The Greater Fool

The Greater Fool
Season	1
Episode	10
Credits
Aired	26 August 2012
Written by	Aaron Sorkin
Directed by	Greg Mottola
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The Greater Fool is the 10th episode and finale of Season 1 on HBO series The Newsroom.

Synopsis

Brian's story proves to be a hatchet job driving Will to self medicate for depression, triggering a bleeding stomach ulcer. Sloan ponders a job offer. Neal's internet alias could avert calamity for Will. Everything is overshadowed by a showdown long in the making; Will, Mac and Charlie confront Leona and Reese during a volatile lunch meeting. TMI gossip columnist Nina Howard has information that can destroy Will's career and life by revealing that he was high during the bin Laden report. Takes place between Monday, August 1, 2011 and Monday, August 8, 2011.

Starring

Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy Emily Mortimer as MacKenzie McHale John Gallagher, Jr. as Jim Harper Alison Pill as Maggie Jordan Thomas Sadoski as Don Keefer Dev Patel as Neal Sampat Olivia Munn as Sloan Sabbith and Sam Waterston as Charlie Skinner Guest starring Chris Messina as Reese Lansing Hope Davis as Nina Howard Terry Crews as Lonny Church Kelen Coleman as Lisa Lambert Stephen McKinley Henderson as Solomon Hancock Angela Sargeant as Nurse Cooper Adina Porter as Kendra James Chris Chalk as Gary Cooper Kenneth Choi as Dr. Lee and Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing

Co-Starring Margaret Judson as Tess Westin Wynn Everett as Tamara Hart Thomas Matthews as Martin Smallworth John F. Carpenter as Herb Wilson Trieu Tran as Joey Phan Charlie Weirauch as Jake Watson Riley Voelkel as Jenna Johnson Josh Rachford as the Mailroom Kid Dana Jacks as the Tour Guide Sarah Scott Davis as Terry Smith

Credits

Opening credits Francine Maisler & Nancy Perkins - Casting Jeff Schoen - Production Designer Howard Leder - Editor Todd McMullen - Director of Photography Alex Wurman - Music Thomas Newman - Main title theme Lauren Lohman - Co-producer Eli Bush - Co-producer Dauri Chase - Co-producer Christine Larson-Nitzsche - Co-producer Paul Redford - Co-Executive Producer Greg Mottola - Co-Executive Producer Denis Biggs - Co-Executive Producer Aaron Sorkin - Creator Aaron Sorkin - Writer Greg Mottola - Director

Closing credits Alan Poul - Executive Producer Scott Rudin - Executive Producer Aaron Sorkin - Executive Producer Sarah Rath - Associate Producer Christine Larson-Nitzsche - Unit Production Manager Jeffrey T. Bernstein - Unit Production Manager Kenneth B. Roth - First Assistant Director Zach Hunt - Second Assistant Director Julie Camino - Production Supervisor Hope Hanafin - Costume Designer David Handelman - Story Editor Ian Reichbach - Story Editor Brendan Fehily - Staff Writer Cinque Henderson - Staff Writer Amy Rice - Staff Writer Gideon Yago - Staff Writer Corinne Kingsbury - Consultant Evyen J. Klean - Music Supervisor

Quotes

Don: Why are you single?

Sloan: A lot of men are intimidated by my intelligence.

Don: No, seriously.

Sloan: Because you never asked me out.

Photos

Links

• "The Greater Fool" at HBO.com
• The Newsroom Season 1 on Wikipedia
• "The Greater Fool" at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
• "The Greater Fool" at TV.com

The Newsroom SEASON 1
#101 "We Just Decided To" #106 "Bullies" #102 "News Night 2.0" #107 "5/1" #103 "The 112th Congress" #108 "The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn" #104 "I'll Try to Fix You" #109 "The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate" #105 "Amen" #110 "The Greater Fool"