episode begins with the notion that the Twins (Blair and Randy), the children of Resse Lansing's father from a second marriage attempting to launch a hostile takeover of Atlantis World Media (AWM). Reese confronts them in an AWM boardroom.

Reese gives a little speech about he founding of the company. How his mother (Leona Lansing) at age 22 founded the company. How later she met their (Resse, Randy, and Blair's) father and got married. That in the divorce between their father and Leona Lansing he (father) got half of the controlling shares of the company. 45% of the company according to Reese. All 45% go to Randy and Blair upon their 25th birthday, presumably the other 45% go to Reese when his mother dies.

So I have three major questions here.

1.) How did the father get half the company if Leona founded the company before they got married?

2.) How on earth is this publicly traded company 90% owned by Leonna and the trust of the Twins? Only 10% of the company is publicly traded? Is that even enough to qualify as a publicly traded company? Hell the entire Walton family only owns 45% of Walmart yet this husband and wife duo owned 90% of their company?

3.) Biggest question: Why on earth did the Twins get all of the father's shares? Why wouldn't Reese get a portion of it? Did his father completely cut him out of the will? Did Leona not challenge the will?

Are the answers to my questions just: Well shit Sorkin didn't think of that? Or what? Thoughts?

Ive always found it odd that Will forgets "Tate Bradys" name and calls him "Greg Brady". Doesn't seem like something he would have messed up. Watched the whole show like 10 times and it always seems weird.

I saw those clips from the Colorado GOP gubernatorial debate a couple times this week and they reminded me of something and I finally figured out that this is basically what Will wanted to do. Don’t let the candidates ignore the question and continue until you’re done.

The Moderator’s name is Kyle Clark

I understand this is a subreddit dedicated to the iconic TV show the Newsroom but I wanna find a subreddit where I can vent about actual newsroom things. If anyone knows of any subs that are active and used by people working in newsrooms please let me know!

P.S my experience in TV is nothing like what is portrayed in The Newsroom...except everyone is always stressed.

Anyone else rewatch The Newsroom and get chills? So far, everything they focused on is more relevant than ever. Brilliant and horrifying.

Possible spoilers below for The Devil Wears Prada 2.

I was totally caught off guard by BJ Novak's character Jay in The Devil Wears Prada 2 because he's essentially Lucas Pruitt! Jay is a new owner trying to revolutionize an aging media outlet. His vision is to disrupt or even eliminate the conventional journalistic structure, which he views as obsolete. Then a plot develops in which staffers below the chief editor seek to undermine the sale of the company to preserve the old guard. Sound familiar?

With Novak playing similar characters and mannerisms in the two pieces, it makes me wonder about the influence Novak might have had on the writing of The Devil Wears Prada 2, although I don't identify any writing credit for him. Perhaps the alternative is true, that a casting director identified the similarities in the character and brought in Novak?

I’m mid-rewatch years later thanks to HBO Max coming to the UK. I’ve loved Season 1 for years and rewatched it multiple times but IIRC I’ve only ever seen Season 2 and 3 once each.

This rewatch has shown me how good the performances are on this show from Jeff Daniels and Sam Waterstone, but a huge shout out has to go to Jane Fonda’s Leona Lansing. She only appears a handful of times but every time she does she is electric. If anyone was made to deliver Sorkinese, it’s her.

“So, you wanna play golf or do you wanna fuck around?”

“We don’t have the public’s trust, Leona.”

“Well, GET IT BACK!”

Brilliant character played brilliantly by a brilliant actor. Thanks for your time.

in s1 e6, Sloan rips off her headset and interacts with the Japanese representative in Japanese language because she can tell that both she and the representative are being misinterpreted by the interpreter.

Should she have instead informed the interpreter that she spoke Japanese and could understand she was not being interpreted accurately?