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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think one part of the reason that Bradley didn't turn her brother in or release the footage is that she knew it would reflect poorly on her and could impact her reputation, and thus her career.

I also think she wanted to protect him and had enormous guilt about her mom's death and leaving her family behind with her success, but it doesn't have to be either/or. When she saw him at the Capitol, I absolutely think part of her thinking was realizing that she could be in some way implicated and wanting the problem to go away.

I also think that asking for evening news as she delivered the J6 footage to Stella was a calculated move to protect herself, knowing that the network might cut ties with a morning co-anchor who did something unethical or had a brother who was a felon, but would do more to protect their evening anchor. She wanted the leverage, both to protect her brother AND to protect herself.

This show is about ambition and what people are willing to do in service to it.[/quote]

Yeah - maybe that's right about her not wanting to be implicated. I hadn't thought of that!

I'm not sure the show is about ambition? I'm not sure what it's about at all actually. It's just very soapy. I enjoy it, but it's not like Succession where it was clear that every character would slit a guy's throat for a little power.[/quote]

I think it's about ambition but the universe of network news is more complex than the empire on Succession where one person was in charge and the battle was about currying favor with him and hopefully getting his job.

The Morning Show has no one locus of power. The network and the people who run it are powerful but beholden to shareholders. The news celebrities have power and leverage but their audience can turn on them. The people who work behind the scenes don't have much absolute power but they often love their proximity to power as well as the very real power they wield over the news and how it gets delivered. There is this constant jockeying between all these moving parts for leverage and power, all while trying to project the image of being serious journalists who only care about doing their jobs (which sometimes they are, and sometimes they aren't).

Paul Marks is interesting because he's not like this. He's like the people on Succession -- he has more absolute power in the form of a mountain of cash that he gets to decide how to use. So I think it could be interesting to watch him interact with these people who are used to having to sing for their supper all the time. He definitely has the upper hand, but his day with Alex indicates that she might know how to work him. [/quote]

But for what? In Succession, they were all trying to curry favor with the man who'd always denied them what they really wanted - love and respect.

Here - no one seems to be hurting for any money. None of them seem to really be more ambitions than where they are now - except maybe Alex? What do you think Bradley wants? When she started, she seemed to want a bigger platform to talk about what matters to her - and... ? What does Cory want? I guess love - he wants someone who loves him. Stella? I think we're learning what she wants. Maybe revenge, or?

How about Mia?[/quote]

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