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The fourth episode, though, is also a demonstration of the potential flaws of its framing.
And the most important focus is the debate about the best way to cover it all.
The headline on the front page reads, Before Congress, Trump Urges End to Trivial Fights.
It does so much to demonstrate how much the news is a product of individual voices and personal decisions.
And that flaw is most fraught whenThe Fourth Estatefinally catches up with the Thrush story.
He is straight out of an Aaron Sorkin story, weird hat affectation and all.
Should he tweet less?
Hes a bad boy,The Fourth Estatesuggests, but his work is so important.
It is one small part of the discussion, not the lede.
We see interviews with Thrushs colleagues, admitting they feel betrayed and hurt.
It is unsurprising when they all agree with their boss.
And then, because it is a documentary about theTimesand Trump and not about #MeToo, Thrush disappears.
Thrush, who played such a large role in the first three-and-a-half episodes, is just wiped away.
I dont know howThe Fourth Estatecouldve escaped this conundrum.
It simply hurt theTimes.
It simply hurt theTimes.
