Doing my (3rd? 4th?) rewatch of Season 1 and if you're here it's cause you like Sorkin, so I won't say anything trying to convince disbelievers.
All I wanna say is I love this show for how much it packs into ~60 min. Sorkin is among a select few who can actually make shows that feel like you know the characters really well and feel like you're embedded in their worlds. Many shows can learn from that.
Okay I lied, I also wanna say that Sorkin can create action among dialogue under the genre of romance and drama better than anyone. This ep makes you feel like you're watching fight scenes in [the best action movie].
The thought of watching this show never crossed my mind, but I am glad I did. One of the best first episodes of a show I have ever seen. 10/10
All ratings given by me to this show are an active denial of any sort of historical understanding that I have of the United States...
... and a begrudging concession to the fact that Sorkin was really cooking here.
That opening scene is some of Sorkins best writing. Ever!!!
Quite possibly the greatest opening monologue of all time
Shout by notsureBlockedParent2015-08-25T22:10:11Z
The opening scene was like ... WOW ...
looking forward to the next episodes!