Episode #23: Season 2 Wrap-Up

Navigating The Newsroom: A Podcast on HBO's The Newsroom

Season 2 of The Newsroom may have finished, but Navigating The Newsroom still has one more episode to go! In this jam-packed finale, an all-star ensemble of guests are back to give their thoughts on how the season ultimately turned out. Andrew and Andrew call up Inkoo Kang, Sam Fragoso, and to discuss what went right and what wrong. Was it a good decision to focus on Operation Genoa? Is Jerry Dantana a problematic character? Was the ending satisfying? And was the Maggie in Africa subplot really so awful? Plus, a lot more.
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Inkoo Kang is the TV columnist for Film School Rejects and a film critic for the Village Voice. Follow her on Twitter @thinkovision.
Sam Fragoso is the founder of Movie Mezzanine. This is his first time appearing on Navigating The Newsroom. Follow him on Twitter @SamFragoso.
Corey Atad is a film blogger. Follow him on Twitter @CoreyAtad.
Joanna Robinson is the Features Editor at Pajiba and a contributor to Vulture. She also co-hosts the podcasts The Station Agents and The Ones Who Knock. Follow her on Twitter @quityourjrob.
Devindra Hardawar is the National Editor for VentureBeat. He also writes about movies at /Film and can be heard every week on the /Filmcast. As if that wasn't enough, he also podcasts about tech on The Drill Down and discusses The Legend of Korra on Republic City Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @Devindra.
Allison Loring is a writer for Film School Rejects. She's also a contributor for Fanhattan, which is preparing to launch a new device called Fan TV that will consolidate access to thousands of movies and television series. Follow her on Twitter @AllisonLoring.
SHOW NOTES:
00:20 - Intro
6:03 – Inkoo Kang: the lack of stakes in the final two episodes
11:24 - Sam Fragoso: Jim's relationship with Hallie
16:27 - Corey Atad: Will/Mac, Don/Sloan, and where was Patton Oswalt?!
22:27 - Devindra Hardawar: Jerry Dantana problems and Chris Messina's awesomeness
29:50 - Joanna Robinson: Focusing more on characters we like rather than news
36:35 - Allison Loring: Getting out of the newsroom, a need for more fictionalized stories
40:33 - Was Maggie in Africa really that bad?
46:18 - Final thoughts on Season 2
55:14 - Show close
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