Special guest William Bibbiani from Crave Online joins Andrew and Andrew to discuss the fifth episode of The Newsroom. Has the show recovered from last week's travesty? Is this Neal-centric episode what we had hoped for? And how does the economy work, anyway? Tune in to find out.
SHOW NOTES:
0:19 - Intro and episode recap
4:21 - General thoughts on the show and the episode
7:42 - Why does the show continue to humiliate Mackenzie?
13:22 - Bibbs gives more general thoughts on the show and character relationships
27:16 - Back to the show's treatment of women
31:55 - Andrew Robinson's general thoughts on the episode
38:51 - The show as tragedy?
46:23 - The show's ambitions
53:24 - Finally! Neal development!
58:05 - What do we like about The Newsroom?
1:10:14 - Show close
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