A "negative" but real star anchor character
Women in the workplace face too many problems and pressures. These pressures are not just about how to do your job well, how to get continuous promotion in the position, and how not to be eliminated by young people. Behind these questions is more than just an emphasis on professional competence within the scope of the position. From the perspective of the problem, it is the choice that women feedback to their hearts.
alex levy as "the morning show" - a 15-year mainstream media daytime news ace show, ace female anchor. In the fifteen years of his career, he has gradually reached the peak of his career. A star anchor with a glossy appearance, on an ordinary working day, received a breaking news from his own program. His partner, senior, and the ace male anchor of the show, mitch, was immediately fired from the show because he was secretly reported to be involved in sexual harassment or sexual assault of several female colleagues in the company. In an instant, in addition to facing the on-the-spot broadcast of breaking news, Alex also has to accept the sudden change in his work and living environment - if his partner is reported, can he lead the charge alone? In the face of external public opinion, how do you respond decently? As a female representative, how do you evaluate the behavior of your partner and best friend? The comfortable and comfortable life was disrupted, and the hidden marital crisis also surfaced. As a professional woman, when you come to middle age, any small fluctuation will touch the tense nerves.
Alex, facing the public, first of all she is a well-known anchor, a representative of professional women, and a successful person. However, she grew up in a TOP news program with fifteen years of experience, an industry-leading traditional media company. In addition to producing mature programs, such a company's management system and cultural system are deeply rooted and penetrate into the marrow of every member. Let's see how Aniston shows the "charm" of his character in the face of such a sudden event.
In the first episode, when the crisis broke out, Alex's first reaction was to express his attitude of defending women's positions in the live broadcast of the day and to distance himself from the direct relationship with the mitch incident. Note that the show editor has put together an official press release, and alex declined to use it, speaking instead. This flustered, self-protection measure directly reflects Alex's extreme insecurity in the workplace. After suppressing his emotions for a day, alex finally couldn't hold back and sneaked to mitch's house at night. Originally, mitch would have thought that Alex was supporting him as a friend, but what he did not know was more of alex's complaints and accusations. Alex believes that Mitch's aftermath is an abandonment to her. Alex does everything he can to the show, and Mitch's damage to the show because of his personal desires will also make Alex lose everything, not just the show, but also career, reputation, and even family. At this time, the crisis itself has no direct relationship with Alex. But she still believes that losing mitch is a fatal blow to the show and her career. Therefore, from the very beginning, Alex believed that his successful career was based on his close dependence on Mitch. This was not only the status of Mitch's partner and host, but also his psychological dependence on him. These dependencies come from the comfort of forming a good partner, from the irreplaceable little tacit understanding in the show, and from the care of the senior anchor. It is precisely because of the accumulated sense of dependence for so many years that she quickly ignored at this critical moment that she was not able to achieve today's achievements by virtue of her professional ability. It was a hint from her heart that if she was the only one left, she would not do it.
Subsequently, Alex learned that he might be replaced before the incident, and the company was slow to discuss the details of the renewal with her agent. She was finally starting to face up to the problems she really needed to solve. As an ace anchor, he may accept being unemployed in the event of a sudden change in the program, but he must not accept that he is replaced or eliminated in advance. At this moment, alex really started to fight, while ensuring that he can get a contract extension, he must have a negotiating agreement that must master the initiative to choose a partner. As the saying goes, the more absolute power a person in power gives him, the more he can reflect his inner insecurity. Alex's urgent desire to take control of this partner directly led her to announce the news of Bradley's airborne "joining" "TMS" at the awards party. Yes, instead of letting you give me a potential threat that I can't control, it's better to strike first and give you a ticking time bomb. The moment alex made the decision to choose bradley was when she misunderstood in the bathroom that bradley came to the awards reception rashly because of her vanity, and bradley revealed to her that she could not refuse the invitation to be a senior UBA leader . At that moment, she could also feel that Bradley, who is also a professional woman, has a moment of compromise due to the pressure of the professional environment, even if she has a high sense of inner principles. There may also be a sympathy, but it is more that alex sees it as a kindred person.
However, after all, Bradley is a new blood who first came to the show. She has never been "baptized" by this traditional show, nor has she been nurtured by the corporate culture. The "truth-seeking" concept of her dedication to news in her bones has prompted her to get closer and closer to the secret behind the mitch incident. Since Bradley joined the show, he uncontrollably revealed that he had a teenage abortion; during the live broadcast, he unknowingly broke away from the manuscript and talked freely; during the individual interview, he was not under the control of the producer, and guided the guests to obtain their own inquiries. This step-by-step move made Alex have to realize that the existence of this "time bomb" is a threat to the entire show. If Bradley takes aim at "the morning show", it will undoubtedly be the biggest damage to himself. Lose the entire show, the team where the ace show is located, and the company where the credit is lost. This means that he has lost everything he has worked hard for fifteen years. This is also why alex would rather choose to betray his best friend in the end, but also to protect himself and the program.
Throughout the first season, right up until the very last moment of the final episode, Aniston's alex levy, a successful professional female character, was not the usual positive, glamorous, inspirational star image of the past. It is the real side that a middle-aged woman hides behind her, in the face of career crisis and life past, she presents an anxious and chaotic state. It will even be on the verge of collapse at all times, but it has to struggle to keep fighting back and forth with reality. Undoubtedly, Aniston interprets this role very well. From a character perspective, it is more brilliant than Reese's Bradley. However, the finale of the first season seems thrilling and exciting. However, only when things are so bad can the last conscience of the protagonist be awakened, which may also be the sadness of this character's existence.
Judging from the performance of the final story, Hannah's death should not be a suicide, otherwise she would not have called back to Los Angeles to accept a job before she died. This should pave the way for a bigger conspiracy in the second season. Then look at the second season, how to shape the character of alex levy on the basis of the plot. In fact, from my heart, full and real characters are more attractive. Instead of blindly showing the roles of successful women in the workplace. Therefore, I hope that in the second season, Alex will not turn into a very righteous and combative person because of the final "awakening". Instead, it retains more of a state of struggle and choice between power, self-interest, and truth.
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