I really hate Mackenzie McHale...

...and Emily Mortimer. I don't just hate the character now from HBO and Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom, but I hate the actress. I rewatched Elizabeth for the hundredth time and finally realized that Emily Mortimer was one of Princess Elizabeth's ladies in waiting screaming "take me!" when Elizabeth was dragged away to the Tower very likely to be executed. Such a hanging, beheading or burning at the stake would have suited her pathetic existence just fine.

Such a shrieking little brat who is made to seem interesting because she is British... and even more interesting because she is an American with a British accent. Just keep on falling all over yourself to get Will MacAvoy to love you again. Just continue to be an absolute joke as the your character's storyline for an entire goddamn season without ever showing us why you are the greatest producer in TV journalism. Don't show us actual examples of value.

Don't worry. This fickle, cult-like even, audience will give you a pass because we love Aaron Sorkin so much for his wit and his situations and his character development. Wait a minute! This character hasn't developed past the whiny, high school freshman lovelorn you just want to throw things at. And also, Sorkin fans are fanatics who memorize his stories. The speeches his characters make are often mistaken for that of actual statesmen throughout history. Sorkin has a following that deserves more than Emily Mortimer. She is no CJ Cregg. She is no Donna Moss. She is no Abigale Bartlett, even though I hated her too for very different reasons.

Arrrggggggg! Go away Emily Mortimer!!!!!!

And I hate Maggie Jordan too.

I love and hate The Newsroom in equal measure. I have watched every episode at least four times and I am positive that I will do it all over again.