“That’swhere you score the real points.”
Alex looks at him, puzzled, for a beat.
“Thank you for the very weird pep talk, Cory.”
Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup on ‘The Morning Show’.Karen Ballard/Apple TV +
Everything aboutThe Morning Showis weirder this season.
All aspects of the show are bigger: The “Are they kidding with this?”
The “Wait, did theyintendfor this to be funny?”
Julianna Margulies on ‘The Morning Show’.Apple TV +
The frequently ridiculous dialogue.
Either way, it’s a lot more fun to watch this time around.
“Chaos it’s the new cocaine!”
Cory declared last season.
“I mean, another streaming service?”
“They should be illegal!”
(LOL, platform humor.)
There are two (2!
Lovable actressKathy Najimyshows up for one (1!)
scene as a tarot card reader who stuns Alex with an unexpected observation.
They have two substantive conversations about this issue over the course of 10 episodes.
Cory is cowed before only one person: formidable UBA chairwoman Cybil Richards (the equally formidableHolland Taylor).
“Actions have consequences,” she warns him gravely.
“And I keep my temple clean.”
Sometimes it’s just better to embrace the mess.Grade: B
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