by Catherine Giordano
Kill This Show
The
first episode of season two of HBO’s “The
Newsroom” was aptly titled “The Greater Fool.” This episode is title" First We Kill All the Lawyers." I say put these fools out of their misery and kill this show.
The
show has new writers for season two. The plan to fix this show with a great concept,
but a flawed execution. They have not fixed the show.
MacKenzie
is still going around slapping people. Margaret still behaves like a whiny
child and she and Don are still having their on-again/off-again romance—currently
off. Jim is still lovelorn, letting his
work decisions be governed by his school boy crush for Margaret. Sloan is still
in the grip of her school-girl crush for Don, making a fool of herself as she
corners him in hallways to either profess her love or try to explain away her
foolish behavior at their last encounter. Neal is still so eager, and so
bumbling, as he tries to prove himself in the newsroom. Leona is still the
tough-as-nails CEO of a business empire who is governed by the bottom line. And
McAvoy is still the cynical, world-weary, with a heart of gold, news anchor who
is so professional on screen, but an ego-driven mess the rest of the time.
Do
you get where I am going with this? Every character is a stereotype. No
character is believable. All the
workplace romances are so unprofessional and bordering on sexual harassment. These characters belong on a sit-com—give them
some funny lines to say and it would all
gel.
As I watch this show I have so many "I swear-I-can-sense-the-embarrassment-the-actors-feel-playing-these-characters" moments.
I
don’t know how long I will continue to watch. The plot is a convoluted mess. The
characters are so unrealistic that I don’t care about them. The show is even
worse than it was last year. At least last year they had the polemics, which
were sometimes fun and informative. They seem to have dropped them for season
two.
Last
season I had fun making fun of the show. This year I just feel sad.
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