Also the endless monologues where the speaker is just so correct that no one can dare question what they are saying and the target of the monologue is left spee

Also the endless monologues where the speaker is just so correct that no one can dare question what they are saying and the target of the monologue is left speechless with just how wrong they were. Same thing happened with The Newsroom, it's a Sorkin trademark. Although the heavy-handedness was relaxed with season two.