Friends who haven't watched "The Morning Show", don't get me wrong, this is a media workplace drama, this is a drama that details how workplace sexual harassment happens.
The best ones are episodes 8-10. Episode 8, in flashbacks, tells how Mitch became famous and powerful, and how easily he sexually assaulted Hannah. In the ninth episode, the two political forces of the TV station started to wrestle light and dark, and Mitch, who was the protagonist before, became a pawn instead. In episode 10, through Hannah's death, the two anchors were deeply touched and began to treat each other frankly. The understanding, compassion, empathy and friendship between women burst into great energy. The originally planned interview with Mitch revealed that the condoning behavior of the TV station's top management was in vain , but instead pushed the two anchors to broadcast the truth they knew bravely and quickly. Guess what? We resist the oppression of patriarchal and male-dominated societies, and reject everyone's cynicism. You perpetrators, don't participate, and don't even think of using the craze of the #MeToo movement to seek political interests for yourself.
When I saw the final scene: Alex walking around the studio, suddenly determined to squeeze into the camera and said, "We haven't been honest with you guys, I'm not talking about the news, I'm talking about ourselves... this place It's not like it's shown before your eyes, there are really bad things going on, there are bad people... We want to share a little bit about our network, (Brad: We believe that Fred Micklen has created a kind of workplace atmosphere, so that women who come forward can't speak up, can't complain about sexual misconduct) ... we will not lie to you again! Because I am as guilty as everyone, I did not expose it, and did not lend a hand, There is no stopping sexual misconduct in this building! The corporate culture is permeated from the top down, and Fred Micklen has forced a corporate culture of fear, silence, suspicion and misery that permeates the entire network, including "The Morning Show" I've seen firsthand how it affects women and I've never stopped because I'm on my way to success. I know it's not enough, but I have to apologize to a lot of people, especially one person Apologies, I'm so unfair to you, I'm sorry, and I'm willing to do everything I can to right the wrong. (Brad: Abuse of power, corporate corruption, these phenomena must end. We're here, nowhere, and we won't accept The culture of silence.) There are thousands of times more people like me, Bradley, and you than there are people like Fred Micken, (Brad: Please speak up! Hope people like Fred and Mitch... )" - the picture signal is cut off, familiar scene. I sobbed excitedly, as if I was about to cry out my grievances, and finally I had to put on a mask and run desperately in the wind, covering my wailing with big breaths.
I was deeply empathetic because a story similar to what happened to Hannah happened around me. There is a girl who loves to laugh and play, and then gradually becomes silent and erratic. I thought it was her lovelorn. One day, she invited me to a restaurant for dinner. She deliberately chose the innermost position away from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and whispered about her attempted sexual assault. She was vague, and I dared not ask for details. Almost like Hannah's trust, adoration, innocence and vulnerability. I just asked, "Why didn't you call the police?" She hesitated, her family knew the person and had already received a sum of money. That person already thought she was very powerful, and was shocked that she dared to tell her family. Afterwards, the man's shameless so-called three-step process of confession seems to be the template for this type of man: my wife and I have always had a bad relationship, even separated for many years (so it's justifiable to be sexually thirsty); The plane is always thinking of you; I will definitely take care of you at work in the future. I feel bad for her, and I called her sadly and said, "I think you should move out of that house." It was just that I was trusted to accompany her for a while. After many years, I went to her wedding, and she When I introduced me to my husband, her husband immediately said, "So you are the friend she often mentions!" As you can imagine, I wasn't really familiar with me and was already one of her few friends at that time. But I didn't do anything! I was silent on the criminal behavior of the disgusting male superior I knew, just because of the bullshit excuse that "the two sides have reconciled, the other party has given up the prosecution, this is someone else's private matter".
That girl was first physically violated by a wretched man, her free will and self-worth were insulted, and then the fatal blow was her family's appeasement and forbearance. Why? After the sexual assault, the victim has to be humiliated by a slut. He feels that this is a very shameful thing, and is even questioned by his family. "You just don't love yourself, and you are usually too casual, so you will be misunderstood by that person." Why? It's obviously the people who use their power, status, and money to persecute them. The victims have to keep blaming themselves, and keep thinking about what step they did wrong at that time? That flower-like girl had already been eaten by such unreasonable social unspoken rules that month. She later smoked again and fell into self-defeating for a long time, leaving only a body that was sucked dry. After a long, long time, whether she was redeemed by love, or whether she resigned to her fate and found someone to marry at random, I asked, but I couldn't find the answer.
Am I innocent? not at all. I am the insider, I am the cynic, the one who is pressed on the head and kneeled. I knew the evil was happening, and I pretended to know nothing. So I was destined to be nailed to the rack of shame and condemned by my conscience. On the evening of February 6th, I was also tormented like this! I said: Feeling guilty - guilty of being alive, guilty of not being as brave as he was.
Back to the show. Mitch is handsome, personable, smart and agile, a man with power and status higher than money. A rookie in the workplace can't refuse the career advice of such a successful person, and he is also confused by his physical proximity, but it is completely understandable to dare not resist. Power has a force field, and it is difficult for those who approach it to not distort their emotions and character to cater to this dazzling light. Thinking of reality, Liu Qiangdong, Polanski, Woody Allen... There are still so many people defending them that they are successful artists/entrepreneurs, how many people are eyeing them, this is a complete conspiracy. Until preparing for the interview, Mitch thought he was doing "sexual misconduct," not sexual assault, because it's always been consensual -- right? He is too narcissistic, and has never paid attention to the feelings of the female colleagues who were sexually assaulted by him. He was aggrieved and felt that he was the victim who was "used" by those women. He never mentioned that he took the initiative to find those women to satisfy his desire for sex and power.
It's funny that such a shameless man is about to cut his seat with his friends. He and his director friends were indignant at the overkill of MeToo at the moment, and said that they would jointly make a show to speak for men. Then the famous (Hollywood) director casually said that the actress was accused of rape but the prosecution period had passed, and even implied between the lines He sexually assaulted underage women, and Mitch suddenly fell silent, saying, "I didn't hear you say this. You are the sexual predator. The targets of MeToo's accusations should be divided into two waves, the first wave is downright The bastard, yes, I'm talking about you. And the second wave is just misunderstood..." Big brother, stop laughing at the second brother, using power to force people to bed, using promotion to cover bribes, is only more subtle than rape That's it.
Alex is another important and interesting character. She and Mitch have been together for 15 years, and they have an ambiguous and harmonious relationship between friends and lovers. She pursues success diligently, in order to keep her position, she does not hesitate to grab personal partners and seek help from leaders she doesn't like to reach alliances and betray friends. Her success is just that she acquiesced to the rules of the male-dominated society, turned her core into a man to win, and also used her status to bully in the workplace (give eyes and lessons to those women who please Mitch), and even if she is as successful as her , still can not escape the female identity. When divorced, she faced the public's harsh criticism of the woman when the news was announced, and her partner had to endure the suspicion of others when she had an accident. Even-it turned out that she was also sexually assaulted by Mitch after being drunk, and she was also one of the victims. Such people still succumb to their sensibility in the end and bravely speak out for women, truth, and our ideal world, isn’t it more moving?
Fortunately, there is still light in this world. Yanko and Claire talk about an office romance, and will take the initiative to ask the girl, "Did I do something like Mitch to you? Did I use my power to get you?" When Claire couldn't stand the pressure and wanted to break up, he hugged her affectionately and left. There are many men in the world who respect women, and they are the pan-front coalition of the feminist movement. Chip是另一个我相对喜欢的角色，他重情重义，热爱工作，有平凡人的抓狂，发现不对劲就爆料给NYT，还在Hannah死后难掩激动胖揍Mitch。Bradley Jackson, the well-deserved heroine, is the catfish in this show. She uses nasolabial lines, slightly mean two thin lips, and occasionally squinted eyes to play a rebellious, sexy, smart, warm host. I've always thought Reese Witherspoon was a bit bitchy, but the characters in this show give her so much. From the very beginning, she refused the sweet lady outfit arranged for her by the show team, and rejected the outside world's settings and expectations for her role. She was tired of the fake news reports, she had to dig out the truth, only she and Cory had ideals in the news.
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