Hot Discussion Topics- Season 2 Finale of The Morning Show

Alex (Jennifer Aniston) has the unwavering support of Chip

Indeed season 2 of The Morning Show has concluded and with it,we are left with much to ponder about from cancel culture,the impact of Covid,the continued human rights issues of minorities in the workplace,the me too movement all within the context of our beloved or not so beloved characters’ experiences.Here are some of those specific topics and burning questions.Share your thoughts in the comments section as we await for more news about a potential third season to keep the discussion going.

• Alex spreading Covid and being inconsiderate-speaks to her character or is the gravity of Covid just not understood at that time?
• Is there any point in Alex trying to put an human face on Mitch?Are some people are just irredeemable?
• Who filmed Alex at the event?
• Will Bradley discover what Corey did in terms of revealing her sexuality which in turned cause family problems for her as well as personal distress?Is UBA an organization with a culture where the straight able bodied white males can represent the sexual experiences of females however fits their own agenda?
• How do you think Bradley will respond to Corey’s profession of love towards her?We saw Bradley disclose that Laura does not understand her family dynamics and perceives it as crazy?Corey on the other hand not only understood her but helped her locate her brother?How will Bradley’s decision to stand by her brother impact her relationship with Laura and who she chooses  pursue a romantic relationship with if anyone at all?
• Who would you like to see Bradley with and why?
• What is Corey’s future at UBA considering his streaming platform has failed not to mention his decision about bringing Alex back?
• Alex having covid-this show reflects the experiences of our times in more ways than one.Did this strike a personal chord with you?
• Now that the season has concluded, what are your thoughts on Alex Levy?Do you think she is just an awful human being with a narcissistic tendency to glorify herself and forger her own wrong doings?Or is she a flawed human being as many of us are,who has made mistakes but is trying to do better?
• Daniel quitting.Talking about making his own opportunities as a black person is reflective of the experiences of minorities and marginalized groups.Yet at the same time,he passed on the opportunity to anchor The Morning Show. Would this not have been an opportunity for him to prove the higher ups wrong and be an example or inspiration to people of colour of what they can accomplish?
• Alex’s monologue contrasting people asking people why she was not held accountable for how well she did her job vs who she slept with.Discuss how our society places people who achieve higher levels of success and notoriety to be moral figures as well.Is it too idealistic to expect that those at the top are necessarily good or is it something we force ourselves to believe because we want to impose an order of justice in the world that may simply not exist?
• Chuck sacrificing so much for Alex-how do you view their relationship?
• What do you think is next for Alex Levy,The Morning Show and UBA?Where will the series go from here if season 3 transpires?

The Morning Show Season 2 Episode 8-Review and Hot Topics

Discussion Points

• Bradley’s decision or inclination to abandon her brother-can one blame her or does she have an obligation as she too did not achieve her current status without the support of others?

• Alex seems to be a horrible human being. That is our stance on her for now, but what do you think and why? When she went to deliver the news to Mitch’s ex wife,Paige, she herself is forced to acknowledge that she was not coerced into sleeping with him like so many of the other woman who Mitch had actually victimized. Was she an enabler to a sexual predator? Does she not care about whether someone is a predator as long as she does not look bad? This season has been a lot about trying to piece together who Alex actually is vs her reputation.Do you see a discrepancy or not?

• Also the fact that Alex had the audacity to tell Paige that she only had relations with Mitch twice as if that somehow made it less excusable shows how unaware of certain parts of who she is.We have seen how she seems to have a selective memory when it comes to her own wrong doings both recent and from long ago.What are your thoughts on this?

• The interesting aspect of this show which corresponds to our own lives is that while it is an individual who commits assaults on a victim,is there a culture present which condones these types of behaviors in society, particularly towards those at the top. While Mitch has passed,the question remains if this culture at UBA,which some may say is apart of his legacy, may remain and if so, how can true change come about? Is having Bradley announce Mitch’s death symbolic of this change? Discuss.

• Stella taking charge-Stella is showing more comfort in her role and assuming a sense of authority.

• Chuck and Alex- will they reconcile?While Chuck used harsh words towards Alex,was  he not  just being truthful?Does Alex not have any remorse for the challenges she causes to her team and network when she disappears abruptly?

• The complexity of humanity can be seen in the mixed responses towards Mitch’s demise.

• On a lighter note,will you or will you not miss Steve Carell’s involvement on The Morning Show?

These are just some discussion topics from the previous episode.Feel free to respond to any or all of them and share some of your own in the comments section below!

Hot Discussion Topics From The Morning Show’s La Amara Vita

• What repercussions will the release of the book have on Alex’s career, given that she has been viewed as a feminist after what she did in the season 1 finale with Bradley?Moreover,how will it impact her family dynamics as has been foreshadowed this year.
• Alex is complicated-her guilt by association. One might ask if men are held to the same level of accountability when associated with a female who is morally tainted?
• We see that while Alex wants to hate Mitch,it is almost like she knows two different versions of him and in this time of crisis wanted to go back to that familiarity of Mitch.
• We know that Alex has a tendency to forget the horrible things she says or does-do you think her encounter with Mitch and his subsequent demise, will cause her to evaluate who she is and who she wants to be?Do you think she or anybody like her is capable of change and how would this impact UBA’S  future?On a broader note,to what extent are we as human beings are capable of change?
• Mitch’s demise-Mitch appears to be more of a character who can’t really experience empathy or concern for something not directly related to him. He desperately wants to be seen as a good  person but does not really want to take responsibility for anything he has done as seen by his response to being progressive for liking black woman as opposed to recognizing he was a predator. Perhaps he truly is nuts because he does not have insight. What is your response to how they killed him off?
• Going forward, will UBA face another lawsuit from Bradley Jackson when she finds out Corey divulged her sexual orientation?Will this bring out a larger discussion of their treatment towards LGBT and other minority employees?

These are just some discussion topics from the previous episode.Feel free to respond to any or all of them and share some of them in the comments section below!

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• Can UBA ever really achieve change with so many of the same players in leadership ?Brings to the question of to what extent we as humans are capable of doing better?

·      LGBT rights in the show.Is outing Bradley still a toxic culture similar to the one that led Hannah to commit suicide? While it’s not about rape, it puts an employee’s personal life in the public light in a way that could have had catastrophic consequences. While Hannah’s loss is tragic, compromising Bradley’s well being may not be the solution in preventing further loss or harm?Daniel’s response to the to his bigoted cohort’s response about him wanting to not lose the gay space shows the ignorance that people have towards minority groups at large,in treating them as using their minority status to get ahead instead of recognizing their actual struggles as well as them holding their posts because of their own merits.

·      Corey wanted to protect Hannah’s name, but it is also likely that he is jealous about her relationship with Laura.

·      Laura Peterson’s privilege vs Bradley’s upbringing. Can Laura really appreciate what Bradley is going through given how Bradley is from a different part of the country that is not typically as accepting as the rest of the country generally is now?

·       Mitch- seems to be self victimizing himself while also acting apologetic.

·       Yanko’s diversity issue. He is portrayed as a right leaning character. What are your thoughts are on the spirit animal issue ?Do you think that issue reflects a time where we are becoming more enlightened to the perspectives of others and recognizing racism in all of it’s forms or is it a reflection of a time where certain topics have been  unduly polarized? It’s odd because he is a Trump supporter but seems to think he is immune from being a racist because he is a Cuban immigrant.

·      Is Alex really as bad as others portray her or is it the issue of women being victimized no matter how they present themselves and being criticized by other women? We are learning about how others perceive wrong doings by Alex but we don’t have all the pieces of the puzzle to know if their observations are accurate.Definitely how she treats others in present day does not speak highly about her and she does seem to conveniently forget about horrible things she has said or done.

·      The comment about white men getting second chances– although Alex got a second chance and is a white female, we can see how the white characters in general get so much leeway and more opportunities to mess things up than their minority counterparts. Do you agree with this?

·      The board’s response in trying to divide Cory and Stella.This is also related to culture of backstabbing one another in the workplace which diverts attention from preventing ethical issues in the workplace from coming up.