I've watched the whole 3 seasons a few times. And for my money, this is still one of the best-acted scenes. And one of the best-written dialogues. Well, at least as far as personal relationships between main characters. His face, when she's describing to him exactly what he's been doing and why. His face when she says "because you've never asked me out" is ab-so-lute-ly perfect. Not over-the-top, not too subtle. This is one of the best jaw-dropping I've seen. And the subtext, the way she says it, the different levels of meaning. Oh, these people are such great actors, in these roles. And Sorkin? Genius writer. Simply genius.
I could not disagree more. Sorkin absolutely sucks at writing romance. I found this cringe-worthy, and I have seen better writing from a 9th grader. Now when it comes to writing about government, the military, journalism, etc. Sorkin is incredible.
@@larrysmith2638 I'll disagree with this disagreement while also not agreeing to the original comment. Yeah it may not be his forte to write romance, but the various levels of stuff going on and the way he boiled down the very complicated feelings going on with the characters is pretty cool.
@@larrysmith2638I’m not gonna disagree with that. I’ve never particularly liked the way Sorkin wrote women’s parts (100% no pun intended). They often seem somewhat caricatural. Somehow, this particular scene though, for me it works perfectly, just perfectly. But hey, it’s fine, we all have our ways of looking at things, and some scenes will touch you more than me and vice versa. … But I’m right! 😅
I don't know why but I wish I could meet someone like Sloan, social awkwardness and all. I admire her intellect and her moments of bewilderment for things outside of her expertise would never fail to bring a smile to my face.
2:10 THE SET UP SHOT: When Don realizes he "wants", he realy realy wants to know what she has to say. 2:43 THE 1 OF A 1-2 COMBO: When Don realizes how desperately impressive he thinks Sloan is. 3:08 THE KILL SHOT: He realizes that he is in love with her.
Peter Gould you know, I've watched the whole 3 seasons a few times. And for my money, this is still one of the best-acted scenes. And one of the best-written dialogues. Well, at least as far as personal relationships between main characters. His face, when she's describing to him exactly what he's been doing and why. His face when she says "because you've never asked me out" is ab-so-lute-ly perfect. Not over-the-top, not too subtle. This is one of the best jaw-dropping I've seen. And the subtext, the way she says it, the different levels of meaning. Oh, these people are such great actors, in these roles. And Sorkin? Genius writer. Simply genius.
Don is such an intelligent and accomplished man. This shows how intelligence doesn't always translate into human relationships. Sloan's "good guy" comments are both complimentary and scathing.
I don’t care what anyone says, I don’t know of anyone who writes any better than Aaron Sorkin. He has a knack for bringing emotion into the seem like no one else I know
@@yousufhasan3933, she isn’t, much. She’s had seven boyfriends in the last fourteen years, and the total time between them comes to just over two years. The biggest gap was between the latest two, when she split amicably w/Tucker Roberts, president of the Philadelphia Fusion, in late ‘19. Six months later, the world went into lockdown. News of her latest relationship with John Mulaney, comedian, broke about a month ago. His divorce from his wife of six years was announced only days before. She’s certainly in demand, but seven relationships in fourteen years & so little time to herself in between…says something.
@@richarda29 saying something that you want to say but don't want to say? If that's the case then why not just not say anything? I mean you are very informed about her personal life but whats yr point and why is it really all that kinda thing that matters any way?
Jim wasn't nearly as convincing as Sloan in taking that news. Sloan, however has been nursing this crush for a while. You can tell it in the beautifully resigned tone of her voice, while basically telling him "Hey, I like-like you"...
I ran across this clip and I, well I am as speechless, I can't find the words. I along with probably several million other guys had to just catch our breath. To be in real life and to have a girl as amazing as Miss Munn say that to you! So well written, so well acted! Probably the best romantic scene ever caught on film................
I feel like Don might have actually remembered what he wanted to talk to Jim about, but wanted Jim to leave so he could talk to Sloan and so just said he forgot. I could be wrong, I almost always am.
This dialogue really hit the mark when I first saw it. In the grand scheme of things, words don't mean jack squat, but every now and then, one person's words will linger. An ex broke up with me and called me a bad person to whoever would listen and that hit me so hard internally. I never mentioned it to anyone or complained about it, but I just... believed it. Since that moment, I have been trying to just be a good guy and make decisions based on what a good guy would do. Numerous relationships have started and failed because I just tried to do the right thing and be the right guy. I don't know if it's something I can ever recover from. Maybe I'm just stuck here forever. Anyways, I'm glad no one will see this because it's an obscure clip and I'm still rambling.
The sheer amount of times I see this clip cut off after Sloan says "You never asked me out", only for Don to go on and kill the vibe by hurting Jim as well as rebuff Sloan's advice lol.
The biggest flaw in this show is that they wanted us to believe that both Jim and Don had the hots for Maggie, who had not a single quality to make men want her.
If Don had any brains, his next actions would have been an email to maggie: Hi! We are done. I'm getting you and Jim a couple of week long paid vacations to Cancun. You kids have fun!
The moment for me was the "It's a person. Only a doctor pronounces her dead, not the news". With deadpan face, as it is so obvious that he looks like he really does not understand how the issue is even being debated.
well her character has probably the biggest IQ in the work place mixed with a very healthy amount of EQ which is why she doesn't snort money like Jordan Belfort in Wolf of WallStreet. But instead for some reason wants to educate people and teach others about what she has learned over the years so that their not forced to pick berry's for 1 dollar an hour, when she literally could make more money by screwing people over legally and making more many then her grandchildren would know what to do with. Sure she is a little socially awkward but otherwise pretty very healthy amount of EQ. And it is true, many men find intelligence intimidating 1. Because it makes them feel inferior or 2. They don't feel like their worthy. Personally I'm a mixture of 2 and being an asshole where I loath people with less then average intelligence while also realizing being with someone would hold them back. I could probably go on with a couple of more paragraphs and actually talk about Olivia Munn herself but I think I've already written enough to anger at least 30% of the internet, and if I keep giving you more rope the noose around my neck will be to long to hang me.
Everyone talking about Sloan and Don but poor Jim walking in at an awkward time, then himself getting blindsided by Don and Maggie's increasingly serious relationship. As much I hated all the relationship stuff on the show, I can't say that Sorkin wrote it poorly
She turned down 4 million a year. I wouldn't no matter what. That kind of money if you work there for 10 years you will be sitting on 40 million dollars. At her age what 25-30 if she worked there for 20 that would be 80 million. If she worked there until her retirement at what 65 that is at least 35 years 140 million. That kind of financial security is worth it. I would take that any day.
Sloan Sabbith is (a) ideal, and (b) the most made-up obviously fake comic-book name that I have ever heard. That she went on to become Psylocke was clearly fated.
Yeah! The whole scene, her intense candor, and the “caught you off-guard, didn’t I?” line were knock-out punches. Plus, she’s out-of-this-world stunning 😍
The Maggie-Jim relationship is the one the audience was supposed to root for. The Don-Sloan relationship is the one we've seen coming since the start of the show. And the Will-McKenzie relationship is the one we never knew we wanted.
I’m writing my own book. It’s particularly difficult to be funny & romantic at the same time. Like most writers, unless it’s romantic comedy (instead of poignant, touching drama), whichever he’s going for at the moment has to dominate to resonate.
in one hand you have Maggie and the other Sloan, you go with Sloan always Sloan, why would you ever EVER choose Maggie (no offence to her but ..... please)
Because Maggie is a "safe choice" and Sloan is a DANGEROUS one: a stunning beauty who normally dates "first round draft picks" while expressing emotional insecurity with self-deprecating jokes. Great show overall.
"Caught you off guard didn't I?" That line kills me every time I love Sloan!
*Deja-Vu*
- Tell me Moar
“You made a very wise decision coming to me with this problem.” Don: “it’s not a problem.” Sloan: “Let’s see what I can do about that.” 😂
I've watched the whole 3 seasons a few times. And for my money, this is still one of the best-acted scenes. And one of the best-written dialogues.
Well, at least as far as personal relationships between main characters.
His face, when she's describing to him exactly what he's been doing and why.
His face when she says "because you've never asked me out" is ab-so-lute-ly perfect. Not over-the-top, not too subtle. This is one of the best jaw-dropping I've seen.
And the subtext, the way she says it, the different levels of meaning.
Oh, these people are such great actors, in these roles.
And Sorkin? Genius writer. Simply genius.
I could not disagree more. Sorkin absolutely sucks at writing romance. I found this cringe-worthy, and I have seen better writing from a 9th grader.
Now when it comes to writing about government, the military, journalism, etc. Sorkin is incredible.
@@larrysmith2638 I'll disagree with this disagreement while also not agreeing to the original comment. Yeah it may not be his forte to write romance, but the various levels of stuff going on and the way he boiled down the very complicated feelings going on with the characters is pretty cool.
@@Memog78 Fair enough. I just think most of his romantic couplings are, psychologically, at a middle school level.
@@larrysmith2638I’m not gonna disagree with that. I’ve never particularly liked the way Sorkin wrote women’s parts (100% no pun intended). They often seem somewhat caricatural.
Somehow, this particular scene though, for me it works perfectly, just perfectly.
But hey, it’s fine, we all have our ways of looking at things, and some scenes will touch you more than me and vice versa.
…
But I’m right! 😅
@@larrysmith2638well, I’ll certainly agree that Sorkin’s writing on politics, military, etc is incredible 👍👍👍
I don't know why but I wish I could meet someone like Sloan, social awkwardness and all. I admire her intellect and her moments of bewilderment for things outside of her expertise would never fail to bring a smile to my face.
You and me both... One of my biggest crushes as an adult in fact.
"No in fact, we're gonna live among the hill people"
2:10 THE SET UP SHOT: When Don realizes he "wants", he realy realy wants to know what she has to say.
2:43 THE 1 OF A 1-2 COMBO: When Don realizes how desperately impressive he thinks Sloan is.
3:08 THE KILL SHOT: He realizes that he is in love with her.
Peter Gould you know, I've watched the whole 3 seasons a few times. And for my money, this is still one of the best-acted scenes. And one of the best-written dialogues.
Well, at least as far as personal relationships between main characters.
His face, when she's describing to him exactly what he's been doing and why.
His face when she says "because you've never asked me out" is ab-so-lute-ly perfect. Not over-the-top, not too subtle. This is one of the best jaw-dropping I've seen.
And the subtext, the way she says it, the different levels of meaning.
Oh, these people are such great actors, in these roles.
And Sorkin? Genius writer. Simply genius.
Don is such an intelligent and accomplished man. This shows how intelligence doesn't always translate into human relationships. Sloan's "good guy" comments are both complimentary and scathing.
The truth hurts. That's why most people don't want to hear it...
I don’t care what anyone says, I don’t know of anyone who writes any better than Aaron Sorkin. He has a knack for bringing emotion into the seem like no one else I know
Sloan, best wingman and best lover plus best economics teacher. All in one !
As attractive as Olivia Munn is, I can’t imagine her ever being sexier then when she was Sloan Sabbith.
how is she ever single? I mean in real life? I mean right now? I mean how?
@@yousufhasan3933, she isn’t, much. She’s had seven boyfriends in the last fourteen years, and the total time between them comes to just over two years. The biggest gap was between the latest two, when she split amicably w/Tucker Roberts, president of the Philadelphia Fusion, in late ‘19. Six months later, the world went into lockdown. News of her latest relationship with John Mulaney, comedian, broke about a month ago. His divorce from his wife of six years was announced only days before.
She’s certainly in demand, but seven relationships in fourteen years & so little time to herself in between…says something.
@@richarda29 saying something that you want to say but don't want to say? If that's the case then why not just not say anything? I mean you are very informed about her personal life but whats yr point and why is it really all that kinda thing that matters any way?
@@jsogman, I answered the question.
She was a stripper in new girl.
Jim wasn't nearly as convincing as Sloan in taking that news. Sloan, however has been nursing this crush for a while. You can tell it in the beautifully resigned tone of her voice, while basically telling him "Hey, I like-like you"...
I love these two. The couples in this show were so great : Will & Mac, Sloan & Don, Maggie & Jim...
I ran across this clip and I, well I am as speechless, I can't find the words. I along with probably several million other guys had to just catch our breath. To be in real life and to have a girl as amazing as Miss Munn say that to you! So well written, so well acted! Probably the best romantic scene ever caught on film................
Gregory Crnkovic One of the best.
That, and the bar scene in Out Of Sight, by Steven Soderbergh.
Because YOU Never Ask ME OUT - ''Great -Line ''
If she would've said that to me, I would keel over dead. Maggie over Sloan? No way!
„why are you single?“
„a lot of men are intimitated by my intelligence“
„no…seriously“
😍
Don: "You are not going to move it in venture capital."
Sloan: "I'll get paid."
Cracks me up every time.❤️
I feel like Don might have actually remembered what he wanted to talk to Jim about, but wanted Jim to leave so he could talk to Sloan and so just said he forgot.
I could be wrong, I almost always am.
@Filip Gasic Thanks, typed it way to fast, my bad.
Hands down one of the best scenes ever!
Sloan is brilliant and fun the kind of lady who would love Dungeons and Dragons.
Oh sweet lord she has perfect teeth. Sloan almost never smiles so just now noticing
This dialogue really hit the mark when I first saw it. In the grand scheme of things, words don't mean jack squat, but every now and then, one person's words will linger. An ex broke up with me and called me a bad person to whoever would listen and that hit me so hard internally. I never mentioned it to anyone or complained about it, but I just... believed it. Since that moment, I have been trying to just be a good guy and make decisions based on what a good guy would do. Numerous relationships have started and failed because I just tried to do the right thing and be the right guy. I don't know if it's something I can ever recover from. Maybe I'm just stuck here forever. Anyways, I'm glad no one will see this because it's an obscure clip and I'm still rambling.
Did she say four millions dollars a year ?
YEAH WTF> WHY WOULD YOU TURN THAT DOWN
TO DO SOME GOOD??!?!?!??!?!?!??SHE SAID IT RIGHT THERE ZOMG?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?@@MrKingstar007
It’s television. It’s not real life.
@@mjrose It's VC, as an MD she can legitimately make that amount of money
Henry Peters: maybe because of her unique qualifications. Without prior experience $4mm is a stretch.
Damn the writing in this is outstanding.
The sheer amount of times I see this clip cut off after Sloan says "You never asked me out", only for Don to go on and kill the vibe by hurting Jim as well as rebuff Sloan's advice lol.
Do i sound like someone who's living in a word of realistic? Love it! Love her :)
2:33 damn, that just hit me where I live...
Aaron Sorkin is a master.
Don is such a great character.
A lot of Good Actors on This Show (Not just Don)
The biggest flaw in this show is that they wanted us to believe that both Jim and Don had the hots for Maggie, who had not a single quality to make men want her.
If Don had any brains, his next actions would have been an email to maggie: Hi! We are done. I'm getting you and Jim a couple of week long paid vacations to Cancun. You kids have fun!
Don was like Jamie Lannister for me. I absolutely hated him at the beginning and by the end of the show he was the only one ibwas rooting for
The moment for me was the "It's a person. Only a doctor pronounces her dead, not the news". With deadpan face, as it is so obvious that he looks like he really does not understand how the issue is even being debated.
Sloan is definetly trying to talk him out of having Maggie movie in.
"because men find my intelligence intimidating." seriously, peoples...
well her character has probably the biggest IQ in the work place mixed with a very healthy amount of EQ which is why she doesn't snort money like Jordan Belfort in Wolf of WallStreet. But instead for some reason wants to educate people and teach others about what she has learned over the years so that their not forced to pick berry's for 1 dollar an hour, when she literally could make more money by screwing people over legally and making more many then her grandchildren would know what to do with. Sure she is a little socially awkward but otherwise pretty very healthy amount of EQ.
And it is true, many men find intelligence intimidating 1. Because it makes them feel inferior or 2. They don't feel like their worthy. Personally I'm a mixture of 2 and being an asshole where I loath people with less then average intelligence while also realizing being with someone would hold them back.
I could probably go on with a couple of more paragraphs and actually talk about Olivia Munn herself but I think I've already written enough to anger at least 30% of the internet, and if I keep giving you more rope the noose around my neck will be to long to hang me.
+Bacbi agree, agree, agree... hey look at that, no noose
No noose is good noose.
She's prooobably being spocky for snide reasons.
What guy has not fantasized about that?
Aaron (bleep)ing Rodgers. As if I didn't have enough reason to hate that guy....he doesn't need to fantasize about it.
Maggie who?
Everyone talking about Sloan and Don but poor Jim walking in at an awkward time, then himself getting blindsided by Don and Maggie's increasingly serious relationship. As much I hated all the relationship stuff on the show, I can't say that Sorkin wrote it poorly
She turned down 4 million a year. I wouldn't no matter what. That kind of money if you work there for 10 years you will be sitting on 40 million dollars. At her age what 25-30 if she worked there for 20 that would be 80 million. If she worked there until her retirement at what 65 that is at least 35 years 140 million. That kind of financial security is worth it. I would take that any day.
Which episode is this?
Season 1 Episode 10
S01E10
It's so funny. They make her wear these crazy heels. I mean look at this. She can barely walk. Very real life...lol...
The Newsroom was Garbage T.V. 100%
Could you try being less subtle? Did you like the show or not, I can’t make it out 😊
Sloan Sabbith is (a) ideal, and (b) the most made-up obviously fake comic-book name that I have ever heard. That she went on to become Psylocke was clearly fated.
No wonder he cant remember why he wanted to see Jim.
After that bomb Id be lucky if I remembered what planet I am on.
Yeah! The whole scene, her intense candor, and the “caught you off-guard, didn’t I?” line were knock-out punches.
Plus, she’s out-of-this-world stunning 😍
The Maggie-Jim relationship is the one the audience was supposed to root for. The Don-Sloan relationship is the one we've seen coming since the start of the show. And the Will-McKenzie relationship is the one we never knew we wanted.
Why is Olivia not on our screens more??/?/?/
As much as I love this show, I hated the love triangle between Don, Jim, and Maggie
Sorkin sucks at writing romance.
I’m writing my own book. It’s particularly difficult to be funny & romantic at the same time. Like most writers, unless it’s romantic comedy (instead of poignant, touching drama), whichever he’s going for at the moment has to dominate to resonate.
God I miss this show!
in one hand you have Maggie and the other Sloan, you go with Sloan always Sloan, why would you ever EVER choose Maggie (no offence to her but ..... please)
Because Maggie is a "safe choice" and Sloan is a DANGEROUS one: a stunning beauty who normally dates "first round draft picks" while expressing emotional insecurity with self-deprecating jokes. Great show overall.
You've been no help at all 😂
We are always attracted to people who can read us like a book regardless of how deep we hide ourselves…
This isn't dialogue, it's just a writer in love with how clever they are.
She pronounced analyst " anal " list.