1x10 The Interview

@boolalanga Have you paid no attention to the series or this episode in particular? Or any of the information revealed surrounding Weinstein? Or even Epstein, who clearly didn't kill himself? Or what batshit crazy stuff happens in your own home country? I guess not. D:

@ds1 I’m sorry but that last scene with Anniston was stupid. No network would allow that stuff to go live for more than 2 seconds

@boolalanga Two seconds is a hyperbole not giving your criticism the ground you think it does. But you're forgetting that Cory Ellison ordered to keep on filming while the guy replacing Chip tried to stop the recording but they physically prevented that. While Fred was locked out and simply ignored. So he had to go even higher to cut the broadcast which is even more damaging for him as it puts more attraction to the whole situation (him having no power over his own people). The whole season we've seen the power plays of everyone, this is simply another power play that Fred lost. hence it didn't stop after "two seconds". Just as we've had the wildfire episode where Alex was crying on Live TV and they kept going as well. So her "unusual" behavior in light of Mitch Kessler is nothing new.

Maybe what Alex did was her own way of a power play, maybe she simply broke down after this stressful season and eventful episode, we'll see in S2. But saying that this is "devoid of reality" that "would never happen in RL" is very short sighted and missing what we've seen entirely and what actually is happening in RL, even if you do not like Aniston's performance in the last few minutes.

@ds1 the wildfire episode was not about the network. That made sense for them to carry on.

I always go by my gut instinct. What I first felt as I watched that ending. It felt forced and not organic.

This show works when it talks about sexual dynamics in the workplace. When it talks about other stuff it’s not so successful. What Hanna said to Witherspoon worked. What happens to her afterwards did not. It felt like a cliche.

I understand you have a different take on it. I have mine.

@boolalanga For this to happen IRL there would have to be a producer who is more interested in making "history" and creating buzzworthy moments than having the broadcaster's interests at heart. And there also would have to be a network boss who is so much despised by everybody that there would be open mutiny. Yes, it's highly unlikly to happen in IRL. That's why it's a TV show.

There was a flurry of interest in Hannah, suggesting she was on someone's radar. She was being courted for another promotion unexpectedly (undeservedly?). She had expressed interest in that job only moments before we discover she's now dead. How powerful and how far is the 'boys club' prepared to go is perhaps what we should be asking.