'I'm Convinced,' And Other Things People Of Both Sexes Got Wrong On The Newsroom

• that "the public" cares what happens to Charlie or Mackenzie
• that the fifth day of taking depositions is the right time to ask, "Why is it called a red team?"
• "Other than the fake interview, it was a solid story."
• that it wasn't worth asking whom Will heard the Genoa story from
• that it didn't matter whether Charlie's source and Will's source were the same person
• "I'm convinced."
• that a couple of assignments getting embedded with the military qualifies one to declare, of military officers in general, "I know these guys"
• not remembering Lynndie England's name
• that an Andrews Sisters reference would land in a meeting full of people under eighty taking place in the year 2013
• that we, in the audience, might still be in suspense at the final reveal after a five-minute conversation about clocks in sports
• "I like you, Keefer."
• "The women here couldn't deal with my ultra-man mode."
• that the Pentagon might have responded to ACN's Genoa story in a Lord Of The Rings and/or Dungeons & Dragons IRC
• that an intern is qualified to triage overnight stories
• still going through the newspaper with a highlighter, for the love of god
• that reading an email requires one physically to move one's head as though watching a tiny tennis match
• that a clearly sketchy story is still worth standing by out of pure solidarity
• that a news anchor should drop a line of questioning regarding an interview subject's traumatic brain injury out of loyalty to his network's sketchy story
• "There's no way Mac's to blame for this."
• "You didn't lead Valenzuela."
• "I know what a leading question sounds like."
• that cooking this whole story is a proportional response to a son's untimely death after getting fired from ACN
• that Will should be allowed to use his deposition to give four non-stupid people an off-topic history lesson
• that we still need to see Mackenzie looking at ANOTHER GODDAMN CLOCK in order to see where this is going
• that it's appropriate to cry about the story you accidentally cooked in front of a room full of people who report to you
• "You look like Daniel Craig."
• that someone Jane Fonda's current age would say "into my hizzy," even if high
• that we would believe Leona would champion Charlie, Mackenzie, and Will after she spent all last season hating their guts, I mean how high is she?!

BONUS: one thing someone got right!

• Sloan really probably would thrive in prison