The Sorkin Series is back with your weekly dose of Aaron Sorkin, and our analysis of The Newsroom 1×09 “The Blackout, Part 2: Mock Debate”. Amongst much laughter and energy drinks, we do get to talking about the actual episode. And then everyone loses their minds over next weeks trailer.

Show Notes:
– News Items: Submit your questions on HBO Connect for more Newsroom Q&A’s.
– Kristina is very chatty, who knows how this will end.
– Episode discussion: 1×09 “The Blackout, Part 2: Mock Debate”
– Brian is the bad guy to Will’s good guy.
– The News Night team conveniently has another inside scoop. Is it getting too much?
– West Wing parallels: Will Maggie pull a Mandy? Marama hopes so.
– Spin-off series: Jim works in the fashion store.
– Tariq drinks too much Monster and hijacks the google doc.
– Why did Don go to Will for relationship advice?
– Kristina isn’t talking from experience, she’s asking for a friend.
– Tariq and Marama reach irreparable differences.
– Then there’s singing.
– More discussion of Solomon and phone-hacking, but no one really cares.
– Did Lisa go too far? Kristen says yes.
– Will’s pants.
– Cameos: Two therapists in one episode, and the jerk from Greek.
– We finally get to the debate. Did they actually think this would fly?
– Trailer talk: 1×10 “The Greater Fool”.
– Is Don a good guy or a bad guy? Let us know.
– So much happens. Brains explode. How will this all fit into 50 minutes?

Note: We were having some audio problems this week, so we apologize for the differences in quality. This should all be fixed for next week!

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