First ep that this season feels "soapy mess" in a good way to me, because almost all characters need to be in that mode to get what they want, and seeing them bouncing off each other within the workplace is pretty riveting.
I think Margulies' character seems too subdued and simplified as Bradley's sounding board though given her introduction last episode, even if counting the possibility of the show hiding her true agenda for later.
Also, I think Stella may be my new fav character. Greta Lee being able to go toe to toe with Billy Crudup at his most dangerously charismatic is impressive.
What a toxic environment the TMS has and each one of them is also fake. The characters are broken in a certain way except for Ty.
I have watched Mexican soap operas with better plot than this.
This episode was….odd. The Bradley storyline seems out of left field and Laura’s character seems shady. It was just kind of all over the place with no clear and direct narrative.
Just what a mess the whole show in the show is, everyone was complicit in some way because they didn't speak out - and they still don't when confronted with Alex's or Chip's return.
Stella learns the hard way that diversity means nothing, that you just have to be the Asian woman playing the game, but the game itself stays the same. And Daniel could very much be broken by trying to play the game.
Didn't really care much about the Mitch in Italiy subplot... if not for the covid-twist... but honestly, they won't really try to sort of redeem his character by falling sick etc, will they? I can already imagine the "live from Italy, here is Mitch battling covid" reports on TMS...
As an episode it was all over the place (as is this season) but the discussion centred around Stella about diversity was brilliantly well handled and definitely food for thought. In fact Greta Lee owns the episode, her character impressively offering interesting ideas for the future - every other character demonstrating why they don’t happen.
Don't think I can continue with this show while the Fake News does Corona.
Season 1 was great. I'll pretend it was a 1 season show.
Amidst the escalating conflicts I would want to see the flashback episode right now if I could. There are just so many things spilling out that it is just as exciting to see where does it all lead as to eat the crumbs of information we get leading back to how everything went wrong after the season finale.
It feels like it’s the same thing over and over again.
How much silly little drama in a single episode lol this show is turning into a soap opera, a really bad one
Do people talk like this in the real world?
Review by nutmacBlockedParent2021-10-08T18:39:31Z
The first season of The Morning Show explored the consequences of covering up sexual misconducts. The collateral damages were far reaching, affecting many not involved in the coverup. The scandal destroyed many but also opened up opportunities. Cory was widely seen as an opportunistic mastermind that relished the unfolding disaster. This episode reveals all is not what it seems. Cory dug a hole far deeper than he anticipated, with a secret boiling up to ruin everything he has worked for.
Just about everyone on the newsroom are miserable, from the worst least miserable:
Daniel is in it deeper than anyone. Since joining The Morning Show, he has been the token black guy, getting the short end of the stick. He threw a lucrative anchor deal from a competing show, only to cover segments no one cares about. After this episode's outburst, his reputation and leverage are further eroded.
Like Daniel, Chip gave up his comfy job as a producer of a local news show to produce Alex at The Morning Show. He now learns that just about everyone despises his return, both openly and behind his back.
Yanko is a lovable weather man that respects those around him and generally plays by the rules, but whether it's relationship (season 1) or his career, things have ways of not working out. He's just tragically thrown into a string of one bad luck after another.
Again, Mia is in a thankless position of saving the sinking ship without any tools. She is aware of all the hypocrisy and dirts, but powerless to do anything about it.
Mitch deserves all that he got and more. Hiding in Italy, would-be epicenter of European COVID-19 outbreak, he likely has the virus as well as his new documentary filmmaker friend, Paola Lambruschini. The season 2 reveals the hypocrisy of the #MeToo movement. Not the victims like Hannah, of course, but those using the movement to further their career or pocket book. He is beginning to see all that and in an ironic twist, probably the only one who can truly right the wrongs.
Stella is an amazing addition to the show. A precocious head of the news program who learns the hard way that everyone in the organization is beyond redemption. It's her job to pull strings to somehow make everything work.
On the surface, Alex is in a good place. Everybody (but the cohosts) seemingly loves her and opportunities are brimming. But buried within are secrets -- her relationship with Mitch and other dirts her rival Laura Peterson might know.
Bradley is morphing from a hard hitting small time journalist to mainstream watered down talk show host. She wants to have a cake and eat it too, but she must choose. She's learning that she cannot achieve her goals through hard work and good looks. She must play the game and leverage everything at her disposal. But can she do any of that? Or is she being used by others, especially Laura?
All in all, a knockout episode that encapsulates and articulates what mess The Morning Show and UBA are in.