The Newsroom

norm

this season is a lot more focused...stories are more compelling

ldent42

i really liked the scene with him yelling at the confused cop in the precinct.

Cliffy6745

I thought what happened in Africa was going to be a whole lot worse.

rearviewross

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I thought what happened in Africa was going to be a whole lot worse.[/quote

Me too. Shw is really compelling this season so far.

gimmesometruth27

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I thought what happened in Africa was going to be a whole lot worse.

yeah me too.

i thought something happened to her personally, like she got raped or something.

watching a kid get murdered would cause anybody psyche trauma though.

Cliffy6745

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I thought what happened in Africa was going to be a whole lot worse.

yeah me too.

i thought something happened to her personally, like she got raped or something.

watching a kid get murdered would cause anybody psyche trauma though.

That's what I thought too. And yeah, definitely traumatic, just expecting something along those lines along with possibly more murders.

norm

she watched a boy who she had just bonded with die in her arms from a bullet that should've hit her...i don't know about you guys, but that'd fuck me up pretty good

Cliffy6745

norm wrote:

she watched a boy who she had just bonded with die in her arms from a bullet that should've hit her...i don't know about you guys, but that'd fuck me up pretty good

I hear you. I don't disagree at all. I was just expecting something along the lines of what the engineers(?) were talking about when they got there.

norm

Cliffy6745 wrote:

norm wrote:

she watched a boy who she had just bonded with die in her arms from a bullet that should've hit her...i don't know about you guys, but that'd fuck me up pretty good

I hear you. I don't disagree at all. I was just expecting something along the lines of what the engineers(?) were talking about when they got there.

yeah but going in she was probably expecting that so it wouldn't have been that traumatic...and if she had been raped etc, i don't think it would've worked in terms of the story sorkin is developing

Cliffy6745

norm wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

norm wrote:

she watched a boy who she had just bonded with die in her arms from a bullet that should've hit her...i don't know about you guys, but that'd fuck me up pretty good

I hear you. I don't disagree at all. I was just expecting something along the lines of what the engineers(?) were talking about when they got there.

yeah but going in she was probably expecting that so it wouldn't have been that traumatic...and if she had been raped etc, i don't think it would've worked in terms of the story sorkin is developing

Yeah, I hear you. The second the teacher said that about the blond hair, I knew something bad was going to happen to that kid.

I like the story this year. They couldn't keep going with the actual news week after week. I like seeing how they are investigating this story.

And Charlie may be my favorite character ever. When he pressed his face up against the glass, I lost it.

ldent42

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Yeah, I hear you. The second the teacher said that about the blond hair, I knew something bad was going to happen to that kid.

I like the story this year. They couldn't keep going with the actual news week after week. I like seeing how they are investigating this story.

And Charlie may be my favorite character ever. When he pressed his face up against the glass, I lost it.

me too!!!!!!

One thing I'm confused about is when.how exactly the kid was shot. Was it through the window? or while she was carrying him into the bus? Cuz if so what was up with that scene of them reading the book by flashlight? a dream/fantasy?
I really do like this season.

Does that Stillman character (the 3rd wheel protesting reporter dude with the moustache) remind anyone else of Hodor?

Heisenberg

norm wrote:

this season is a lot more focused...stories are more compelling

You are drunk.

aNiMaL

duska3419 wrote:

One thing I'm confused about is when.how exactly the kid was shot. Was it through the window? or while she was carrying him into the bus? Cuz if so what was up with that scene of them reading the book by flashlight? a dream/fantasy?

Same question! I rewound it and couldn't find when the boy was shot. You hear a single gunshot as she was just about on the bus, but no one reacts as though the little boy was shot. Then the next scene everyone is all calm and happy as she reads him the book on the bus. Then all of a sudden he's been shot in the back? I'm confused.

rearviewross

aNiMaL wrote:

duska3419 wrote:

One thing I'm confused about is when.how exactly the kid was shot. Was it through the window? or while she was carrying him into the bus? Cuz if so what was up with that scene of them reading the book by flashlight? a dream/fantasy?

Same question! I rewound it and couldn't find when the boy was shot. You hear a single gunshot as she was just about on the bus, but no one reacts as though the little boy was shot. Then the next scene everyone is all calm and happy as she reads him the book on the bus. Then all of a sudden he's been shot in the back? I'm confused.

I will have to watch again but pretty sure he was shot while going out the door on he back.

norm

aNiMaL wrote:

duska3419 wrote:

One thing I'm confused about is when.how exactly the kid was shot. Was it through the window? or while she was carrying him into the bus? Cuz if so what was up with that scene of them reading the book by flashlight? a dream/fantasy?

Same question! I rewound it and couldn't find when the boy was shot. You hear a single gunshot as she was just about on the bus, but no one reacts as though the little boy was shot. Then the next scene everyone is all calm and happy as she reads him the book on the bus. Then all of a sudden he's been shot in the back? I'm confused.

since we're learning about what happened through maggie's eyes, we're not getting exactly what happened because she doesn't want to remember...that single gunshot when gary was on the ground was what hit daniel although it doesn't look that way...the next shot of maggie reading to daniel on the bus was maggie trying to avoid what actually happened...it took marcia gay harden to get her to confront it

mca47

Just saw this last episode. Good stuff!!

Yeah, Maggie's story was made to show flaws throughout her discussion with the lawyers. She lied to them and she stretched the truth...whether she was honest or not....we don't know.
Her reading Daniel the book on the bus was her imagination, her grief with what happened.

Been a great season so far! :thumbup:

FrankieG

Watched Ep 5 last night.

As soon as I saw 'Dad' on Wills phone I knew he was gonna die... :(

I really enjoyed how the whole show took place during 1 'newsroom' show. (Were there flashforwards/flashbacks with Sloan's story?)

I didn't really understand the part where Will freezes on camera and says that one line that I cant remember now... ANyone have an opiion I can steal on that?

norm

FrankieG wrote:

I didn't really understand the part where Will freezes on camera and says that one line that I cant remember now... ANyone have an opiion I can steal on that?

he freezes because it was at that moment that he realized his dad was dead...and looking into the camera (realy at mackenzie) he says, "well, i guess it's just us now"

Heisenberg

Maybe it's just me, but this season is falling flat in my eyes. Not nearly as good as last year. Although Sloan demolishing her ex was quite possibly the best scene the show has ever had

Bathgate66

Hahaha

not only did she knock his teeth out and kicked him in the nads,
she took a cell phone flash photo to post on twitter.




So now Maggies an alcoholic?>

This show is fantastic and I dont understand
why it doesnt get attention such as Boardwalk Empire.