Is there any television showKelly Clarksoncant elevate?
Way back in 2005, Since U Been Gone scored an epicLaguna Beachlimo singalong.
Do I think its a coincidence thatThe Morning Shows best episode yet was a Mitch-less hour?
Reader, you will not be surprised to hear thatI do not.
For Bradley, the two things are synonymous.
There is, however, nothing truthful about Bradleys debut onThe Morning Show.
Its a rough memory, and Bradley cant shake it.
Did you f up just now, or was that intentional?
Alex hisses after theyve gone to commercial, and Bradley says she doesnt even know.
But well get to that.
The next morning, Alex is waiting in Bradleys car to go to the studio.
Bradley asks if this is the part where Alex has her whacked.
Worse, Alex says.
In a moment of vulnerability, Alex tells Bradley that she needs this to work.
America may not know that Alex impulsively picked Bradley as her co-anchor, but everyone on the inside does.
Chip, Cory, Frank, thosemotherfers!
I amnotgoing to let them walk away thinking they were right I would die first.
And dying before being proven wrong?ThatBradley understands.
But she doesnt say that.
She says, Well, thats why I picked her!
Andoh, for the first time all series, you’re able to actually smell Alexs desperation.
The more she tries to take control of this Bradley situation, the further from her it slips.
I appreciate these glimpses that show Alex doesnt necessarily quantify Bradley solely as her competition.
But Bradley has no such loyalties her loyalty is to the truth.
If Bradley is going to be herself onThe Morning Show, she cant just be herself part-time.
Its justso interestinghow two people can have the same goal with completely different motivations.
I made her, right?
Im Dr. Frankenstein, shes my monster.
And either that is some dark foreshadowing… or Alexsuperhas not read that book.)
Mitch doesnt show up in this episode, but his presence is felt everywhere.
But have you met Bradley?
In an interview that we watch unfold from beginning to end, Ashley shares her story.
She was shocked, but also excited, and mostly confused.
That flirty thing we had, it increased… a lot.
She never told anyone, and she never reported it to HR.
Watching the interview from his office, Frank sighs in relief.
Yeah, hold onto that feeling, buddy.
Bradley asks if Ashley didnt report Mitchs behavior because she felt like it might get back to him.
Everyone in the studio tenses up, including Ashley because that question wasnt vetted.
Ashley says Mitch didnt force her, but she also didnt know how to not go through with it.
She never told anyone, but everyone knew.
In his office, Fred is now singing a new tune, and that tune is, F!
He branded her, and he stole her confidence, and she was drowning.
And there was no one to throw me a lifeline, Ashley says.
I was all alone… surrounded by people.
I dont think Bradleys the one who did that.
Bradley reels back, looking Alex in the eye, and whispers, Did you know… about Mitch?
About what was going on in is dressing room?
Alex sputters out a How dare you?
