Thomas Sadoski delves into the emotional minefield that is portraying Don on HBO’s The Newsroom, and the surprising revelation that Don is a combination of three original characters.

When asked by Hollywood.Com about how Sadoski approached his character, it was surprising to hear that prior to the New York table read, Don was actually three separate characters. Sadoski says:

“The thing with the character of Don is that it was originally three different parts.
Originally, the character of Don was Will’s old executive producer, and that’s all he was, and then there was another character who was Maggie’s boyfriend, and that’s all he was… so Don kind of became this amalgam of like three different people.”

It is interesting to note that he only names two characters here, we wonder who the third one was.

As always, Sadoski was asked about the love triangle his character is currently entangled in. While he gave his standard answer, he also hinted that there is more of Don to come in season 1. “There’s some more stuff that’s revealed as the season goes on. You’ll see some more, hopefully, growth.” Sounds promising.

At this point, we aren’t sure if we actually like Don, or we just love Sadoski. Are you intrigued by his comments? What could be the third characteristic that was included in his character?