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Less overtly dappy, and forming the spine of this season, is: Bradley\u2019s inevitable return to the news desk; Alex\u2019s (Jennifer Aniston) reinvention as a C-suite barracuda; the introduction of Marion Cotillard\u2019s inscrutable board president Celine (she\u2019s always been there, apparently, we\u2019ve just never seen her before \u2014\u202ftry to go with it); Stella (Greta Lee, a clear standout)\u00a0 juggling her new role as CEO with an ill-advised affair; Mia (Karen Pittman, also excellent) being shafted out of a promotion; and Yanko (N\u00e9stor Carbonell) trying (and failing) to navigate his love life.<\/p>\n
Engaging with the pernicious rise of manosphere politics is fertile ground for The Morning Show, though punches feel pulled here…<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a lot. Too much, arguably, as the show has so many plot threads at this point that major characters routinely disappear for episodes at a time, emblematic of a series that has become somewhat unwieldy, weighed down by a need to service its bulging call sheet. Billy Crudup\u2019s former CEO Corey Ellison, for example, once The Morning Show\u2019s MVP, now feels superfluous, crowbarred into the new series in a dull The Studio<\/a>-lite subplot out of reluctance to let the character go after his arc reached a natural conclusion. Meanwhile, of this year\u2019s new additions, Aaron Pierre is underserved (and largely objectified) as Celine\u2019s hot husband, and Jeremy Irons strikes an ill chord as Alex\u2019s irascible, borderline abusive academic father. He strays too far into cliche as a parent who can never be pleased, while bringing to light aspects from Alex\u2019s past that feel pat and undercooked.<\/p>\n Boyd Holbrook\u2019s Brodie \u2018Bro\u2019 Hartman provides an enjoyable (if faintly caricatured) shot in the arm as a Joe Rogan-styled conservative commentator, who pushes Alex\u2019s buttons in the service of owning the libs. Engaging with the pernicious rise of manosphere politics is fertile ground for The Morning Show, though punches feel pulled here, especially as the show\u2019s news spotlight only covers the run up to the Paris Olympics, never venturing too close to the 2024 election and all that followed. John Hamm\u2019s billionaire Paul Marks makes a welcome return, now on a redemption trip after trying to sell the network off for parts last season. Julianna Margulies\u2019 Laura Peterson sadly does not, her departure taking with it most of Bradley\u2019s more interesting character beats.<\/p>\n The Morning Show has endured its share of ups and downs over the years, but the show has always been at its best when the labyrinthine personal dramas orbit a more laser-focused central premise, like Mitch\u2019s misconduct or Marks\u2019 shady takeover bid. The Erin Brockovich<\/a>-style enviro-conspiracy at the centre here, though, just feels like background noise, never really interesting enough to cut through the surrounding soapiness.<\/p>\n All of that said, there\u2019s no denying that, even in a season that fizzles rather than pops, there\u2019s something undeniably watchable about The Morning Show. Thanks to a stellar (and Stella) cast, combined with an inherently interesting premise, all dolled up in Apple\u2019s glossy production values, it\u2019s hard to regret the hours poured into even a lesser season. For some it will stray perilously close to And Just Like That<\/a> hate-watch territory, but this remains an enjoyably undemanding time in front of the telly \u2014 even if you don\u2019t want to admit it.<\/p>\n Far from the series strongest outing, this is still mildly compelling viewing thanks to a stacked cast and an inherently buzzy setting. It\u2019s already been renewed for Season 5 and we\u2019ll all be back for more \u2014\u202fdespite ourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two years after Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) orchestrated a merger to save the network and Bradley Jackson (Reese…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,411],"class_list":["post-26516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Morning-Show-S4-Pic-3.jpg\"\/)
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