HBO has released an ‘Inside the Episode’ video for the latest episode of The Newsroom. Hear Aaron Sorkin himself explaining the motivations for Will, Sloan and Charlie, then read the interview with Olivia Munn discussing Sloan’s big mistake.

Ep. 6: Inside the Episode

The behind-the-scenes interview HBO conducted with Olivia Munn addresses the many aspects of Sloan in this episode. We also learn that the Japanese scenes were written specifically for Munn, following a conversation she had with the writing team:

I was speaking with the writers once and it came out that I spoke Japanese. One day Aaron said to me, “I hear you speak Japanese, I may have you say a line in a future episode.” Then he said, “It might be a little more, like ten lines.”

For more great insight, read the full interview on HBO.

What were your thoughts on “Bullies”? Were you glad to see a lot more of Sloan this episode?