Character introduction and plot development occupy two-thirds of this season's episodes, and the foreplay is too long, which led to the desire to abandon the drama for a time. Both female protagonists are in a state of emotional instability and collapse at any time, which made me crazy when I first started watching the show. But after seeing it, I gradually understand that in the long-term and high-intensity working environment of the news industry, we are endlessly chasing hot spots, we must be ready to set off at any time, we must pay attention to the authenticity of the news, we must think about the depth of the report, and we must also consider the acceptance of the audience. , really tired and collapsed.
I remembered a podcast I heard before, "Talking about the unknown psychological trauma of reporters" on September 5, 2019. The 94th issue, the program introduction said very clearly:
"The emotional distress that is common among journalists is not only the post-traumatic sequelae (PTSD) caused by witnessing major disasters, but also the emotional labor and burnout accumulated under the special pressure day after day."
However, this is only an extension of what I feel from the portrayal of the high-pressure work environment in the whole drama. The main focus of this drama is on the phenomenon of sexual harassment in the workplace. Until the eighth episode, all the truth surfaced in the form of flashbacks. Mitch induced sexual assault on Xiaobai Hannah. Afterwards, the company executives received the report and took the initiative to cover up. However, Mitch had just ended an extramarital affair with his colleague Mia, and this paragraph The experience is well known in the company. In order to protect the heroine Alex from being replaced, the program producer Chip took the initiative to break the story. This is the beginning of all the chaos.
I can only be glad that Alex chose Bradley, Chip met the crazy CEO Cory, and Hannah's tragic ending was used as a catalyst, which made the last Jedi counterattack particularly exciting. The climax of the whole season came in the last ten minutes of the last episode. The two hostess, the former producer, the CEO, and all the members of the show team jointly attacked, exposing the dirty behavior of the company's top management. In this joint operation, Alex and Bradley loudly exposed the internal scandal and apologized, the real colleague Claire hugged her lover and colleague Yanko tightly, Cory directly ordered to stop the current producer from suspending the live broadcast signal, and Mia locked the company executives in the studio door In addition, they let go of worries that may have a negative impact on themselves, let go of their attachment to personal interests, and awakened their conscience.
(But it also gives people a sense of unhappiness at the abrupt end of the climax, and I am looking forward to the next season.)
The acquiescence and cover-up of the sexual harassment by the top men in the workplace, the promotion of opportunities for women to keep their mouths shut, and the indifference and even malicious interpretation of others have made everything more complicated. It is not ruled out that some people take this position, and there is no denying that there are real feelings among colleagues in the workplace, but the world of adults is too bound by interests, and everyone has their own concerns and wants. One of Alex's lines in the play is right:
"All jobs are messy, and you do things that you don't necessarily want to do in exchange for money and status, and to make sure you don't get ruined by it."
But to discuss whether the #METOO movement is overkill, I don't think so. Women need to speak up, and men need to understand that non-rejection does not mean consent. Co-workers can talk about feelings, but they cannot try to use co-worker relationships as a bargaining chip to meet some of their own needs. Why do women use sex and satisfy their male bosses' physical desires to get promoted in the workplace? This is essentially the practice of using bad money to drive out good money in the workplace. We need to safeguard women's inviolability and ensure the right to fair competition in the workplace.
Gender is not a measure of a person's ability to work, it may have been, but it is and will not be.
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