counting paths [don & sloan]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
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Fandom: The Newsroom
Characters: Don Keefer, Sloan Sabbith
Song: info at the end of the vid
Colouring: mine
CAN U GUYS EVEN BELIEVE.
Okay freaking out set aside, this is actually me. This 4-minute video was actually me.
What can I say... this show! I did not expect to like it so much, let alone fall in love with it. It's just so good, smart, funny (I didn't expect it to be funny at all, and it's actually hilarious?? like?? how??) and overall amazing. 10/10 recommend.
And then, these two... Well, they are a couple of wonderfully written and acted characters. I don't know where this idea came from exactly. But it gave me the opportunity to do something I've wanted to do for a long time.
This is a kind of all-in-one video: a bit of character studies, a bit of platonic relationship study and then, in the end, romantic. I wanted to cover their dynamic fully. So that the romance, which only starts around 3 minutes into the video, feels like a natural progression, something organic and based on the things that came first.
When I showed some scenes from this show to my roommate, she drew a conclusion that I really liked. She said that there's a lot of love in this show but it's not the "sex on the table kind of love," it's the more mature kind of love that comes from friendship and life experience. And I think she nailed it. I hope that, whoever actually decided to watch it and stick til the end, will have the same impression. :)
Also, I've made it a tiny bit AU in a way, basically what would happen if s3 went in a different direction with these and gave us more than these as the comic relief. I know she meant that, like, come on. We all know. :'D
This project gave me so much joy. I really poured my heart and soul into it. I haven't edited something like this in a long long time. Everytime I opened the project, I loved it more. And even when I was angry with it, couldn't stay angry for long, and ended up loving it again. It was truly magical.
The song. THE SONG. It's what kept me going, so beautiful! I discovered it in a Homeland video by my friend Daisy. It's so captivating, you should definitely check it out: • grasp • Carrie & Quinn
Last but not least, since this isn't a popular fandom, I wanted to spread the love and dedicate it to the few people I saw that loved and/or vidded this show and couple:
gss42x, WonderTwinC and xDelicateMuse.
Your videos made me feel like I wasn't alone in this, and, Ginny, just because you never managed to vid it, doesn't mean I will exclude you. Spreading the looove! Hope you'll enjoy it. ^^
Speaking of spreading the love, thanks goes to my moral support Anja (sparksfly221), but also to Sara (Shainira) and Marie (Marie S). Thank you girls. ^^
I hope this will only be the first of twins for tonight... right Anja? :D
You told their story so perfectly and I loved the way you highlighted them as people which is why they are such a great ship. Loved this so much!!!
thank you so much! very happy to see you highlight the thing i tried to accomplish, means i did it right ^^
I finished the show very recently and I came across this amazing video, you managed to capture the essence of this couple and characters, the way in which they balance perfectly, pushing themselves to improve and growing together without sacrificing their individuality always supporting each other without pushing the other out of comfort zone but accentuating their quirks and frailties and loving each one of them! This is such a wonderful video you told their journey so delicately beautiful.
this is exactly what i wanted to highlight in the video, very happy that i succeeded and it feels good to see a fellow fan appreciate it ^^ thank you
probably IMHO one of the best TV show ever
the bit after "i wanna die" with the oooooooh bit in the song and the lights going up on her, him watching her with something like devotion in his eyes, please kill me
Oh my god YES it was so breathtaking!
This is so wonderful and amazing and now I am overwhelmed once more with feelings for these two. I love them so much and I wish we'd gotten so much more of them in season three but I loved your little au take on the ending. This is such a comprehensive video about them and their relationship and now I'm going to just sit here and keep hitting replay. Thank you so much for dedicating this to me!
thank you so much, so happy you like it!
I love this. My 2 favourite tv characters. Thank you!
thank you! I absolutely loved them as well! :)
All these years later and this is still my favorite video of these two. Thank you for dedicating it to me. I love this song and these two so very much and your vidding is amazing.
Currently rewatching this show. Thank you for this amazing video 😍❤️
I'm very happy you liked it :)
This song is so haunting and so utterly perfect for them! This video is breathtaking. You really captured their essence and how special they are together. Loved these moments.
thank you so much for this comment! i really appreciate it :)
i miss them and this show so much and this video doesn't help at all!!! YOU'RE SO TALENTED i loved it so much!! thanks for making me want to rewatch it
That was awesome, thank you! (Also, thank you for introducing me to a cool new song)
You've done incredibly beautifully on weaving all this clips together. So on point. Good choice of BM
thank you! really appreciate the comment :)
I love these two, thank you.
woooooooah I LOVE THIS????
it's so wonderful how you worked around all the voiceovers, truly impressive. i loved these two when i watched the show, its been a while so thank you for refreshing my memory!! great video amazing work
*ASDFGHJKL;* thank you!! so much, seriously! it really means a lot to me to hear it from you
okay i have been watching this at home and at work and on the subway and THANK YOU
(Sorry I have compulsive bouts of analysis when happy :( )
"Ugh this is so good!!!+1" is woefully inadequate, but my brain keeps stuttering back to that. Just basking in the beauty of a very well constructed, layered ebbing, flowing and nuanced beautiful portrait of one of the bestest written relationships in tv. This vid has me musing, noticing rocks to turn over and rediscovering reasons I love them. Like how they each go through pain and anger, mistakes and betrayals - but side by side, not as cause and effect (bleh cheap lazy drama). And what they see in themselves as weaknesses, the other sees as strength.
I'd never heard the song, but the contrast of the lowkey urgency of the tempo and jittery stillness of the lyric's story is super evocative. Particularly the phrasing "No one's ever looked at..." (rather than "I" or "you") - there's a sense that they don't treat each other in specific ways, so much as there's safety with each other to be who they are, and it's everyone else who are the odd ones out. ETA: ooh, and "all the paths" are repetitions, crossing similar landmarks, like each of their scenes, because their story isn't so much linear as it is variations on intimacy and understanding, challenge and support. Highlighted by the way you intercut, without ever chaging the meaning
So, so grateful Sorkin didn't start out planning this couple, or even intending Don as a protagonist. I love his writing, but dude can't write a non-established relationship to save his life. Unless, of course, it starts writing itself when he's not looking...
My gosh, thank you so much for this thoughtful comment! I had to read it a few times, it made me very happy. It's a great feeling when someone watches your work, something you put your heart and soul into, and gets out of it exactly what you intended. Thank you, really. ❤
And I love that the storyline started to write itself, it came out so organic and human and intimate in a non-banal way.
Great job on this! You really showed their relationship progression. Really awesome work.
YOU MADE IT! I'm so happy you found joy in vidding something again! It turned out amazing!
thank youuuu hun! so much
Awwwwww! thank u for the edit ! I love it
thank you! really happy to hear that :D
& I loved editing this, these two are delightful ^^
This is very beautiful!
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, it's so captuative.
The dynamics of relationship that you pictured throughout the video by using so damn well chosed scenes and voiseovers..uh, chills, it's so magnifisent.
Quoting Don: 'you're impressive', Aneta, you really are! :)
Truly amazing video, I'm deeply in love with it
AWWWW thank you so much for such a lovely comment!
Waaaaaaah hun i'm soooooooooo proud of you. I'm happy you're back, missed you so much. As you already know i think this video turned out wonderful, it's just so peaceful and stunning, i seriously wish it would go on forever (yes i know it's already long but even longeeeeeeeeeeer) cause the amazing flow in your editing makes it feel like a 2 min video, i'm not kidding :')
(coming back to this bc so sweeeeeet and cuuuute)
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thank you so much
this, THIS... is gorgeous
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I CANNOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT ❤ Your description perfectly nailed what made this show stand out. Thank you for the sweet dedication! I definitely plan on vidding the show if I ever get ahold of the eps. These two are so underrated that it makes this vid that much more special. I AM LITERALLY SPAZZING OUT. ❤❤❤😘
awww thank you so much hun! so glad to see such an enthusiastic reaction
NOOOOOO WAAAAAAY SOMEONE HAS VIDDED THEM!
oh man people really dont edit this show enough and I'm so glad you decided to! its one of my favourite shows of all time so this video makes me giddy. and these two - so much love for them. you edited them beautifully, everything about this video is stunning and just so right. thank you for this!
aaawwww your comments made me really happy, because i know the pain of loving something that's underrated and not vidded/appreciated enough in fan community, plus I loved working on this video so much so that just adds to how happy I am that you liked the end result so much
Lovely video, and thanks for the shout out!
thanks! and np ^^
This is fantastic.
Very well done.
thank you very much! :)
Cassaravi Cheers.
Their relationship quickly became the big draw for me even though I loved the show for many reasons besides.
The back and forth dialogue was really well crafted.
Maddie and Dave had it on Moonlighting.
Sloan and Don are definitely on par with them and following in that continuum.
I'm in love
aww thank you, glad you liked it!
It's my favorite pairing EVER!!!! Thanks for this video, it's fascinated
aahhh thank you so much for your comment
Can I just say you watch all the best TV shows.. Your Banshee videos made me check out the show (best decision ever!) and now you're vidding Newsroom and these two..I can't even..sooo good!
YASS OMG *OMG* Banshee
Cassaravi I never thought these two would become my favorite thing about Newsroom, but they have
Cassaravi I never thought these two would become my favorite thing about Newsroom, but they have
That was really good. *awwwwww*
thank you ❤
Sooo damn awesome!!!!
thank you :D
The song is Counting Paths by Matthew and the Atlas
How am I started to hate don but in the end loves him and Sloan together! What can I say? Brilliant romantic relationship writing
i agree!
The shot where she tells Don she loves her is misleading. it was a test and he 'failed' it.
it took one second to re-open the page, why am i not first to watch it now???
I don't know?? you still get cookies
This edit looks so serious but in the show it was mostly banter lol, still an insane edit!!
i know haha that's why i mentioned in the description it's slightly AU on my part! gotta love those dorks (and thanks a lot
Music was way too loud and obstrusive.
What episode is the hug at 2:07 from? Thanks, great vid!!
thank you! i believe it's from 3x03
Did they end up thg
What season episode was it when Sloan told Don "I'm not good at not being alone"?
3x02 :)
They fit and complete each other in the same way Will and Mack fit and complete each other.
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Don had fallen in love with a lesbian.😅😅
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where's people learn how to write nice things? i cannot do that. look at them. i am like an asshole at comments.
there's a school for that, very exclusive, hard to get in, but you learn the art of writing stuning yt comments. totally worth it. 10/10 recommend.
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You really can't mix an Asian with anything and get an unattractive female.
Not a fan of the music addition...just let the show play itself.
BALANCE THE AUDIO! 😞😞😞
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Fuck it. Obviously the song is the rock for this editor, but constant reverb is rather overwhelming of anything under it. Have it your way... I couldn't get even to the midpoint. I'm sure the tune is aces and someday maybe I'll hear it... when I'm not trying to watch/listen to clips from a beloved tv drama. 😞
stupid music. Let them talk.