1 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:09,637 ["Nemesis" playing] 2 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:41,267 [music ends] 3 00:01:44,479 --> 00:01:50,399 [Alex] I would like to take this moment to announce my new Morning Show cohost, 4 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:53,028 Bradley Jackson. 5 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:58,203 [cheers, applause] 6 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:03,208 [light music starts] 7 00:02:05,334 --> 00:02:08,344 [sound fades] 8 00:02:08,419 --> 00:02:12,009 [woman singing] 9 00:02:24,102 --> 00:02:28,572 - [inaudible] - [singing continues] 10 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:03,635 - [sound resumes] - Don't look too surprised. 11 00:03:03,725 --> 00:03:05,385 - All right, stand up. Up. - Okay. 12 00:03:05,477 --> 00:03:07,437 - [man] Bradley! - [female reporter] Bradley! 13 00:03:07,521 --> 00:03:09,871 - [man] Miss Jackson! - [man 2] Bradley, how are you feeling? 14 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:10,898 Smile. Smile. 15 00:03:10,983 --> 00:03:12,043 [female reporter] How do you feel, Miss Jackson? 16 00:03:12,067 --> 00:03:13,067 Is she drunk? 17 00:03:13,485 --> 00:03:14,695 That would make sense. 18 00:03:14,778 --> 00:03:17,778 Get her to the studio. Don't let either of them make statements. 19 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:22,365 She is the perfect person for the job, and you will see what I'm talking about. 20 00:03:22,995 --> 00:03:23,995 Yeah. 21 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:26,674 [Cory] Hope you had fun up there. 22 00:03:26,748 --> 00:03:28,958 Oh, I'm really excited too. 23 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:31,552 - [man] Are you both gonna be lead anchors? - [woman] Bradley. 24 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:35,125 Let's go. Let's go. 25 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,465 [Maggie] Bradley, Bradley, 26 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,310 - Maggie Brener, New York Magazine. - Oh, hi. 27 00:03:38,343 --> 00:03:41,763 - Congratulations on... - Maggie, my love. Tonight is a tease. 28 00:03:41,847 --> 00:03:45,387 But, Cory, how'd you manage to keep such a delightful secret? 29 00:03:46,351 --> 00:03:49,901 Well, you guys are only interested in the obvious choices. 30 00:03:49,980 --> 00:03:52,570 Bradley Jackson isn't obvious. 31 00:03:52,983 --> 00:03:55,743 After Mitch, we felt we needed a big change and quickly. 32 00:03:55,819 --> 00:04:00,159 One that makes a statement about where we intend to go. 33 00:04:00,657 --> 00:04:01,697 Where is that? 34 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:12,285 If you guys wanna know more... 35 00:04:13,712 --> 00:04:17,512 tune in on Monday for Alex and Bradley's first show. 36 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:20,086 [man] Bradley. Miss Jackson, over here, please. 37 00:04:20,177 --> 00:04:22,217 [woman] How long are you gonna be with this network? 38 00:04:22,471 --> 00:04:23,971 What are you fucking doing? 39 00:04:24,056 --> 00:04:27,056 Um, congratulations, Bradley Jackson. 40 00:04:27,559 --> 00:04:29,349 Your life just took off. 41 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:31,726 Don't say anything to anyone and meet me at the studio. 42 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:33,733 [man] You're changing the game. How does it feel? 43 00:04:33,941 --> 00:04:34,941 Bradley! Bradley. 44 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:36,415 [man] Are you excited to work with Miss Levy? 45 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:39,133 [woman] What is the statement that you would like to make to young women? 46 00:04:39,154 --> 00:04:41,244 - I don't... - Hey, let's get you outta here. 47 00:04:41,323 --> 00:04:42,973 They're looking at you like you're raw meat. 48 00:04:42,991 --> 00:04:44,451 - Okay. - Okay. We're going this way. 49 00:04:44,535 --> 00:04:45,905 - [woman] Bradley! - Excuse me. 50 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:47,124 This way. 51 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:51,633 Oh, my God. What the hell just happened? 52 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:54,188 They'll have answers for us at the studio. Chip knows we're on our way. 53 00:04:54,211 --> 00:04:56,381 Oh, no, no. I'm going to LaGuardia. LaGuardia, please. 54 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:59,013 - Uh, we're not going to LaGuardia... - Yes. 55 00:04:59,091 --> 00:05:02,511 And with all due respect, who the hell are you to tell me what to do? 56 00:05:02,594 --> 00:05:03,854 Do you have a cigarette? 57 00:05:05,597 --> 00:05:06,597 Twenty bucks. 58 00:05:07,349 --> 00:05:09,939 Bravo, buddy. Way to take advantage of a woman in need. 59 00:05:10,018 --> 00:05:11,398 Do you have $20? 60 00:05:11,478 --> 00:05:12,808 [stammers] 61 00:05:12,896 --> 00:05:16,976 Yeah. Cory put it on public record that the show is launching on Monday. 62 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:18,527 Yeah, well, he's insane too. 63 00:05:18,610 --> 00:05:21,450 Agreed. But let's for one moment assume you are the coanchor. 64 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,660 You can assume that. I don't want to assume that. 65 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:26,330 I'm going to LaGuardia. I don't wanna be the coanchor. 66 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:27,953 Why the hell not? 67 00:05:28,036 --> 00:05:31,036 Because they're gonna use me to try and get an Eagle News audience 68 00:05:31,123 --> 00:05:34,003 that I won't attract because I'm not that kinda conservative. 69 00:05:34,084 --> 00:05:35,254 But you don't know that, 70 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:38,335 because there's no way in hell that I have been vetted. 71 00:05:38,422 --> 00:05:42,222 And I am being set up here to be some sort of fall guy, 72 00:05:42,301 --> 00:05:43,591 and I am not interested in that. 73 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:44,677 Not interested. 74 00:05:45,262 --> 00:05:46,262 Do you have a light? 75 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:47,466 No smoking, ma'am. 76 00:05:48,599 --> 00:05:49,979 You've gotta be kidding me. 77 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:52,637 What the hell were you thinking? 78 00:05:53,145 --> 00:05:56,765 Why would you back that unhinged woman to a room full of reporters? 79 00:05:56,857 --> 00:05:58,277 You were given clear instructions. 80 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:02,068 Why would you box us in to a Monday launch with that nobody? 81 00:06:02,154 --> 00:06:05,494 I feel it's a bit dismissive to refer to them as "unhinged woman" and "nobody." 82 00:06:05,574 --> 00:06:08,584 Don't fuck with me. I need to understand how you plan to fix this. 83 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:12,500 Or explain to me why I shouldn't fire you along with Levy? 84 00:06:12,581 --> 00:06:17,631 Well, because that "unhinged woman" did us a serious favor. 85 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:22,125 Look, this show slipped in the ratings, Fred, because the show is stale. 86 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:25,386 Alex Levy, her sell-by date, it expired years ago. 87 00:06:25,469 --> 00:06:27,409 She needed to go. Everybody knew we were gonna fire her, 88 00:06:27,429 --> 00:06:29,889 but Mitch fucked that up by fucking everything. 89 00:06:29,973 --> 00:06:31,873 So, now, everybody's curious. What are we gonna do? 90 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:34,692 So what we're gonna do is, we're gonna give her this victory. 91 00:06:34,770 --> 00:06:37,270 A Pyrrhic victory. Make her think that she's won. 92 00:06:37,356 --> 00:06:40,936 But really, we're gonna let this "nobody" in to freshen the show. 93 00:06:41,026 --> 00:06:44,606 Juice the ratings for sweeps and finally push Alex Levy off the shelf for good 94 00:06:44,696 --> 00:06:46,816 when it is convenient for us 95 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:50,367 and when we don't have to look like the bad guys. 96 00:06:50,452 --> 00:06:53,122 That doesn't explain why we have to rush them out for Monday. 97 00:06:53,205 --> 00:06:54,205 Well, the streak. 98 00:06:54,289 --> 00:06:57,129 If we don't do something next week, the streak is over. 99 00:06:57,209 --> 00:07:01,339 YDA is not sneaking up on us, they're breathing down our fucking necks, 100 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:04,881 in spite of our "Mitch is a predator" boost. It feels old. 101 00:07:04,967 --> 00:07:08,507 People are getting too used to their favorite cuddly men turning into monsters, 102 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:14,095 but watching a beloved woman's breakdown 103 00:07:14,184 --> 00:07:18,524 is timeless American entertainment. 104 00:07:21,942 --> 00:07:24,322 The Morning Show audience values stability. 105 00:07:24,403 --> 00:07:25,403 [elevator bell dings] 106 00:07:25,487 --> 00:07:29,277 When has it been the case that a morning audience prefers fighting over family? 107 00:07:29,908 --> 00:07:31,738 I don't know. Families fight, Fred. 108 00:07:31,827 --> 00:07:35,787 Look, all right, hey, give me a month of "The Alex and Bradley Show." 109 00:07:35,873 --> 00:07:39,593 Either they work well together, or it's horrible. [chuckles] 110 00:07:39,668 --> 00:07:43,668 Regardless, putting Bradley in lets us get back to replacing Alex. 111 00:07:43,755 --> 00:07:47,795 And it'll be interesting and fun, fresh, you know, 112 00:07:47,885 --> 00:07:50,845 which is imperative right now. [chuckles] 113 00:07:51,847 --> 00:07:53,427 I'm gonna make something clear. 114 00:07:54,349 --> 00:07:58,439 I have an easy fall guy when all this goes to shit. 115 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,980 Oh, we're talking about me, right? 116 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:04,689 Chaos, it's the new cocaine, Fred. 117 00:08:06,236 --> 00:08:07,486 You screwed yourself. 118 00:08:07,571 --> 00:08:11,121 Committed a fireable offense, overtly in breach of contract. 119 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:15,000 We'll be lucky if the network even continues negotiations. 120 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:19,416 You need to go in and find Fred and apologize tonight. 121 00:08:20,459 --> 00:08:24,459 Right, right. Is there an alternative option? 122 00:08:24,546 --> 00:08:26,546 [Sarah] Not unless you wanna pull the rehab card. 123 00:08:26,632 --> 00:08:28,802 We could say you were emotional about Mitch. 124 00:08:28,884 --> 00:08:30,934 But I'm not emotional about Mitch. 125 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:32,951 I was emotional because no one's fucking listening to me! 126 00:08:32,971 --> 00:08:35,681 Mom! What's going on? Are you? Are you... 127 00:08:35,765 --> 00:08:38,205 - Yes, I'm fine. Sorry. - Let's just take a beat here, please. 128 00:08:38,268 --> 00:08:42,018 - Sarah, listen. I'm going to handle this. - [softly] It's okay. It's okay. 129 00:08:42,105 --> 00:08:44,685 [Sarah] Then put on your apology face and fucking mean it. 130 00:08:44,775 --> 00:08:47,645 - Absolutely. I completely understand. - You understand? 131 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:48,856 [tone beeps] 132 00:08:48,946 --> 00:08:50,026 Guys. Guys, guys, guys. 133 00:08:50,113 --> 00:08:53,493 Listen, don't... Honey, oh, baby. Honey, listen to me. 134 00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:57,995 - [sighs] - Sometimes women can't ask for control. 135 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,710 So, they have to take it, okay? 136 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:03,417 Okay. 137 00:09:03,502 --> 00:09:06,462 I want you to remember that. Okay, baby? 138 00:09:06,547 --> 00:09:07,917 - Okay. - Okay. 139 00:09:10,259 --> 00:09:11,259 [exhales] 140 00:09:19,393 --> 00:09:23,233 Okay. Everybody knows you're here. They want you to sit tight for 15 minutes. 141 00:09:23,313 --> 00:09:24,443 I will not sit tight. 142 00:09:24,523 --> 00:09:25,763 There are some snacks. Some TV. 143 00:09:25,816 --> 00:09:27,746 There's definitely some booze around here somewhere. 144 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:29,246 [Bradley] They're deciding my life out there. 145 00:09:29,278 --> 00:09:31,798 Yes, and I know that's insane, but Alex is meeting with the CEO. 146 00:09:31,822 --> 00:09:34,802 Chip is gathering the staff, and if you're even remotely considering doing this... 147 00:09:34,825 --> 00:09:35,945 I don't know what this is. 148 00:09:36,034 --> 00:09:37,494 You need to let them come to you. 149 00:09:37,578 --> 00:09:40,208 You need to let yourself take a breath. Have a fucking drink. 150 00:09:40,622 --> 00:09:42,002 Think about what you want. 151 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,858 Consider this the start of me being a great producer. 152 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:48,509 - You're not my producer. - Yet. 153 00:09:51,383 --> 00:09:52,553 [Bradley sighs] 154 00:09:55,387 --> 00:09:57,057 - Oh, my God. - [phone buzzes] 155 00:10:00,601 --> 00:10:01,891 Hal, where have you been? 156 00:10:01,977 --> 00:10:04,807 You cannot seriously be making this about me right now. 157 00:10:04,897 --> 00:10:07,897 Okay? Can we please talk about you? You're all over the news. 158 00:10:08,525 --> 00:10:09,525 This is so weird. 159 00:10:09,610 --> 00:10:13,240 Yeah, no kidding. Is Mom okay? [sighs] 160 00:10:13,322 --> 00:10:15,242 [Hal] Uhh... [laughs] 161 00:10:16,491 --> 00:10:17,741 She's pissed at me. 162 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:21,956 She said you embarrassed her with her friends because you didn't tell her. 163 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:23,039 I didn't know. 164 00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:25,879 Is this even real? 165 00:10:28,045 --> 00:10:30,585 Fuck, Hal. I hope not. 166 00:10:33,842 --> 00:10:36,012 [typing on phone] 167 00:10:38,472 --> 00:10:41,272 - Oh, hey. She's waiting in the green room. - You're a god. 168 00:10:41,350 --> 00:10:43,600 - Is this for real? Or are... - Fucking hope not. 169 00:10:43,685 --> 00:10:46,455 What the hell was she thinking? It's a room full of press, and she just... 170 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,440 I think she was thinking it would be effective. 171 00:10:48,524 --> 00:10:49,534 - Yeah, well... - So? 172 00:10:49,608 --> 00:10:54,698 Wait till she finds out Bradley Jackson is a fucking raving lunatic. Jesus. 173 00:10:55,239 --> 00:10:56,739 - Chip. - What? 174 00:10:57,115 --> 00:10:58,325 I wanna produce her. 175 00:10:59,576 --> 00:11:00,576 Why? 176 00:11:00,661 --> 00:11:02,681 Because I've been in purgatory. I'm too good for that. 177 00:11:02,704 --> 00:11:04,964 If this is real, you should put your best person on it, 178 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:09,250 and you know that's fucking me, and, honestly, I like her, 179 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:11,880 which could go a long way to making this work. 180 00:11:13,674 --> 00:11:15,634 If this works, it's gonna be a fucking disaster, 181 00:11:15,717 --> 00:11:16,857 and you're gonna be tied to it. 182 00:11:16,885 --> 00:11:19,505 Yeah, I've been tied to disasters before. 183 00:11:20,430 --> 00:11:21,890 I want this, Chip. 184 00:11:24,893 --> 00:11:26,773 [all shouting] 185 00:11:26,854 --> 00:11:30,904 Hold on. Let's just get some quiet. Can I get quiet for two seconds, please? 186 00:11:30,983 --> 00:11:35,573 I refuse to accept any of this as reality. Fuck. Jesus. 187 00:11:39,616 --> 00:11:40,656 Who died? 188 00:11:41,869 --> 00:11:44,449 - Ideally, not my show. - [Cory laughs] 189 00:11:44,538 --> 00:11:46,118 Come on, Chip. Cheer the fuck up. 190 00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:48,786 We're in the middle of an epic rebirth. 191 00:11:49,626 --> 00:11:50,836 So, this is happening? 192 00:11:51,879 --> 00:11:54,969 Look, I do know that this comes as a bit of a surprise. 193 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:57,298 Alex jumped the gun a little bit on the announcement, 194 00:11:57,384 --> 00:12:00,684 but we've been quietly vetting Bradley for a while now, 195 00:12:00,762 --> 00:12:03,222 looking for someone with that kind of unpredictable energy. 196 00:12:03,307 --> 00:12:06,687 And I know Monday feels fast. That's why we hired a veteran. 197 00:12:06,768 --> 00:12:09,608 Not an anchor veteran. Zero anchor experience, in fact. 198 00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:14,025 But she has got raw talent coming out of her pores. 199 00:12:14,484 --> 00:12:16,204 - And you know it. - [scoffs] 200 00:12:16,904 --> 00:12:18,534 So, let's get moving, people. 201 00:12:18,614 --> 00:12:22,584 We've got 48 hours to define the character of Bradley Jackson. 202 00:12:22,659 --> 00:12:24,909 I want wardrobe tests, screen tests, makeup tests. 203 00:12:24,995 --> 00:12:26,655 I wanna have those tests focus-grouped. 204 00:12:26,747 --> 00:12:28,167 We need a contract. Where's legal? 205 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:30,528 I'm telling you, it's not a given she'll go on air Monday. 206 00:12:31,126 --> 00:12:32,206 Huh. Are you legal? 207 00:12:33,045 --> 00:12:36,215 I'm Mia Jordan, Bradley's producer. 208 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:39,715 Well, that happened fast. 209 00:12:41,053 --> 00:12:44,643 Uh... Yeah, I felt I was a few steps behind, 210 00:12:44,723 --> 00:12:47,983 so I wanted one of my best people to manage the circus. 211 00:12:51,980 --> 00:12:54,940 Well, just make sure that she can read a teleprompter. 212 00:12:56,318 --> 00:12:59,988 I don't want to rain on the parade, but I snaked a Mitch accuser from YDA. 213 00:13:02,324 --> 00:13:04,034 - You got a Mitch accuser? - Yeah. 214 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:06,367 Not great optics to launch a new anchor 215 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:09,083 next to a sexual assault victim's brave return. 216 00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:11,584 Are you kidding me? That's perfect. 217 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:12,667 What is your name? 218 00:13:12,751 --> 00:13:14,551 - Hannah. I'm head booker. - Hannah. 219 00:13:14,628 --> 00:13:20,128 Hannah nailed it, 'cause we're creating a safe space here. 220 00:13:20,217 --> 00:13:22,007 It's a feminine space. 221 00:13:22,094 --> 00:13:24,814 This is an era for The Morning Show 222 00:13:24,888 --> 00:13:28,768 where women make the rules and give voice to the silenced. 223 00:13:29,476 --> 00:13:32,346 Speaking of which, nobody says a fucking word to the press. 224 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:33,997 They're gonna be circling us like vultures. 225 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:37,112 So, anyone who leaks will be murdered... 226 00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:39,775 career-wise. 227 00:13:40,112 --> 00:13:43,952 Okay. I'm gonna run upstairs to the public spanking of Alex Levy. 228 00:13:44,366 --> 00:13:45,366 [chuckles] 229 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:49,710 [burps] 230 00:13:50,998 --> 00:13:52,418 Neal, I have an idea. 231 00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:54,289 I know it's only been a few days, 232 00:13:54,376 --> 00:13:56,226 and I know that you're gonna tell me it's too soon, 233 00:13:56,253 --> 00:14:00,923 but let's just for a second, look at the larger context of 234 00:14:01,633 --> 00:14:03,893 It's been, what? Two years? 235 00:14:03,969 --> 00:14:05,299 We're two years in. 236 00:14:05,888 --> 00:14:09,558 I feel that people are screaming for an honest conversation. 237 00:14:10,475 --> 00:14:11,845 And what do I do? 238 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:13,903 What do I do best? 239 00:14:14,730 --> 00:14:16,320 I am a journalist. 240 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:20,238 I can feel when the world needs me to articulate something for them. 241 00:14:20,319 --> 00:14:22,739 To help them understand. 242 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:28,286 And believe me, I know this is gonna require a high degree of sensitivity. 243 00:14:29,411 --> 00:14:32,751 But I fucking love a tightrope. I love it. It makes me feel alive. 244 00:14:33,582 --> 00:14:36,462 You know what? Maybe all of this happened for a reason. 245 00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:41,763 Because I think that if I can get in there, and I can show my face, 246 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,720 and I can look and address the darkness... 247 00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:46,471 - [phone chimes] - that exists within... 248 00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:48,153 - You're gonna answer... - [phone buzzes] 249 00:14:48,222 --> 00:14:49,352 Fuck. 250 00:14:54,144 --> 00:14:55,604 Who is Bradley Jackson? 251 00:15:01,151 --> 00:15:03,861 Mitch, I love you. 252 00:15:04,279 --> 00:15:05,819 I mean, you know that's true. 253 00:15:05,906 --> 00:15:07,526 You're a fantastic talent. 254 00:15:08,492 --> 00:15:14,082 But the fact of the matter is that a working relationship is based on work, 255 00:15:15,541 --> 00:15:17,671 and that's not gonna be happening for a while. 256 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:21,049 Are you dropping me, Neal? 257 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:23,836 [sighs] 258 00:15:26,218 --> 00:15:29,808 We have a lot of female clients that are journalists that we represent. 259 00:15:29,888 --> 00:15:30,888 You understand? 260 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:33,353 There are certain pressures brought to bear on us. 261 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:36,023 Believe me, I wish it was different than the way it is, 262 00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:37,523 but this is the reality now. 263 00:15:38,105 --> 00:15:39,855 Maybe you should sign Bradley Jackson, 264 00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:41,730 whoever the fuck that is. 265 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:44,700 Would you like me to leave? 266 00:15:45,654 --> 00:15:46,664 Yes. 267 00:15:59,251 --> 00:16:00,291 [screams] 268 00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:03,060 [Fred] I don't feel I need to remind you 269 00:16:03,088 --> 00:16:06,378 that this network has been very good to you over the years. 270 00:16:07,134 --> 00:16:10,014 We have always shown you personal and professional respect. 271 00:16:10,721 --> 00:16:13,721 I never anticipated we would be met with such utter disrespect 272 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:16,097 and insubordination in return. 273 00:16:18,770 --> 00:16:22,900 This network has every right to terminate you immediately. 274 00:16:24,109 --> 00:16:26,649 You have placed us in an impossible situation. 275 00:16:26,737 --> 00:16:28,777 - You have embarrassed yourself. - [sound fading] 276 00:16:28,864 --> 00:16:32,744 You have done something unforgivably selfish. 277 00:16:33,202 --> 00:16:35,872 And for what? To what end? 278 00:16:36,914 --> 00:16:39,964 I find myself wondering if we can even trust you with the privilege 279 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:42,542 of being on air for The Morning Show. 280 00:16:43,045 --> 00:16:44,045 [sound resumes] 281 00:16:46,089 --> 00:16:47,089 Are you done? 282 00:16:49,009 --> 00:16:50,009 I'm sorry? 283 00:16:52,596 --> 00:16:57,846 The part you guys never seem to realize is that you don't have the power anymore. 284 00:16:59,186 --> 00:17:02,306 The news division is held up by my show. 285 00:17:03,106 --> 00:17:07,146 And the only thing keeping us afloat is me. 286 00:17:08,403 --> 00:17:09,953 Because guess what? 287 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:13,284 America loves me. 288 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,615 And therefore, I own America. 289 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,500 It seems pretty fucking simple, but so easy for you guys to forget. 290 00:17:24,461 --> 00:17:26,381 Are you actually trying to justify your action... 291 00:17:26,421 --> 00:17:27,921 - [slams desk] - You're not listening! 292 00:17:28,339 --> 00:17:30,629 I don't need to justify anything. 293 00:17:31,635 --> 00:17:36,175 You all are so convinced that you are the rightful owner of all of the power 294 00:17:36,265 --> 00:17:37,715 that it doesn't even occur to you 295 00:17:37,808 --> 00:17:40,438 that someone else could be in the driver's seat. 296 00:17:41,854 --> 00:17:46,824 And so, we have to just gingerly step around your male egos 297 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:50,400 in order to not burst this precious little bubble. 298 00:17:51,655 --> 00:17:52,895 - Well, surprise! - [slams desk] 299 00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:55,162 I'm bursting it. 300 00:18:00,122 --> 00:18:02,502 We are doing this my way. 301 00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:07,464 Because, frankly, I've let you bozos handle this long enough. 302 00:18:13,427 --> 00:18:15,427 Not the apology you were expecting? 303 00:18:34,489 --> 00:18:35,699 [Alex] Wanna take a seat? 304 00:18:38,285 --> 00:18:40,325 Is that an invitation or a command? 305 00:18:40,662 --> 00:18:42,462 You sound a little pissed off. 306 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:44,875 I don't like surprises. 307 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:46,918 Oh, come on. That was a pretty good surprise. 308 00:18:47,002 --> 00:18:49,172 No. You don't get to make this about me. 309 00:18:49,254 --> 00:18:53,384 You dropped a bomb, and I don't know why. Maybe you're trying to blow up your life. 310 00:18:53,467 --> 00:18:55,337 Maybe you were angry, which I get, 311 00:18:56,345 --> 00:18:58,345 but you don't have the right to fuck with me. 312 00:18:58,764 --> 00:18:59,974 Fuck with you? How? 313 00:19:00,766 --> 00:19:04,136 By offering you the most coveted anchor job in the world? 314 00:19:04,228 --> 00:19:05,228 I don't want your job. 315 00:19:05,312 --> 00:19:07,772 Oh, honey, bullshit. 316 00:19:08,273 --> 00:19:11,403 You are so cocky. You just think I'm gonna do this? 317 00:19:12,736 --> 00:19:14,196 I know you're going to do this. 318 00:19:14,905 --> 00:19:16,155 I don't have a contract. 319 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:20,580 Well, great. I just put you in a great spot to negotiate. 320 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,664 This job is yours. 321 00:19:23,247 --> 00:19:25,747 I'm welcoming you with open arms. 322 00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:29,882 I'm giving you the biggest news platform you could ever have. 323 00:19:30,212 --> 00:19:33,262 If you're a true journalist, you don't say no to this. 324 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:36,090 I'm not sure this is considered true journalism. 325 00:19:38,387 --> 00:19:42,387 And how many current or former presidents have you interviewed? 326 00:19:44,685 --> 00:19:48,395 [sighs] This job requires a certain kind of positivity. 327 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:49,770 I'm not a perky person. 328 00:19:49,857 --> 00:19:52,187 I don't care. I don't want us to be the same. 329 00:19:52,609 --> 00:19:55,279 I'm not looking to groom my replacement. 330 00:19:56,029 --> 00:19:57,069 I want a partner. 331 00:19:58,282 --> 00:19:59,492 Do you? 332 00:19:59,575 --> 00:20:01,825 Or do you want somebody who's beholden to you? 333 00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:05,080 Somebody who's grateful that you plucked them from obscurity? 334 00:20:05,163 --> 00:20:09,293 Because if that's what you're hoping for, I will give you serious buyer's remorse. 335 00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:13,131 You are convinced that you know me. 336 00:20:14,590 --> 00:20:17,260 I can guarantee that you are underestimating me. 337 00:20:17,718 --> 00:20:20,598 And I am really fucking over people doing that. 338 00:20:22,472 --> 00:20:24,472 I want you here at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 339 00:20:24,975 --> 00:20:28,475 I suggest that you get up at 5:00. 4:00 on Sunday. 340 00:20:29,313 --> 00:20:31,273 Start getting yourself conditioned. 341 00:20:32,858 --> 00:20:34,778 - Alex... - Mm-hmm? 342 00:20:37,321 --> 00:20:38,741 I don't like being used. 343 00:20:38,822 --> 00:20:40,202 Oh, my God. 344 00:20:40,616 --> 00:20:44,446 Could you just try, like, taking advantage of the situation presented? 345 00:20:45,412 --> 00:20:47,622 That sounds like something you might enjoy. 346 00:20:48,916 --> 00:20:51,456 Come on. See you tomorrow. 347 00:21:08,101 --> 00:21:10,041 [Mia] We're gonna hit up a lot of the nitty-gritty today, 348 00:21:10,062 --> 00:21:13,482 because being a morning show anchor is the hardest job on television bar none. 349 00:21:13,565 --> 00:21:16,335 So, we're gonna meet with makeup, wardrobe, we'll do some screen tests. 350 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:18,820 - [Bradley] Okay. - Meet with marketing, publicity, research, 351 00:21:18,904 --> 00:21:21,034 uh, we're gonna drill transitions. 352 00:21:21,114 --> 00:21:24,204 Look, the other thing is that, and don't shoot the messenger, 353 00:21:24,701 --> 00:21:26,291 the show will be heavily scripted. 354 00:21:26,370 --> 00:21:27,510 What do you mean by "heavily"? 355 00:21:27,538 --> 00:21:30,578 Completely. It's gonna be completely scripted. 356 00:21:30,666 --> 00:21:34,746 Okay, no, I'm not a novice. I don't like things to be overtly scripted. 357 00:21:34,837 --> 00:21:38,377 It sort of eliminates any possibility of something truthful happening. 358 00:21:38,465 --> 00:21:41,045 Plus, I have a habit of going off-script sometimes. 359 00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:42,344 Two-Fucks Jackson. 360 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:45,011 Well, I see the research has finally begun. 361 00:21:45,097 --> 00:21:46,967 I can relate to a good self-sabotage, 362 00:21:47,057 --> 00:21:50,477 but it cannot happen on The Morning Show. 363 00:21:50,561 --> 00:21:55,521 Okay, Mia, listen. I get that you're excited and y'all want this to work out. 364 00:21:55,607 --> 00:21:58,487 I just don't know how I feel about being forced onto national television 365 00:21:58,569 --> 00:22:00,489 just to make an ass of myself. 366 00:22:00,571 --> 00:22:04,121 I wanna be clear, by showing up today, I'm not agreeing to this, 367 00:22:04,199 --> 00:22:07,079 and I'm not signing a contract, okay? 368 00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:09,956 Baby steps, okay? 369 00:22:10,622 --> 00:22:11,622 [sighs] 370 00:22:12,207 --> 00:22:13,787 You know who's the most excited? 371 00:22:13,876 --> 00:22:15,086 - Who? - Alex. 372 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:16,460 Seriously. 373 00:22:16,545 --> 00:22:18,565 She's gonna be shepherding you through this entire weekend, 374 00:22:18,589 --> 00:22:20,759 along with me, of course. 375 00:22:21,216 --> 00:22:23,716 Okay? She really wants to take a firm hand in this. 376 00:22:23,802 --> 00:22:26,012 - She really cares. - She does? 377 00:22:26,096 --> 00:22:28,346 Absolutely. This whole weekend is about you. 378 00:22:28,432 --> 00:22:31,602 Getting to know Bradley Jackson, who you are, what's important to you. 379 00:22:32,269 --> 00:22:34,399 Really? You think I can define myself? 380 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:36,480 Absolutely. 381 00:22:37,191 --> 00:22:39,691 This is gonna be fun. Watch. 382 00:22:39,776 --> 00:22:40,816 Can't wait. 383 00:22:43,572 --> 00:22:45,952 You guys, thank you. Thank you, but no. 384 00:22:46,033 --> 00:22:48,493 Fucking no. I'm sorry. I know you're tired, 385 00:22:48,577 --> 00:22:51,657 and I know you hate me right now, but I really don't give a shit. 386 00:22:51,747 --> 00:22:56,667 All we have to do is figure out who Bradley Jackson is next to Alex Levy. 387 00:22:56,752 --> 00:22:58,962 Who do you partner with a 24-karat bitch? 388 00:22:59,046 --> 00:23:00,086 [laughter] 389 00:23:00,172 --> 00:23:02,172 That's actually really funny. Don't... 390 00:23:02,591 --> 00:23:03,881 Good morning. 391 00:23:04,468 --> 00:23:07,138 Oh, good to see you're all in such good spirits today. 392 00:23:07,221 --> 00:23:09,061 Milk Bar for the writers. 393 00:23:09,139 --> 00:23:13,389 Yes, I'm shamelessly bribing you with sugar for working overtime. 394 00:23:13,477 --> 00:23:14,767 So, you're joining us? 395 00:23:15,187 --> 00:23:16,187 Absolutely. 396 00:23:16,605 --> 00:23:19,565 We were just discussing the enigma that is Bradley Jackson, so... 397 00:23:19,650 --> 00:23:20,860 Fabulous. 398 00:23:20,943 --> 00:23:22,533 So, if you'd give us a few minutes... 399 00:23:22,611 --> 00:23:24,451 No, I'd actually like to get in on that. 400 00:23:24,863 --> 00:23:27,073 - It's actually why I'm here. - To discuss Bradley? 401 00:23:27,908 --> 00:23:29,448 Among other things. 402 00:23:30,619 --> 00:23:33,959 Look, guys, this is a pressure-cooker moment, all right? 403 00:23:34,039 --> 00:23:35,869 This is a massive transition. 404 00:23:35,958 --> 00:23:37,838 We are redefining ourselves, 405 00:23:37,918 --> 00:23:41,918 and I need to make sure that we are all on the same page. 406 00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:43,375 So I'm gonna be here all weekend. 407 00:23:44,299 --> 00:23:46,049 - All weekend? - Yeah, all weekend. 408 00:23:46,134 --> 00:23:47,644 Sean typed up a schedule. Sean. 409 00:23:47,719 --> 00:23:49,559 So, I spoke to wardrobe, 410 00:23:49,638 --> 00:23:54,388 and they're going to screen test some looks that will appeal to her demographic. 411 00:23:54,476 --> 00:23:57,346 And then I want us to bang out some copy 412 00:23:57,437 --> 00:24:00,727 so that we can talk about what segments that we will be giving to Bradley. 413 00:24:00,816 --> 00:24:02,646 What time does Ashley Brown get here? 414 00:24:02,734 --> 00:24:04,174 - Around 10:00. - 10:00. Okay, great. 415 00:24:04,236 --> 00:24:06,026 I'll do her pre-interview then. 416 00:24:06,113 --> 00:24:08,913 Sorry, should I know who Ashley Brown is? 417 00:24:08,991 --> 00:24:10,121 Mitch's victim. 418 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,760 [Alex] No, let's not call her a victim. 419 00:24:11,785 --> 00:24:13,575 Okay, what should we call her then? 420 00:24:13,662 --> 00:24:16,422 I think "accuser" feels more appropriate. 421 00:24:16,874 --> 00:24:20,344 Look, if she wants to call herself a victim, we can take our lead from her. 422 00:24:20,419 --> 00:24:23,459 But I think it's important that she feels in control of it. 423 00:24:23,547 --> 00:24:25,337 In control of the language used. 424 00:24:25,424 --> 00:24:29,764 So, just to be clear, and I appreciate the typed-up schedule, 425 00:24:30,929 --> 00:24:32,969 you're doing the Ashley Brown interview? 426 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:36,847 Yes, I am, Chip. 427 00:24:41,315 --> 00:24:42,395 What? 428 00:24:43,692 --> 00:24:46,402 Okay. All right, team. 429 00:24:47,029 --> 00:24:49,449 I will address the elephant in the room. 430 00:24:52,701 --> 00:24:56,661 Yes, yes. I worked side by side with Mitch for 15 years. 431 00:24:57,206 --> 00:24:59,036 God knows he was not perfect. 432 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:01,079 I felt it daily. 433 00:25:02,461 --> 00:25:04,171 But I didn't know he was that guy. 434 00:25:05,714 --> 00:25:07,054 And that's a problem. 435 00:25:08,467 --> 00:25:10,047 I fell asleep at the wheel. 436 00:25:11,428 --> 00:25:14,428 But I want you to know that I am here now. 437 00:25:15,098 --> 00:25:16,558 And I'm here for Ashley, 438 00:25:17,476 --> 00:25:18,846 and I'm here for you. 439 00:25:19,269 --> 00:25:21,979 I'm available, I'm accessible, and I'm awake. 440 00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:27,647 So, shall we? 441 00:25:31,740 --> 00:25:36,790 Stay on two. As we said, go with Yanko. Go with Yanko. 442 00:25:36,870 --> 00:25:38,960 [Yanko] If you live in New England, not so fast. 443 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:40,889 - [director] All right. Good, good, good. - You'll be seeing one last snowfall 444 00:25:40,916 --> 00:25:41,916 of the season. 445 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,480 We do have some exciting wind blowing 446 00:25:43,502 --> 00:25:45,612 - our way down here in New York City too - [director] Okay, good, guys. 447 00:25:45,629 --> 00:25:48,759 And she goes by the name of Bradley Jackson. 448 00:25:48,841 --> 00:25:50,341 - See what I did there? - Very smooth. 449 00:25:50,425 --> 00:25:51,835 Welcome to command center. 450 00:25:51,927 --> 00:25:53,567 [Daniel] Now, I may be stating the obvious, 451 00:25:53,595 --> 00:25:57,055 but it's a pretty exciting weekend here at TMS. 452 00:25:57,140 --> 00:25:59,560 We have our new Morning Show cohost, Bradley, in the halls, 453 00:25:59,643 --> 00:26:03,443 and she and Alex are prepping a really, really amazing show for this Monday. 454 00:26:03,522 --> 00:26:04,652 That's right, Daniel. 455 00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:08,491 And that includes an interview with our very own former colleague Ashley Brown, 456 00:26:08,569 --> 00:26:12,529 who has bravely agreed to return and talk about her experience with Mitch Kessler. 457 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:14,470 [Daniel] That's going to be something. 458 00:26:14,491 --> 00:26:16,681 - [Yanko] Yeah. It's very, very brave. - [Alison] Yeah. Big stuff. 459 00:26:16,702 --> 00:26:19,002 We hope you spend your Monday morning with our new family. 460 00:26:19,079 --> 00:26:20,079 I'm Daniel Henderson. 461 00:26:20,163 --> 00:26:21,163 I'm Alison Namazi. 462 00:26:21,248 --> 00:26:22,288 I'm Yanko Flores. 463 00:26:22,374 --> 00:26:24,634 And this was the weekend edition of The Morning Show. 464 00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:26,550 - [director] Ready, four? - Until next time. 465 00:26:26,628 --> 00:26:29,628 Take four. Insert. Roll credits. 466 00:26:32,217 --> 00:26:35,357 'Cause America loves a good Cinderella story, just as long as she's a white girl. 467 00:26:35,387 --> 00:26:38,807 [Alison] Please. Disney got you a black princess, like, what, 2008? 468 00:26:38,891 --> 00:26:39,891 He's not wrong. 469 00:26:39,975 --> 00:26:41,365 - [Daniel] I don't recall that. - [Alison] You didn't see it. 470 00:26:41,393 --> 00:26:42,393 There was a frog. 471 00:26:42,811 --> 00:26:45,311 Bradley. Hi. Claire. We met the other day. 472 00:26:45,397 --> 00:26:47,457 - Yeah, yeah. I remember. - I'm with the digital team today. 473 00:26:47,482 --> 00:26:50,502 If it's cool, I'm gonna shadow you while we do your screen tests this morning. 474 00:26:50,527 --> 00:26:53,317 Give people a front-row look on how we make a star. 475 00:26:53,906 --> 00:26:55,116 Oh. 476 00:26:55,199 --> 00:26:58,079 Sorry, they told me to say that. Stupid. Let's go. [laughs] 477 00:26:58,160 --> 00:26:59,160 Okay. 478 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:00,704 [Chip] Fuck me. 479 00:27:02,956 --> 00:27:06,836 Tell me why I shouldn't hand in my resignation now. 480 00:27:08,128 --> 00:27:09,808 - Daniel, I could write you a fucking book. - [phone buzzes] 481 00:27:09,838 --> 00:27:12,468 Yesterday, you said it was my chair to lose. 482 00:27:12,549 --> 00:27:14,719 And I don't recall fucking up the pass. 483 00:27:14,801 --> 00:27:18,681 So why am I out there previewing a conservative beauty queen, huh? 484 00:27:18,764 --> 00:27:21,804 You know, she's not a beauty queen, and she's actually more of a libertarian, 485 00:27:21,850 --> 00:27:22,850 so I don't know. 486 00:27:22,935 --> 00:27:24,195 - Chip, I'm out. - Daniel, come on. 487 00:27:24,228 --> 00:27:25,268 Hold on, hold on, hold on. 488 00:27:25,354 --> 00:27:27,154 Take a breath, take a breath, take a breath. 489 00:27:27,231 --> 00:27:29,901 I have been told to take deep breaths my whole life. 490 00:27:29,983 --> 00:27:31,573 I can't do it anymore. 491 00:27:31,652 --> 00:27:32,742 Daniel, I'm telling you, 492 00:27:32,819 --> 00:27:35,879 you walk out that door, you're never gonna get back in when the chair opens up. 493 00:27:35,906 --> 00:27:36,946 And when will that be? 494 00:27:37,032 --> 00:27:38,492 Because women live longer than men, 495 00:27:38,575 --> 00:27:41,155 and those two look like they do a lot of Pilates. 496 00:27:41,245 --> 00:27:43,905 Read the tea leaves! Bradley Jackson is a nobody. 497 00:27:43,997 --> 00:27:47,247 Alex is... clearly struggling, you know? 498 00:27:47,334 --> 00:27:51,384 It was a desperate move from someone who had their fucking ego bruised, okay? 499 00:27:51,463 --> 00:27:53,593 This will fail. 500 00:27:53,674 --> 00:27:58,104 And, when it does, maybe two chairs are gonna open up. 501 00:27:58,971 --> 00:28:02,641 Okay? So, please, I'm begging you, 502 00:28:04,893 --> 00:28:06,903 ride with me through this shitstorm, 503 00:28:07,312 --> 00:28:10,022 and I promise you the show will be yours in the end. 504 00:28:20,576 --> 00:28:22,326 [laughs] 505 00:28:22,411 --> 00:28:23,661 [chuckles] 506 00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:25,372 Here we go. 507 00:28:29,126 --> 00:28:30,246 Yeah! 508 00:28:31,295 --> 00:28:33,125 - [Dick] Aha! - [Mitch laughs] 509 00:28:33,964 --> 00:28:34,974 [Dick] Here's the thing. 510 00:28:35,048 --> 00:28:38,298 Everything can be recontextualized. 511 00:28:38,385 --> 00:28:40,795 They take my movies that I directed, 512 00:28:40,888 --> 00:28:43,808 and they pervert them to fit a convenient narrative. 513 00:28:44,474 --> 00:28:46,394 Hugging and Loving, right? 514 00:28:46,476 --> 00:28:47,556 That's a veiled portrait 515 00:28:47,644 --> 00:28:50,024 of my grandmother's assimilation story, for God's sake. 516 00:28:50,105 --> 00:28:52,515 That is a terrific film. That's my mom's favorite film. 517 00:28:52,608 --> 00:28:57,358 So, now, it's about what I apparently did to all my leading ladies. 518 00:28:57,446 --> 00:28:59,906 - [sighs] - Well, when did hugging become a sin? 519 00:28:59,990 --> 00:29:01,780 Fuck it. I love to hug. 520 00:29:01,867 --> 00:29:03,327 Huggings are nice. 521 00:29:03,410 --> 00:29:06,500 Yeah. Jeez. That is crazy. 522 00:29:06,580 --> 00:29:11,670 No, no, no. Crazy is how they loved the title Jessica Over Easy 523 00:29:11,752 --> 00:29:14,672 and then, of course, now they just rip me to shreds over it. 524 00:29:14,755 --> 00:29:17,965 God damn it. You know what? They just twist everything. 525 00:29:18,050 --> 00:29:21,180 I don't even understand what their message is they're sending out. 526 00:29:21,637 --> 00:29:24,807 That women are not allowed to be in possession of their sexual choices? 527 00:29:24,890 --> 00:29:26,950 When they fixate on us, they lose sight of the issues. 528 00:29:26,975 --> 00:29:28,515 I actually feel bad for the kids. 529 00:29:28,602 --> 00:29:32,232 'Cause there's nothing sexy about consent. [laughs] 530 00:29:32,314 --> 00:29:33,404 Well... 531 00:29:33,482 --> 00:29:37,652 That came out wrong, and that was creepy. 532 00:29:38,195 --> 00:29:39,815 I guess what I'm saying is... 533 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,030 humanity happens in the unspoken moments, 534 00:29:43,116 --> 00:29:46,946 and I just feel badly for a generation that loses that. 535 00:29:48,038 --> 00:29:49,708 Wow. That's really well said. 536 00:29:52,125 --> 00:29:53,415 Fuck it. 537 00:29:53,502 --> 00:29:54,502 Fuck it. 538 00:29:55,087 --> 00:29:56,377 We're not in prison. 539 00:29:57,256 --> 00:29:59,296 - Prison of public opinion. - Mm-hmm. 540 00:29:59,925 --> 00:30:01,635 That's exactly what I wanna talk about. 541 00:30:02,553 --> 00:30:05,263 The discussion, this whole Me Too thing, 542 00:30:06,014 --> 00:30:09,104 it is so fucking puritanical and myopic. 543 00:30:09,184 --> 00:30:10,314 No one is addressing it. 544 00:30:10,394 --> 00:30:14,024 A woman can say one thing about you. 545 00:30:14,106 --> 00:30:16,106 It doesn't matter what her motivation is. 546 00:30:16,191 --> 00:30:19,031 And everything you've done in your life... gone. 547 00:30:19,111 --> 00:30:21,451 Your career erased. 548 00:30:21,864 --> 00:30:23,204 You deserve better, buddy. 549 00:30:24,199 --> 00:30:25,409 You deserve better. 550 00:30:27,494 --> 00:30:28,704 I have an idea. 551 00:30:30,163 --> 00:30:33,463 We do a documentary. You direct it. I do the interviews. 552 00:30:33,542 --> 00:30:36,382 We make them look at it. We make them look at us. 553 00:30:36,461 --> 00:30:38,921 We ask to be a part of the conversation. 554 00:30:39,381 --> 00:30:40,591 I mean... 555 00:30:41,675 --> 00:30:43,465 we did something wrong, okay. 556 00:30:43,886 --> 00:30:44,886 What? 557 00:30:44,970 --> 00:30:46,600 If that's the way you feel, fine, 558 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,890 but explain it to me, 'cause I don't fucking get it. 559 00:30:48,974 --> 00:30:50,814 A conversation with the victims. 560 00:30:50,893 --> 00:30:53,653 Yes. And I think we can do it in a really smart way. 561 00:30:53,729 --> 00:30:55,899 I don't think we refer to them as victims. 562 00:30:55,981 --> 00:30:57,111 I think... 563 00:30:57,858 --> 00:31:00,608 that's a concess... I don't think it's something we want to concede. 564 00:31:00,694 --> 00:31:02,744 No, no, we do call them victims, 565 00:31:02,821 --> 00:31:04,871 and then we prove why they're not. 566 00:31:04,948 --> 00:31:08,738 I'm not sure that we should use gotcha journalism with the women who accused us. 567 00:31:08,827 --> 00:31:11,407 Oh, fuck that! Jesus. They did it with us. 568 00:31:11,496 --> 00:31:12,536 "Gotcha! 569 00:31:13,332 --> 00:31:15,672 I'll fuck you for the role, and then I'll win an Oscar." 570 00:31:15,751 --> 00:31:18,381 And then, "Oh, now I'm 50 and irrelevant, 571 00:31:18,462 --> 00:31:21,512 so I'll scream 'rape' and then I'll force a settlement." 572 00:31:21,590 --> 00:31:24,430 You know, as if that lazy lay deserves a cent. 573 00:31:24,510 --> 00:31:26,180 No, no, you're wrong. 574 00:31:28,055 --> 00:31:29,255 Wow. Is that real? 575 00:31:29,348 --> 00:31:30,518 "Gotcha! 576 00:31:30,599 --> 00:31:32,809 I said I was 20. Oh, I was only 15." 577 00:31:33,393 --> 00:31:36,443 Bullshit. "Then why do you look like a tired old bag?" 578 00:31:36,522 --> 00:31:40,192 And yeah, I'd love... I'd kill to see her birth certificate. 579 00:31:44,488 --> 00:31:46,028 How come I never heard about that one? 580 00:31:46,114 --> 00:31:48,284 'Cause she's going the legal route. 581 00:31:48,367 --> 00:31:49,987 Big fucking chance. 582 00:31:50,577 --> 00:31:52,247 Statute of limitations, babe. 583 00:31:52,329 --> 00:31:56,169 You know, sometimes you gotta say, "God bless America." 584 00:31:56,250 --> 00:31:57,580 Finally protected. 585 00:31:59,336 --> 00:32:00,626 Yeah, well, 586 00:32:02,214 --> 00:32:04,384 maybe we should just interview the men, 587 00:32:05,217 --> 00:32:09,967 because it might be naive to think that the women would want to participate. 588 00:32:10,055 --> 00:32:11,635 Do you think we could get Cosby? 589 00:32:12,224 --> 00:32:15,104 No, let's... No. 590 00:32:15,185 --> 00:32:20,225 No. I think another smart idea would be 591 00:32:20,315 --> 00:32:24,895 to talk about the specificity of the Me Too movements. 592 00:32:24,987 --> 00:32:30,907 There was the first wave of guys who were accused, 593 00:32:30,993 --> 00:32:33,043 and then there was a second wave, 594 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,960 and we could talk about the nuance between the two. 595 00:32:37,207 --> 00:32:38,287 I don't think I follow. 596 00:32:38,375 --> 00:32:43,625 Well, the first wave was... really bad. 597 00:32:44,089 --> 00:32:47,679 And then the guys accused in the second wave was just different, 598 00:32:47,759 --> 00:32:51,679 and I don't think we should be scared to talk about it. 599 00:32:56,768 --> 00:32:59,558 Spell it out for me, won't you, Mitch? 600 00:33:07,821 --> 00:33:10,241 Well, you are actually a predator. 601 00:33:11,658 --> 00:33:13,698 And people are gonna want you to own that. 602 00:33:24,922 --> 00:33:26,722 As opposed to... 603 00:33:28,967 --> 00:33:30,887 What are you exactly, Mitch? 604 00:33:35,766 --> 00:33:36,976 Not you. 605 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,900 The organization has now raised over $80,000 606 00:33:41,980 --> 00:33:44,360 to help end sexual assault on college campuses. 607 00:33:44,441 --> 00:33:45,821 [Mia] Pace it down. You have time. 608 00:33:45,901 --> 00:33:46,901 Okay. 609 00:33:46,985 --> 00:33:49,145 And educate students on consent. 610 00:33:49,238 --> 00:33:51,028 Really inspiring to see these young women 611 00:33:51,114 --> 00:33:53,744 working together to effect change, isn't it, Alex? 612 00:33:53,825 --> 00:33:55,535 Fast learner, our Bradley. 613 00:33:55,994 --> 00:33:58,464 Well, it's Saturday night, and she has the stage to herself. 614 00:33:58,539 --> 00:34:00,329 Let's not do the hora just yet. 615 00:34:00,415 --> 00:34:03,085 Coming up after the break, we have one of my personal favorites, 616 00:34:03,168 --> 00:34:05,548 The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. 617 00:34:05,629 --> 00:34:10,339 Alex, growing up on the farm, my mama made the best grits in all of West Virginia. 618 00:34:10,425 --> 00:34:11,835 Let's see how Ree compares. 619 00:34:11,927 --> 00:34:13,507 Seriously, you guys? This is garbage. 620 00:34:13,594 --> 00:34:17,224 I don't call my mother "Mama," and she's also a terrible cook. 621 00:34:17,306 --> 00:34:18,726 [laughter] 622 00:34:18,809 --> 00:34:19,889 I hear you, Bradley. 623 00:34:19,976 --> 00:34:21,056 Do you? 624 00:34:21,143 --> 00:34:23,313 [Mia] Yeah. We're taking notes. We're making changes. 625 00:34:23,397 --> 00:34:25,067 How about I do it for you? 626 00:34:25,148 --> 00:34:26,898 Please welcome The Pioneer Woman, 627 00:34:26,984 --> 00:34:29,324 who somehow manages to idealize an era 628 00:34:29,402 --> 00:34:31,912 when women birthed babies in covered wagons 629 00:34:31,989 --> 00:34:35,449 and died from cholera before they even had a chance to nurse 'em. 630 00:34:36,034 --> 00:34:37,084 Something like that? 631 00:34:37,159 --> 00:34:38,329 [laughter] 632 00:34:40,330 --> 00:34:44,460 Yo, Jackson. God here. Let's fix that wardrobe. 633 00:34:44,543 --> 00:34:47,343 Whoever's picking these outfits should be fired. 634 00:34:48,005 --> 00:34:49,585 Alex picked 'em. 635 00:34:57,181 --> 00:34:59,101 All right, next up, 636 00:34:59,183 --> 00:35:04,193 Lizzy has her mock trial semifinal on May 3. 637 00:35:04,271 --> 00:35:06,481 Yeah, it's an all-day thing. I'll cover it. 638 00:35:06,565 --> 00:35:08,065 No. I wanna go to that. 639 00:35:08,150 --> 00:35:09,650 Yeah, it's at Wolcott's. 640 00:35:09,735 --> 00:35:12,815 I refuse to have boarding school mean that I don't get to see my fucking kid. 641 00:35:15,157 --> 00:35:17,117 I'm gonna get more wine. Would you like some? 642 00:35:17,201 --> 00:35:18,991 Uh, sure. Why don't you switch to white? 643 00:35:19,077 --> 00:35:20,507 Isn't that stuff giving you headaches? 644 00:35:20,537 --> 00:35:22,657 If I don't take an Advil, okay, Jason? 645 00:35:22,748 --> 00:35:24,328 - Jesus. - Okay. Jesus Christ. 646 00:35:24,416 --> 00:35:25,536 God. 647 00:35:25,626 --> 00:35:26,786 - Al, Al, Al. - What? 648 00:35:26,877 --> 00:35:29,047 Oh, God. What is going on? 649 00:35:29,129 --> 00:35:32,719 I just think it's weird that we have to make a fake family calendar. That's all. 650 00:35:32,799 --> 00:35:34,009 We've always done it. 651 00:35:34,092 --> 00:35:37,892 No, but now it just is... Feels like a game. 652 00:35:39,306 --> 00:35:40,426 Lizzy's stuff is real, 653 00:35:40,516 --> 00:35:44,936 but coordinating my events and you having to pretend. Come on. It feels weird. 654 00:35:45,354 --> 00:35:47,814 Yes, obviously. It's fucking bizarre. 655 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,190 But, you know, we'll figure it out. 656 00:35:50,275 --> 00:35:52,985 Lizzy's at boarding school now. She'll be at college in a minute. 657 00:35:53,070 --> 00:35:55,610 Yes, I know. I know. And I'm thrilled for her. 658 00:35:55,697 --> 00:35:58,077 We raised a beautiful, independent kid, 659 00:35:58,158 --> 00:36:01,288 but would it kill her to need us a little bit more? 660 00:36:01,370 --> 00:36:03,000 Oh, come on. 661 00:36:03,497 --> 00:36:05,997 Is that really what's bothering you? 662 00:36:09,711 --> 00:36:11,091 Come on. 663 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,470 Page Six thinks I'm crazy. 664 00:36:17,469 --> 00:36:20,889 Page Six thought you were pregnant ten times last year. Who cares? 665 00:36:21,223 --> 00:36:23,103 Well, I very well might be. 666 00:36:23,475 --> 00:36:25,305 - Excuse me? - Crazy, not pregnant. 667 00:36:25,394 --> 00:36:29,274 Crazy. I'm... This article came up the other day. 668 00:36:29,356 --> 00:36:34,856 I googled "Alex and Bradley" 'cause... I'm fucking human and curious, 669 00:36:34,945 --> 00:36:36,405 and this article popped up 670 00:36:36,488 --> 00:36:40,948 that said I was "wandering the halls of TMS in the middle of the night." 671 00:36:41,535 --> 00:36:42,535 Were you? 672 00:36:42,953 --> 00:36:43,953 Yes. 673 00:36:44,830 --> 00:36:49,840 But that means that my coworkers are leaking stories about me. 674 00:36:50,460 --> 00:36:51,670 Mitch is going down, 675 00:36:51,753 --> 00:36:54,973 and somehow stories about me being crazy are popping up. 676 00:36:55,048 --> 00:36:56,968 How the fuck does that track? 677 00:36:57,050 --> 00:36:59,470 - All right, it's a big change. - Yes. 678 00:36:59,553 --> 00:37:01,143 You're allowed to feel it. 679 00:37:01,221 --> 00:37:03,311 I know, but I'm the one who made this big, stupid 680 00:37:03,390 --> 00:37:06,560 Bradley-Jackson, whoever-the-fuck-that-is move. 681 00:37:07,186 --> 00:37:09,806 I mean, it is crazy. It's absolutely crazy. 682 00:37:10,355 --> 00:37:13,395 But at first it felt like "I'm in control. This is a power move." 683 00:37:13,483 --> 00:37:17,573 But I just... This stupid shitshow, I'm just... I'm exhausted. 684 00:37:17,654 --> 00:37:21,834 I'm just so exhausted. Ohh. 685 00:37:21,909 --> 00:37:24,539 Would it really be so bad if it all went away? 686 00:37:24,620 --> 00:37:25,620 What? 687 00:37:25,704 --> 00:37:29,084 Oh, come on. A part of you is trying to blow it all up. Admit it. 688 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:30,996 Now, come on. I know you. 689 00:37:32,002 --> 00:37:33,212 I get it. 690 00:37:33,879 --> 00:37:37,049 But you've had this unbelievable run, Alex. 691 00:37:38,217 --> 00:37:39,967 You've earned your freedom. 692 00:37:40,886 --> 00:37:43,136 You've earned your family their freedom. 693 00:37:44,890 --> 00:37:48,310 So, I don't know, maybe this is the moment you get to choose to stop. 694 00:37:50,229 --> 00:37:51,439 We'll be fine. 695 00:37:53,732 --> 00:37:56,742 Wait. Are you saying that if I quit, we would be... 696 00:37:56,818 --> 00:38:00,318 Fuck, no, no, I'm... No, I was not making this about me. Sorry. 697 00:38:00,614 --> 00:38:02,534 Okay. 698 00:38:02,616 --> 00:38:04,026 [Jason sighs] 699 00:38:04,117 --> 00:38:05,367 Thank you for that. 700 00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:08,290 - Thank you. - Sure. 701 00:38:27,474 --> 00:38:30,234 Am I supposed to be impressed you can open Barneys? 702 00:38:30,310 --> 00:38:33,190 You're supposed to be impressed that I've got $30,000 703 00:38:33,272 --> 00:38:35,152 for you to spend on whatever you want. 704 00:38:42,489 --> 00:38:44,199 Do you have a favorite silhouette? 705 00:38:44,658 --> 00:38:45,658 Pants. 706 00:38:47,578 --> 00:38:52,038 Pencil, cigarette, flared, high-waisted, gaucho, drop-crotch... 707 00:38:52,124 --> 00:38:55,004 You know what? Just bring us a variety. We trust you. 708 00:38:55,085 --> 00:38:56,835 And throw in some dresses too, please. 709 00:38:57,254 --> 00:39:01,594 I get you're not a typical woman, but try to see the joy in a wardrobe upgrade. 710 00:39:01,675 --> 00:39:03,215 What is a typical woman? 711 00:39:04,803 --> 00:39:07,393 You know, not everything is a challenge. 712 00:39:07,806 --> 00:39:11,636 Mm, people usually say that when they don't wanna be challenged. 713 00:39:11,727 --> 00:39:13,347 Wow. You're fun. 714 00:39:13,437 --> 00:39:14,437 I'm tired. 715 00:39:14,521 --> 00:39:18,071 And I don't feel like pretending Pretty Woman is my favorite movie. 716 00:39:19,610 --> 00:39:21,110 What is your favorite movie? 717 00:39:21,528 --> 00:39:23,318 What do you want my favorite movie to be? 718 00:39:23,906 --> 00:39:26,236 I'm beginning to sense that you're very frustrated. 719 00:39:26,325 --> 00:39:27,945 Look, I don't wanna sound ungrateful. 720 00:39:28,035 --> 00:39:30,615 New clothes are fun. They're... 721 00:39:30,704 --> 00:39:32,084 You know what's even more fun? 722 00:39:32,164 --> 00:39:35,084 Having your image workshopped by a focus group. 723 00:39:35,167 --> 00:39:38,247 I can't wait to hear how I'm gonna alienate Americans. 724 00:39:38,337 --> 00:39:42,297 I've been contending with the misogynistic world of journalism for 15 years. 725 00:39:42,382 --> 00:39:44,642 I've only been told about a thousand different ways 726 00:39:44,718 --> 00:39:47,718 I'm too liberal, too conservative, too in-between. 727 00:39:47,804 --> 00:39:50,394 "You've too much chin. You're not smiling enough. 728 00:39:50,474 --> 00:39:52,684 You're too brunette. Do you wanna go blonde? 729 00:39:52,768 --> 00:39:53,768 Where are your boobs? 730 00:39:53,852 --> 00:39:56,102 Quick, put your boobs out. Wait, put your boobs away. 731 00:39:56,188 --> 00:39:58,268 You're attracting men. You're scaring women. 732 00:39:58,649 --> 00:40:01,439 Try not to be so confrontational. Men don't wanna fuck you. 733 00:40:01,527 --> 00:40:03,487 Don't be so angry. Women feel criticized." 734 00:40:03,570 --> 00:40:04,740 But here, no, no, 735 00:40:04,821 --> 00:40:09,161 here I'm gonna transform into the aspirational, inoffensive dream girl. 736 00:40:09,243 --> 00:40:12,123 Here I'm gonna become the Mother Teresa of the morning news. 737 00:40:12,204 --> 00:40:15,794 Though I'm pretty sure that Mother Teresa had too many fucking wrinkles for HD. 738 00:40:15,874 --> 00:40:18,004 All right, are we doing this? Let's go. 739 00:40:19,461 --> 00:40:20,591 Mm-hmm. 740 00:40:21,296 --> 00:40:25,216 I'm trying on a lot of clothes for someone without a signed contract. 741 00:40:25,300 --> 00:40:27,890 It'll be ready tomorrow. You need a better agent. 742 00:40:27,970 --> 00:40:29,720 My agent is fine. 743 00:40:29,805 --> 00:40:33,725 He's an idiot if he closes at $700,000. 744 00:40:35,352 --> 00:40:37,602 I thought you were trying to get me on the cheap. 745 00:40:38,021 --> 00:40:40,771 I don't mind paying someone what I think they're worth. 746 00:40:44,945 --> 00:40:45,985 You're single, right? 747 00:40:46,405 --> 00:40:47,525 Huh? 748 00:40:47,614 --> 00:40:48,704 Single. 749 00:40:48,782 --> 00:40:50,702 What's that got to do with my contract? 750 00:40:51,451 --> 00:40:54,661 So, you are? That's great. 751 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:56,160 Good. Keep it that way. 752 00:40:56,248 --> 00:40:59,378 American women, they're getting married later, often not at all. 753 00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:02,089 Eggs frozen to be used another day, if at all. 754 00:41:02,171 --> 00:41:04,261 Men to be fucked but not needed for fulfillment. 755 00:41:04,339 --> 00:41:08,839 That's exciting, that's reality, and that is not on morning television. 756 00:41:10,053 --> 00:41:11,763 Okay. What do you think of this? 757 00:41:12,472 --> 00:41:13,472 Oh, yeah. Right. 758 00:41:15,809 --> 00:41:18,019 Very Pantsuit Nation. 759 00:41:18,604 --> 00:41:19,654 Fuck off. 760 00:41:20,772 --> 00:41:22,232 No, I love it. 761 00:41:22,816 --> 00:41:26,566 I'm serious. It just, it... It reminds me of my mom. 762 00:41:27,362 --> 00:41:28,362 Seriously? 763 00:41:28,447 --> 00:41:29,907 My mom is awesome, 764 00:41:29,990 --> 00:41:32,870 and she is gonna love you. 765 00:41:32,951 --> 00:41:36,121 Martha has never seen herself reflected on The Morning Show. 766 00:41:38,290 --> 00:41:40,710 Is this the mom you took care of after Daddy left? 767 00:41:40,792 --> 00:41:45,842 Oh, I see. You think of her as, like, a sad, weak, abandoned woman? 768 00:41:45,923 --> 00:41:47,933 - Hey, I didn't say that. - [laughs] 769 00:41:48,008 --> 00:41:52,218 I took care of my mom, in the cooking her dinner and giving her hugs sense. 770 00:41:52,304 --> 00:41:54,184 Telling her to put her work away and go to bed. 771 00:41:54,264 --> 00:41:57,854 And I was, you know, a terrific 12-year-old mom to my mom. 772 00:41:59,186 --> 00:42:00,516 What does she do? 773 00:42:00,604 --> 00:42:02,194 Uh, retired now. 774 00:42:02,272 --> 00:42:05,862 She was a campaign organizer for progressive women who usually lost. 775 00:42:06,527 --> 00:42:08,777 Martha loved an easy sell. [chuckles] 776 00:42:08,862 --> 00:42:10,322 Like mother, like son. 777 00:42:11,114 --> 00:42:12,124 How so? 778 00:42:12,199 --> 00:42:15,239 Peddling out to America a 40-year-old, single, childless woman 779 00:42:15,327 --> 00:42:16,527 who's a political independent? 780 00:42:16,578 --> 00:42:18,288 I don't think you're a tough sell. 781 00:42:19,414 --> 00:42:23,044 We already have the housewives watching TMS. 782 00:42:23,126 --> 00:42:27,166 If we want to win the ratings war, we need the women who aren't watching, 783 00:42:27,256 --> 00:42:30,966 the ones that don't see themselves reflected in Ice Queen Alex. 784 00:42:31,051 --> 00:42:33,641 So... be messy. 785 00:42:34,429 --> 00:42:38,019 Let's do segments on the ways that you haven't "lived up." 786 00:42:38,433 --> 00:42:42,353 Be the narrative real women are living. 787 00:43:04,293 --> 00:43:05,293 [sighs] 788 00:43:42,998 --> 00:43:43,998 [door locks] 789 00:43:52,674 --> 00:43:55,684 There is no way that Ashley is only one fucking segment. 790 00:43:55,761 --> 00:43:57,931 That's plenty of time for a good interview. 791 00:43:58,305 --> 00:44:02,345 It is completely disrespectful to the seriousness of the subject. 792 00:44:02,434 --> 00:44:05,734 I get it. But Ashley is not good. 793 00:44:05,812 --> 00:44:07,862 Oh, my Go... Okay, hold on a second. 794 00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:10,440 Did you seriously just call her "not a good victim"? 795 00:44:10,526 --> 00:44:11,986 Look, I read the transcript. 796 00:44:12,069 --> 00:44:14,459 She's superficial, she's inconsistent in her recounting of the story... 797 00:44:14,488 --> 00:44:17,618 She's completely preoccupied by Mitch, how he might feel about it. 798 00:44:17,699 --> 00:44:19,259 Okay, so did you bring her in for backup? 799 00:44:19,284 --> 00:44:21,394 - Is that what Mia's doing here? - I am nobody's backup. 800 00:44:21,411 --> 00:44:22,851 I read the transcript from your pre-interview. 801 00:44:22,871 --> 00:44:25,141 - I came to my own conclusions. - Why are you reading my transcripts? 802 00:44:25,165 --> 00:44:26,625 Hey, hey, hey. 803 00:44:26,708 --> 00:44:29,338 Mia's in charge of our Me Too coverage. She gets what works. 804 00:44:29,419 --> 00:44:31,209 This is not about Me Too, Chip. 805 00:44:31,296 --> 00:44:33,506 This is about us. This is about our show, 806 00:44:33,590 --> 00:44:35,340 how we will be judged by the public. 807 00:44:35,425 --> 00:44:38,845 And if you cut that down, it's gonna look like a dodge. It just fucking is. 808 00:44:38,929 --> 00:44:41,219 So get this into your little fucking brains, okay? 809 00:44:41,306 --> 00:44:43,906 I'm doing the interview my way, and if you have a problem with it, 810 00:44:43,976 --> 00:44:46,436 and if you have a problem with it, then fucking quit. 811 00:44:50,566 --> 00:44:51,726 [door slams] 812 00:44:52,401 --> 00:44:54,861 Just let her deal with it. Fuck it. Fuck it. 813 00:44:59,867 --> 00:45:01,077 [sighs] 814 00:45:03,579 --> 00:45:04,579 [knock at door] 815 00:45:04,663 --> 00:45:06,463 I'll be on stage in a minute! 816 00:45:13,213 --> 00:45:15,383 You shouldn't do the interview with Ashley. 817 00:45:18,343 --> 00:45:19,343 Why wouldn't I? 818 00:45:21,180 --> 00:45:22,180 I don't know. 819 00:45:23,098 --> 00:45:26,978 Seems like you wanna create this narrative about how you're taking control, 820 00:45:27,060 --> 00:45:29,480 how you've been powerless, but, um... 821 00:45:30,939 --> 00:45:32,519 that's pretty convenient. 822 00:45:34,067 --> 00:45:35,527 What's convenient about it? 823 00:45:36,028 --> 00:45:37,648 You've always had power, 824 00:45:37,738 --> 00:45:40,948 and you know exactly what it looks like when a woman doesn't. 825 00:45:43,327 --> 00:45:46,787 Mia, I don't think we've ever known each other that well. 826 00:45:49,625 --> 00:45:50,625 Maybe not, 827 00:45:51,126 --> 00:45:54,086 but it hasn't stopped you from making assumptions about me. 828 00:45:54,171 --> 00:45:56,421 Yeah. I've made assumptions about you and Mitch. 829 00:45:58,258 --> 00:46:00,258 I did not approve of that relationship. 830 00:46:00,969 --> 00:46:02,139 Not one bit. 831 00:46:03,222 --> 00:46:05,022 Completely inappropriate. 832 00:46:05,933 --> 00:46:08,203 And I think the world is making that pretty clear right now. 833 00:46:08,227 --> 00:46:10,267 But what I don't understand is why is this my fault? 834 00:46:10,354 --> 00:46:11,364 It's not. 835 00:46:11,438 --> 00:46:14,438 But you're not impartial on this subject. You knew what Mitch was doing. 836 00:46:14,525 --> 00:46:15,975 And you're impartial? 837 00:46:17,110 --> 00:46:19,210 You're producing the person who'll be doing the interview. 838 00:46:19,238 --> 00:46:20,418 That's pretty fuckin' transparent 839 00:46:20,447 --> 00:46:21,757 - if you ask me. - This isn't about that. 840 00:46:21,782 --> 00:46:24,502 Well, then what is it about, Mia? 'Cause I'm getting really confused. 841 00:46:24,535 --> 00:46:27,785 I don't ever remember you confiding in me about Mitch, 842 00:46:27,871 --> 00:46:29,041 asking me for help. 843 00:46:29,581 --> 00:46:32,921 I remember you being pretty capable of taking good care of yourself. 844 00:46:37,965 --> 00:46:39,815 You know what? Do whatever you wanna do with Ashley, 845 00:46:39,842 --> 00:46:41,892 but I'm telling you, she's enamored of you. 846 00:46:42,386 --> 00:46:44,596 You'll never get to something honest. 847 00:46:46,765 --> 00:46:48,805 And then you're gonna get crucified for it. 848 00:46:55,607 --> 00:46:56,607 [door shuts] 849 00:47:03,115 --> 00:47:04,485 God. 850 00:47:08,495 --> 00:47:10,455 So, one big happy family. 851 00:47:10,539 --> 00:47:12,329 Yeah. With an absent mother. 852 00:47:12,416 --> 00:47:14,706 I, honestly, was shocked that she agreed to a run-through. 853 00:47:14,793 --> 00:47:16,343 Not exactly a team player? 854 00:47:16,753 --> 00:47:19,763 Alex requires a fair amount of personal space. 855 00:47:19,840 --> 00:47:21,130 It's just who she is. 856 00:47:21,633 --> 00:47:23,513 Okay, so, Alex is in a meeting. 857 00:47:23,594 --> 00:47:25,854 We're gonna mark some transitions without her. 858 00:47:26,305 --> 00:47:28,925 Daniel, do you mind playing Alex for a bit? 859 00:47:32,144 --> 00:47:33,694 - Don't mind at all. - Okay. 860 00:47:37,441 --> 00:47:38,651 Um... 861 00:47:38,734 --> 00:47:39,744 [Daniel] This way. 862 00:47:40,777 --> 00:47:41,777 Okay. 863 00:47:41,862 --> 00:47:42,992 Speaking of family, 864 00:47:43,071 --> 00:47:46,071 we know how hard it is to make your kid's lunch quick and healthy, 865 00:47:46,158 --> 00:47:48,788 but luckily, multitasking mom Margaret M... 866 00:47:49,203 --> 00:47:52,003 Multitasking mom Margaret Mapel... 867 00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:55,170 Okay. Can we run that back? That's a lot of alliteration. 868 00:47:55,250 --> 00:47:56,500 [Daniel sighs] 869 00:47:56,585 --> 00:47:58,745 - I'm not looking for sympathy. - I'm not offering any. 870 00:47:59,671 --> 00:48:02,111 [director] All right. Going again, let's take it from the top. 871 00:48:02,132 --> 00:48:04,182 Here we go. Starting with Bradley's line. 872 00:48:04,259 --> 00:48:05,639 Everyone quiet, please. 873 00:48:05,719 --> 00:48:07,449 [Mia] Hey, you're doing great. Just take a deep breath. 874 00:48:07,471 --> 00:48:08,681 Mia, thanks for showing up. 875 00:48:09,556 --> 00:48:11,676 Sorry. Dealing with some changes. Um... 876 00:48:12,476 --> 00:48:14,806 You are doing the interview with Ashley. 877 00:48:15,270 --> 00:48:17,860 We've pushed it to the end of the week so we can prepare. 878 00:48:17,940 --> 00:48:19,570 Wait, what? 879 00:48:20,859 --> 00:48:23,109 Yeah. Alex just told me on her way out. 880 00:48:23,987 --> 00:48:25,487 On her way out? 881 00:48:25,572 --> 00:48:26,572 What, she's leaving? 882 00:48:27,407 --> 00:48:28,407 Yeah. 883 00:48:28,492 --> 00:48:31,162 Wait, when is she gonna rehearse with me? On air? 884 00:48:32,621 --> 00:48:35,211 Bradley, this run-through is going well. Let's just push through. 885 00:48:35,290 --> 00:48:37,840 Oh, hell no! No, no, no. 886 00:48:37,918 --> 00:48:40,208 I'm not going on tomorrow if we don't rehearse. 887 00:48:40,295 --> 00:48:42,705 Bra... Hey! Don't let her walk out of this... 888 00:48:43,966 --> 00:48:45,176 Great. 889 00:48:46,301 --> 00:48:47,301 Great. 890 00:48:48,637 --> 00:48:50,847 Hey! Alex! 891 00:48:52,766 --> 00:48:54,346 Hey! Alex. Alex. 892 00:48:57,855 --> 00:48:59,815 Why are you not going through the run-through? 893 00:48:59,898 --> 00:49:01,958 We moved the Ashley interview to the end of the week, 894 00:49:01,984 --> 00:49:03,554 so I gotta go home and prep a new story. 895 00:49:03,569 --> 00:49:05,279 Why are you giving me the interview? 896 00:49:06,113 --> 00:49:07,573 Because it's better for the show. 897 00:49:07,948 --> 00:49:09,318 Why are you doing this to me? 898 00:49:09,867 --> 00:49:12,367 Doing what? Handing you an amazing opportunity? 899 00:49:12,452 --> 00:49:13,792 No. You're making no sense. 900 00:49:13,871 --> 00:49:15,711 Y-Y-You're not being present. 901 00:49:15,789 --> 00:49:16,999 What the fuck? 902 00:49:17,082 --> 00:49:18,712 I don't have all the answers. 903 00:49:18,792 --> 00:49:20,422 And why does this have to be about you? 904 00:49:20,502 --> 00:49:22,922 'Cause I'm a woman who has a life. You realize that? 905 00:49:23,005 --> 00:49:25,295 I have people I'm responsible for, 906 00:49:25,382 --> 00:49:28,432 and I have career aspirations that don't involve being your sidekick. 907 00:49:28,510 --> 00:49:31,810 You are not my sidekick. You're my cohost. 908 00:49:32,931 --> 00:49:35,851 Well, you have barely acknowledged me all weekend. 909 00:49:37,978 --> 00:49:41,648 I... I didn't know that you needed me to hold your hand. 910 00:49:42,149 --> 00:49:43,479 I need a partner. 911 00:49:44,276 --> 00:49:46,146 Sometimes partners hold hands. 912 00:49:49,364 --> 00:49:50,374 Oh. 913 00:49:51,074 --> 00:49:52,334 Oh, Jesus. 914 00:49:53,577 --> 00:49:54,697 Okay. 915 00:49:54,786 --> 00:49:56,616 Uh, Bradley... 916 00:49:58,123 --> 00:50:01,003 I don't have a fucking clue what I'm doing. 917 00:50:03,420 --> 00:50:05,460 - You don't? - Nope. Not a clue. 918 00:50:06,507 --> 00:50:07,877 Running on instinct. 919 00:50:08,550 --> 00:50:09,890 But I know that I need a second 920 00:50:09,968 --> 00:50:13,008 so I can get my shit together to go on air tomorrow. 921 00:50:14,389 --> 00:50:17,679 And I know I have to not be in that building with those fucking people 922 00:50:17,768 --> 00:50:20,058 who are constantly judging my choices. 923 00:50:23,398 --> 00:50:27,238 [sighs] I honestly don't know why I picked you. 924 00:50:27,861 --> 00:50:29,451 Okay? That's the truth. 925 00:50:31,073 --> 00:50:32,913 Just an impulse, and I went with it. 926 00:50:35,077 --> 00:50:37,867 But I do know that I think I like you. 927 00:50:40,207 --> 00:50:41,207 [sighs] 928 00:50:42,668 --> 00:50:44,168 Just go sign your contract. 929 00:50:47,172 --> 00:50:48,172 All right. 930 00:50:49,007 --> 00:50:50,217 Okay. 931 00:50:50,300 --> 00:50:52,140 [light music starting] 932 00:50:52,219 --> 00:50:53,509 Watch your step. 933 00:50:57,057 --> 00:50:58,097 [sighs] 934 00:50:59,726 --> 00:51:03,266 [woman singing] 935 00:51:12,281 --> 00:51:13,951 [beeping] 936 00:51:14,658 --> 00:51:18,578 [singing continues] 937 00:51:44,897 --> 00:51:48,897 [music fades] 938 00:51:56,033 --> 00:51:59,663 [muffled sound, slowed] 939 00:52:06,084 --> 00:52:08,924 [beeping, slowed] 940 00:52:13,467 --> 00:52:17,757 [footsteps]