1 00:02:32,479 --> 00:02:36,612 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - www.Addic7ed.com ... 2 00:02:44,539 --> 00:02:46,264 I would like to take this moment 3 00:02:46,267 --> 00:02:50,834 to announce my new Morning Show cohost, 4 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:53,170 Bradley Jackson. 5 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:03,783 Don't look too surprised. 6 00:04:03,785 --> 00:04:05,535 - All right, stand up. Up. - Okay. 7 00:04:05,537 --> 00:04:07,579 - Bradley! - Bradley! 8 00:04:07,581 --> 00:04:09,956 - Miss Jackson! - Bradley, how are you feeling? 9 00:04:09,958 --> 00:04:11,041 Smile. Smile. 10 00:04:11,043 --> 00:04:12,125 How do you feel, Miss Jackson? 11 00:04:12,127 --> 00:04:13,543 Is she drunk? 12 00:04:13,545 --> 00:04:14,836 That would make sense. 13 00:04:14,838 --> 00:04:18,050 Get her to the studio. Don't let either of them make statements. 14 00:04:18,053 --> 00:04:20,550 She is the perfect person for the job, 15 00:04:20,553 --> 00:04:23,053 and you will see what I'm talking about. 16 00:04:23,055 --> 00:04:24,512 Yeah. 17 00:04:24,514 --> 00:04:26,806 Hope you had fun up there. 18 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:29,100 Oh, I'm really excited too. 19 00:04:29,103 --> 00:04:33,813 - Are you both gonna be lead anchors? - Bradley. 20 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:35,273 Let's go. Let's go. 21 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:36,608 Bradley, Bradley, 22 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:38,401 - Maggie Brener, New York Magazine. - Oh, hi. 23 00:04:38,403 --> 00:04:41,905 - Congratulations on... - Maggie, my love. Tonight is a tease. 24 00:04:41,907 --> 00:04:46,409 But, Cory, how'd you manage to keep such a delightful secret? 25 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:50,038 Well, you guys are only interested in the obvious choices. 26 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,041 Bradley Jackson isn't obvious. 27 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:55,877 After Mitch, we felt we needed a big change and quickly. 28 00:04:55,879 --> 00:05:00,715 One that makes a statement about where we intend to go. 29 00:05:00,717 --> 00:05:02,170 Where is that? 30 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:13,770 If you guys wanna know more... 31 00:05:13,772 --> 00:05:18,024 tune in on Monday for Alex and Bradley's first show. 32 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:20,235 Bradley. Miss Jackson, over here, please. 33 00:05:20,237 --> 00:05:22,529 How long are you gonna be with this network? 34 00:05:22,531 --> 00:05:24,114 What are you fucking doing? 35 00:05:24,116 --> 00:05:27,617 Um, congratulations, Bradley Jackson. 36 00:05:27,619 --> 00:05:29,494 Your life just took off. 37 00:05:29,496 --> 00:05:31,871 Don't say anything to anyone and meet me at the studio. 38 00:05:31,873 --> 00:05:33,999 You're changing the game. How does it feel? 39 00:05:34,001 --> 00:05:35,083 Bradley! Bradley. 40 00:05:35,085 --> 00:05:36,501 Are you excited to work with Miss Levy? 41 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:39,212 What is the statement that you would like to make to young women? 42 00:05:39,214 --> 00:05:41,381 - I don't... - Hey, let's get you outta here. 43 00:05:41,383 --> 00:05:43,049 They're looking at you like you're raw meat. 44 00:05:43,051 --> 00:05:44,593 - Okay. - Okay. We're going this way. 45 00:05:44,595 --> 00:05:46,052 - Bradley! - Excuse me. 46 00:05:46,054 --> 00:05:48,471 This way. 47 00:05:48,473 --> 00:05:51,766 Oh, my God. What the hell just happened? 48 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:54,269 They'll have answers for us at the studio. Chip knows we're on our way. 49 00:05:54,271 --> 00:05:56,521 Oh, no, no. I'm going to LaGuardia. LaGuardia, please. 50 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:59,149 - Uh, we're not going to LaGuardia... - Yes. 51 00:05:59,151 --> 00:06:02,652 And with all due respect, who the hell are you to tell me what to do? 52 00:06:02,654 --> 00:06:05,655 Do you have a cigarette? 53 00:06:05,657 --> 00:06:07,407 Twenty bucks. 54 00:06:07,409 --> 00:06:10,076 Bravo, buddy. Way to take advantage of a woman in need. 55 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:11,536 Do you have $20? 56 00:06:12,956 --> 00:06:17,125 Yeah. Cory put it on public record that the show is launching on Monday. 57 00:06:17,127 --> 00:06:18,668 Yeah, well, he's insane too. 58 00:06:18,670 --> 00:06:21,588 Agreed. But let's for one moment assume you are the coanchor. 59 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:23,798 You can assume that. I don't want to assume that. 60 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,801 I'm going to LaGuardia. I don't wanna be the coanchor. 61 00:06:26,803 --> 00:06:28,094 Why the hell not? 62 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:31,181 Because they're gonna use me to try and get an Eagle News audience 63 00:06:31,183 --> 00:06:34,142 that I won't attract because I'm not that kinda conservative. 64 00:06:34,144 --> 00:06:35,393 But you don't know that, 65 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:38,480 because there's no way in hell that I have been vetted. 66 00:06:38,482 --> 00:06:42,359 And I am being set up here to be some sort of fall guy, 67 00:06:42,361 --> 00:06:43,735 and I am not interested in that. 68 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:45,320 Not interested. 69 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:46,404 Do you have a light? 70 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:48,657 No smoking, ma'am. 71 00:06:48,659 --> 00:06:50,825 You've gotta be kidding me. 72 00:06:50,827 --> 00:06:53,203 What the hell were you thinking? 73 00:06:53,205 --> 00:06:56,764 Why would you back that unhinged woman to a room full of reporters? 74 00:06:56,767 --> 00:06:58,266 You were given clear instructions. 75 00:06:58,269 --> 00:07:02,211 Why would you box us in to a Monday launch with that nobody? 76 00:07:02,214 --> 00:07:03,838 I feel it's a bit dismissive to refer 77 00:07:03,841 --> 00:07:05,632 to them as "unhinged woman" and "nobody." 78 00:07:05,634 --> 00:07:08,718 Don't fuck with me. I need to understand how you plan to fix this. 79 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,639 Or explain to me why I shouldn't fire you along with Levy? 80 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:18,353 Well, because that "unhinged woman" did us a serious favor. 81 00:07:18,355 --> 00:07:20,502 Look, this show slipped in the ratings, 82 00:07:20,505 --> 00:07:22,274 Fred, because the show is stale. 83 00:07:22,276 --> 00:07:25,527 Alex Levy, her sell-by date, it expired years ago. 84 00:07:25,529 --> 00:07:27,487 She needed to go. Everybody knew we were gonna fire her, 85 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:30,031 but Mitch fucked that up by fucking everything. 86 00:07:30,033 --> 00:07:31,950 So, now, everybody's curious. What are we gonna do? 87 00:07:31,952 --> 00:07:34,828 So what we're gonna do is, we're gonna give her this victory. 88 00:07:34,830 --> 00:07:37,414 A Pyrrhic victory. Make her think that she's won. 89 00:07:37,416 --> 00:07:41,084 But really, we're gonna let this "nobody" in to freshen the show. 90 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:42,990 Juice the ratings for sweeps and finally 91 00:07:42,993 --> 00:07:44,754 push Alex Levy off the shelf for good 92 00:07:44,756 --> 00:07:46,965 when it is convenient for us 93 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:50,510 and when we don't have to look like the bad guys. 94 00:07:50,512 --> 00:07:53,263 That doesn't explain why we have to rush them out for Monday. 95 00:07:53,265 --> 00:07:54,347 Well, the streak. 96 00:07:54,349 --> 00:07:57,267 If we don't do something next week, the streak is over. 97 00:07:57,269 --> 00:08:01,479 YDA is not sneaking up on us, they're breathing down our fucking necks, 98 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:05,025 in spite of our "Mitch is a predator" boost. It feels old. 99 00:08:05,027 --> 00:08:06,545 People are getting too used to their 100 00:08:06,548 --> 00:08:08,653 favorite cuddly men turning into monsters, 101 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:14,242 but watching a beloved woman's breakdown 102 00:08:14,244 --> 00:08:18,912 is timeless American entertainment. 103 00:08:22,002 --> 00:08:24,461 The Morning Show audience values stability. 104 00:08:25,547 --> 00:08:27,812 When has it been the case that a morning audience prefers 105 00:08:27,815 --> 00:08:29,966 fighting over family? 106 00:08:29,968 --> 00:08:31,885 I don't know. Families fight, Fred. 107 00:08:31,887 --> 00:08:35,931 Look, all right, hey, give me a month of "The Alex and Bradley Show." 108 00:08:35,933 --> 00:08:39,726 Either they work well together, or it's horrible. 109 00:08:39,728 --> 00:08:43,813 Regardless, putting Bradley in lets us get back to replacing Alex. 110 00:08:43,815 --> 00:08:47,943 And it'll be interesting and fun, fresh, you know, 111 00:08:47,945 --> 00:08:51,905 which is imperative right now. 112 00:08:51,907 --> 00:08:54,407 I'm gonna make something clear. 113 00:08:54,409 --> 00:09:00,538 I have an easy fall guy when all this goes to shit. 114 00:09:00,540 --> 00:09:02,457 Oh, we're talking about me, right? 115 00:09:02,459 --> 00:09:06,294 Chaos, it's the new cocaine, Fred. 116 00:09:06,296 --> 00:09:07,629 You screwed yourself. 117 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:11,258 Committed a fireable offense, overtly in breach of contract. 118 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:16,054 We'll be lucky if the network even continues negotiations. 119 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:20,517 You need to go in and find Fred and apologize tonight. 120 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:24,604 Right, right. Is there an alternative option? 121 00:09:24,606 --> 00:09:26,690 Not unless you wanna pull the rehab card. 122 00:09:26,692 --> 00:09:28,942 We could say you were emotional about Mitch. 123 00:09:28,944 --> 00:09:30,914 But I'm not emotional about Mitch. 124 00:09:30,917 --> 00:09:33,029 I was emotional because no one's fucking listening to me! 125 00:09:33,031 --> 00:09:35,823 Mom! What's going on? Are you? Are you... 126 00:09:35,825 --> 00:09:38,326 - Yes, I'm fine. Sorry. - Let's just take a beat here, please. 127 00:09:38,328 --> 00:09:42,163 - Sarah, listen. I'm going to handle this. - It's okay. It's okay. 128 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:44,833 Then put on your apology face and fucking mean it. 129 00:09:44,835 --> 00:09:47,794 - Absolutely. I completely understand. - You understand? 130 00:09:49,006 --> 00:09:50,171 Guys. Guys, guys, guys. 131 00:09:50,173 --> 00:09:53,633 Listen, don't... Honey, oh, baby. Honey, listen to me. 132 00:09:53,635 --> 00:09:58,138 Sometimes women can't ask for control. 133 00:09:58,140 --> 00:10:02,475 So, they have to take it, okay? 134 00:10:02,477 --> 00:10:03,560 Okay. 135 00:10:03,562 --> 00:10:06,605 I want you to remember that. Okay, baby? 136 00:10:06,607 --> 00:10:10,317 - Okay. - Okay. 137 00:10:19,453 --> 00:10:21,982 Okay. Everybody knows you're here. 138 00:10:21,985 --> 00:10:23,371 They want you to sit tight for 15 minutes. 139 00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:24,581 I will not sit tight. 140 00:10:24,583 --> 00:10:25,874 There are some snacks. Some TV. 141 00:10:25,876 --> 00:10:27,834 There's definitely some booze around here somewhere. 142 00:10:27,836 --> 00:10:29,336 They're deciding my life out there. 143 00:10:29,338 --> 00:10:31,880 Yes, and I know that's insane, but Alex is meeting with the CEO. 144 00:10:31,882 --> 00:10:32,958 Chip is gathering the staff, 145 00:10:32,959 --> 00:10:34,883 and if you're even remotely considering doing this... 146 00:10:34,885 --> 00:10:36,092 I don't know what this is. 147 00:10:36,094 --> 00:10:37,636 You need to let them come to you. 148 00:10:37,638 --> 00:10:40,680 You need to let yourself take a breath. Have a fucking drink. 149 00:10:40,682 --> 00:10:44,414 Think about what you want. 150 00:10:44,417 --> 00:10:46,937 Consider this the start of me being a great producer. 151 00:10:46,939 --> 00:10:48,805 - You're not my producer. - Yet. 152 00:10:55,447 --> 00:10:58,500 Oh, my God. 153 00:11:00,671 --> 00:11:02,034 Hal, where have you been? 154 00:11:02,037 --> 00:11:04,955 You cannot seriously be making this about me right now. 155 00:11:04,957 --> 00:11:08,583 Okay? Can we please talk about you? You're all over the news. 156 00:11:08,585 --> 00:11:09,668 This is so weird. 157 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:13,380 Yeah, no kidding. Is Mom okay? 158 00:11:13,382 --> 00:11:16,549 Uhh... 159 00:11:16,551 --> 00:11:17,884 She's pissed at me. 160 00:11:17,886 --> 00:11:20,020 She said you embarrassed her with her 161 00:11:20,023 --> 00:11:22,097 friends because you didn't tell her. 162 00:11:22,099 --> 00:11:24,557 I didn't know. 163 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:25,993 Is this even real? 164 00:11:28,110 --> 00:11:31,086 Fuck, Hal. I hope not. 165 00:11:38,532 --> 00:11:41,408 - Oh, hey. She's waiting in the green room. - You're a god. 166 00:11:41,410 --> 00:11:43,743 - Is this for real? Or are... - Fucking hope not. 167 00:11:43,745 --> 00:11:45,698 What the hell was she thinking? It's a room 168 00:11:45,701 --> 00:11:46,709 full of press, and she just... 169 00:11:46,711 --> 00:11:48,581 I think she was thinking it would be effective. 170 00:11:48,584 --> 00:11:49,666 - Yeah, well... - So? 171 00:11:49,668 --> 00:11:51,672 Wait till she finds out Bradley Jackson 172 00:11:51,675 --> 00:11:55,296 is a fucking raving lunatic. Jesus. 173 00:11:55,299 --> 00:11:57,173 - Chip. - What? 174 00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:59,634 I wanna produce her. 175 00:11:59,636 --> 00:12:00,719 Why? 176 00:12:00,721 --> 00:12:02,762 Because I've been in purgatory. I'm too good for that. 177 00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:05,098 If this is real, you should put your best person on it, 178 00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:09,728 and you know that's fucking me, and, honestly, I like her, 179 00:12:09,730 --> 00:12:13,732 which could go a long way to making this work. 180 00:12:13,734 --> 00:12:15,775 If this works, it's gonna be a fucking disaster, 181 00:12:15,777 --> 00:12:17,083 and you're gonna be tied to it. 182 00:12:17,086 --> 00:12:20,488 Yeah, I've been tied to disasters before. 183 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:22,024 I want this, Chip. 184 00:12:26,914 --> 00:12:29,003 Hold on. Let's just get some quiet. 185 00:12:29,006 --> 00:12:31,200 Can I get quiet for two seconds, please? 186 00:12:31,203 --> 00:12:35,703 I refuse to accept any of this as reality. Fuck. Jesus. 187 00:12:39,676 --> 00:12:41,927 Who died? 188 00:12:41,929 --> 00:12:44,596 Ideally, not my show. 189 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:46,264 Come on, Chip. Cheer the fuck up. 190 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:49,684 We're in the middle of an epic rebirth. 191 00:12:49,686 --> 00:12:51,937 So, this is happening? 192 00:12:51,939 --> 00:12:55,106 Look, I do know that this comes as a bit of a surprise. 193 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:57,442 Alex jumped the gun a little bit on the announcement, 194 00:12:57,444 --> 00:13:00,820 but we've been quietly vetting Bradley for a while now, 195 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:03,365 looking for someone with that kind of unpredictable energy. 196 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:06,826 And I know Monday feels fast. That's why we hired a veteran. 197 00:13:06,828 --> 00:13:10,413 Not an anchor veteran. Zero anchor experience, in fact. 198 00:13:10,415 --> 00:13:14,542 But she has got raw talent coming out of her pores. 199 00:13:14,544 --> 00:13:16,962 And you know it. 200 00:13:16,964 --> 00:13:18,672 So, let's get moving, people. 201 00:13:18,674 --> 00:13:22,717 We've got 48 hours to define the character of Bradley Jackson. 202 00:13:22,719 --> 00:13:25,053 I want wardrobe tests, screen tests, makeup tests. 203 00:13:25,055 --> 00:13:26,805 I wanna have those tests focus-grouped. 204 00:13:26,807 --> 00:13:28,306 We need a contract. Where's legal? 205 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:31,184 I'm telling you, it's not a given she'll go on air Monday. 206 00:13:31,186 --> 00:13:33,103 Huh. Are you legal? 207 00:13:33,105 --> 00:13:38,233 I'm Mia Jordan, Bradley's producer. 208 00:13:38,235 --> 00:13:41,111 Well, that happened fast. 209 00:13:41,113 --> 00:13:44,781 Uh... Yeah, I felt I was a few steps behind, 210 00:13:44,783 --> 00:13:48,125 so I wanted one of my best people to manage the circus. 211 00:13:51,789 --> 00:13:55,312 Well, just make sure that she can read a teleprompter. 212 00:13:55,315 --> 00:13:57,554 I don't want to rain on the parade, 213 00:13:57,557 --> 00:14:00,236 but I snaked a Mitch accuser from YDA. 214 00:14:02,384 --> 00:14:04,175 - You got a Mitch accuser? - Yeah. 215 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:06,511 Not great optics to launch a new anchor 216 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:09,222 next to a sexual assault victim's brave return. 217 00:14:09,224 --> 00:14:11,725 Are you kidding me? That's perfect. 218 00:14:11,727 --> 00:14:12,809 What is your name? 219 00:14:12,811 --> 00:14:14,686 - Hannah. I'm head booker. - Hannah. 220 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:20,275 Hannah nailed it, 'cause we're creating a safe space here. 221 00:14:20,277 --> 00:14:22,152 It's a feminine space. 222 00:14:22,154 --> 00:14:24,946 This is an era for The Morning Show 223 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:29,534 where women make the rules and give voice to the silenced. 224 00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:32,495 Speaking of which, nobody says a fucking word to the press. 225 00:14:32,497 --> 00:14:34,080 They're gonna be circling us like vultures. 226 00:14:34,082 --> 00:14:38,543 So, anyone who leaks will be murdered... 227 00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:40,170 career-wise. 228 00:14:40,172 --> 00:14:44,424 Okay. I'm gonna run upstairs to the public spanking of Alex Levy. 229 00:14:51,058 --> 00:14:52,557 Neal, I have an idea. 230 00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:54,434 I know it's only been a few days, 231 00:14:54,436 --> 00:14:56,311 and I know that you're gonna tell me it's too soon, 232 00:14:56,313 --> 00:15:01,691 but let's just for a second, look at the larger context of #MeToo. 233 00:15:01,693 --> 00:15:04,027 It's been, what? Two years? 234 00:15:04,029 --> 00:15:05,946 We're two years in. 235 00:15:05,948 --> 00:15:10,533 I feel that people are screaming for an honest conversation. 236 00:15:10,535 --> 00:15:12,911 And what do I do? 237 00:15:12,913 --> 00:15:14,788 What do I do best? 238 00:15:14,790 --> 00:15:16,456 I am a journalist. 239 00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:20,377 I can feel when the world needs me to articulate something for them. 240 00:15:20,379 --> 00:15:23,964 To help them understand. 241 00:15:23,966 --> 00:15:26,426 And believe me, I know this is gonna 242 00:15:26,429 --> 00:15:29,469 require a high degree of sensitivity. 243 00:15:29,471 --> 00:15:33,640 But I fucking love a tightrope. I love it. It makes me feel alive. 244 00:15:33,642 --> 00:15:36,601 You know what? Maybe all of this happened for a reason. 245 00:15:36,603 --> 00:15:41,898 Because I think that if I can get in there, and I can show my face, 246 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,859 and I can look and address the darkness... 247 00:15:44,861 --> 00:15:46,611 that exists within... 248 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,280 You're gonna answer... 249 00:15:48,289 --> 00:15:49,722 Fuck. 250 00:15:53,750 --> 00:15:55,699 Who is Bradley Jackson? 251 00:16:01,211 --> 00:16:04,337 Mitch, I love you. 252 00:16:04,339 --> 00:16:05,964 I mean, you know that's true. 253 00:16:05,966 --> 00:16:08,550 You're a fantastic talent. 254 00:16:08,553 --> 00:16:10,513 But the fact of the matter is that a 255 00:16:10,516 --> 00:16:15,598 working relationship is based on work, 256 00:16:15,601 --> 00:16:19,477 and that's not gonna be happening for a while. 257 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:22,814 Are you dropping me, Neal? 258 00:16:26,278 --> 00:16:29,946 We have a lot of female clients that are journalists that we represent. 259 00:16:29,948 --> 00:16:31,031 You understand? 260 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:33,491 There are certain pressures brought to bear on us. 261 00:16:33,493 --> 00:16:36,161 Believe me, I wish it was different than the way it is, 262 00:16:36,163 --> 00:16:38,163 but this is the reality now. 263 00:16:38,165 --> 00:16:39,998 Maybe you should sign Bradley Jackson, 264 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,168 whoever the fuck that is. 265 00:16:43,170 --> 00:16:45,262 Would you like me to leave? 266 00:16:45,265 --> 00:16:46,644 Yes. 267 00:17:01,491 --> 00:17:03,146 I don't feel I need to remind you 268 00:17:03,148 --> 00:17:07,192 that this network has been very good to you over the years. 269 00:17:07,194 --> 00:17:10,779 We have always shown you personal and professional respect. 270 00:17:10,781 --> 00:17:13,865 I never anticipated we would be met with such utter disrespect 271 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:16,262 and insubordination in return. 272 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:24,167 This network has every right to terminate you immediately. 273 00:17:24,169 --> 00:17:26,795 You have placed us in an impossible situation. 274 00:17:26,797 --> 00:17:28,922 You have embarrassed yourself. 275 00:17:28,924 --> 00:17:33,260 You have done something unforgivably selfish. 276 00:17:33,262 --> 00:17:36,972 And for what? To what end? 277 00:17:36,974 --> 00:17:40,100 I find myself wondering if we can even trust you with the privilege 278 00:17:40,102 --> 00:17:43,103 of being on air for The Morning Show. 279 00:17:46,149 --> 00:17:49,067 Are you done? 280 00:17:49,069 --> 00:17:52,654 I'm sorry? 281 00:17:52,656 --> 00:17:55,652 The part you guys never seem to realize 282 00:17:55,655 --> 00:17:59,244 is that you don't have the power anymore. 283 00:17:59,246 --> 00:18:03,164 The news division is held up by my show. 284 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:08,461 And the only thing keeping us afloat is me. 285 00:18:08,463 --> 00:18:10,922 Because guess what? 286 00:18:10,924 --> 00:18:13,199 America loves me. 287 00:18:14,899 --> 00:18:18,942 And therefore, I own America. 288 00:18:18,945 --> 00:18:24,324 It seems pretty fucking simple, but so easy for you guys to forget. 289 00:18:24,327 --> 00:18:26,479 Are you actually trying to justify your action... 290 00:18:26,481 --> 00:18:28,397 You're not listening! 291 00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:31,693 I don't need to justify anything. 292 00:18:31,695 --> 00:18:33,979 You all are so convinced that you are 293 00:18:33,982 --> 00:18:36,191 the rightful owner of all of the power 294 00:18:36,194 --> 00:18:37,866 that it doesn't even occur to you 295 00:18:37,868 --> 00:18:41,912 that someone else could be in the driver's seat. 296 00:18:41,914 --> 00:18:46,958 And so, we have to just gingerly step around your male egos 297 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:51,713 in order to not burst this precious little bubble. 298 00:18:51,715 --> 00:18:53,840 Well, surprise! 299 00:18:53,842 --> 00:18:55,456 I'm bursting it. 300 00:19:00,182 --> 00:19:04,142 We are doing this my way. 301 00:19:04,144 --> 00:19:07,870 Because, frankly, I've let you bozos handle this long enough. 302 00:19:13,206 --> 00:19:15,527 Not the apology you were expecting? 303 00:19:34,267 --> 00:19:35,894 Wanna take a seat? 304 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:40,720 Is that an invitation or a command? 305 00:19:40,722 --> 00:19:43,223 You sound a little pissed off. 306 00:19:43,225 --> 00:19:44,792 I don't like surprises. 307 00:19:44,795 --> 00:19:47,060 Oh, come on. That was a pretty good surprise. 308 00:19:47,062 --> 00:19:49,312 No. You don't get to make this about me. 309 00:19:49,314 --> 00:19:51,719 You dropped a bomb, and I don't know why. 310 00:19:51,722 --> 00:19:53,688 Maybe you're trying to blow up your life. 311 00:19:53,691 --> 00:19:56,403 Maybe you were angry, which I get, 312 00:19:56,405 --> 00:19:58,822 but you don't have the right to fuck with me. 313 00:19:58,824 --> 00:20:00,824 Fuck with you? How? 314 00:20:00,826 --> 00:20:04,286 By offering you the most coveted anchor job in the world? 315 00:20:04,288 --> 00:20:05,370 I don't want your job. 316 00:20:05,372 --> 00:20:08,066 Oh, honey, bullshit. 317 00:20:08,069 --> 00:20:12,530 You are so cocky. You just think I'm gonna do this? 318 00:20:12,533 --> 00:20:14,700 I know you're going to do this. 319 00:20:14,703 --> 00:20:16,298 I don't have a contract. 320 00:20:16,300 --> 00:20:21,052 Well, great. I just put you in a great spot to negotiate. 321 00:20:21,054 --> 00:20:23,305 This job is yours. 322 00:20:23,307 --> 00:20:25,890 I'm welcoming you with open arms. 323 00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:30,270 I'm giving you the biggest news platform you could ever have. 324 00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:33,398 If you're a true journalist, you don't say no to this. 325 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,269 I'm not sure this is considered true journalism. 326 00:20:38,118 --> 00:20:42,425 And how many current or former presidents have you interviewed? 327 00:20:44,745 --> 00:20:48,538 This job requires a certain kind of positivity. 328 00:20:48,540 --> 00:20:49,915 I'm not a perky person. 329 00:20:49,917 --> 00:20:52,667 I don't care. I don't want us to be the same. 330 00:20:52,669 --> 00:20:56,087 I'm not looking to groom my replacement. 331 00:20:56,089 --> 00:20:58,340 I want a partner. 332 00:20:58,342 --> 00:20:59,633 Do you? 333 00:20:59,635 --> 00:21:01,968 Or do you want somebody who's beholden to you? 334 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:05,221 Somebody who's grateful that you plucked them from obscurity? 335 00:21:05,223 --> 00:21:06,894 Because if that's what you're hoping for, 336 00:21:06,897 --> 00:21:09,402 I will give you serious buyer's remorse. 337 00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:14,648 You are convinced that you know me. 338 00:21:14,650 --> 00:21:17,776 I can guarantee that you are underestimating me. 339 00:21:17,778 --> 00:21:20,785 And I am really fucking over people doing that. 340 00:21:22,532 --> 00:21:25,033 I want you here at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 341 00:21:25,035 --> 00:21:29,371 I suggest that you get up at 5:00. 4:00 on Sunday. 342 00:21:29,373 --> 00:21:32,916 Start getting yourself conditioned. 343 00:21:32,918 --> 00:21:37,379 - Alex... - Mm-hmm? 344 00:21:37,381 --> 00:21:38,880 I don't like being used. 345 00:21:38,882 --> 00:21:40,674 Oh, my God. 346 00:21:40,676 --> 00:21:45,470 Could you just try, like, taking advantage of the situation presented? 347 00:21:45,472 --> 00:21:48,974 That sounds like something you might enjoy. 348 00:21:48,976 --> 00:21:51,675 Come on. See you tomorrow. 349 00:22:08,005 --> 00:22:09,965 We're gonna hit up a lot of the nitty-gritty today, 350 00:22:09,967 --> 00:22:11,656 because being a morning show anchor is the 351 00:22:11,657 --> 00:22:13,641 hardest job on television bar none. 352 00:22:13,644 --> 00:22:14,837 So, we're gonna meet with makeup, 353 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:16,418 wardrobe, we'll do some screen tests. 354 00:22:16,420 --> 00:22:18,962 - Okay. - Meet with marketing, publicity, research, 355 00:22:18,964 --> 00:22:21,172 uh, we're gonna drill transitions. 356 00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:24,759 Look, the other thing is that, and don't shoot the messenger, 357 00:22:24,761 --> 00:22:26,428 the show will be heavily scripted. 358 00:22:26,430 --> 00:22:27,596 What do you mean by "heavily"? 359 00:22:27,598 --> 00:22:30,724 Completely. It's gonna be completely scripted. 360 00:22:30,726 --> 00:22:34,895 Okay, no, I'm not a novice. I don't like things to be overtly scripted. 361 00:22:34,897 --> 00:22:38,523 It sort of eliminates any possibility of something truthful happening. 362 00:22:38,525 --> 00:22:41,192 Plus, I have a habit of going off-script sometimes. 363 00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:42,819 Two-Fucks Jackson. 364 00:22:42,821 --> 00:22:45,155 Well, I see the research has finally begun. 365 00:22:45,157 --> 00:22:47,115 I can relate to a good self-sabotage, 366 00:22:47,117 --> 00:22:50,619 but it cannot happen on The Morning Show. 367 00:22:50,621 --> 00:22:53,014 Okay, Mia, listen. I get that you're 368 00:22:53,017 --> 00:22:55,665 excited and y'all want this to work out. 369 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,627 I just don't know how I feel about being forced onto national television 370 00:22:58,629 --> 00:23:00,629 just to make an ass of myself. 371 00:23:00,631 --> 00:23:04,257 I wanna be clear, by showing up today, I'm not agreeing to this, 372 00:23:04,259 --> 00:23:08,094 and I'm not signing a contract, okay? 373 00:23:08,096 --> 00:23:10,680 Baby steps, okay? 374 00:23:12,267 --> 00:23:13,934 You know who's the most excited? 375 00:23:13,936 --> 00:23:15,518 - Who? - Alex. 376 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:16,603 Seriously. 377 00:23:16,605 --> 00:23:18,647 She's gonna be shepherding you through this entire weekend, 378 00:23:18,649 --> 00:23:21,274 along with me, of course. 379 00:23:21,276 --> 00:23:23,860 Okay? She really wants to take a firm hand in this. 380 00:23:23,862 --> 00:23:26,154 - She really cares. - She does? 381 00:23:26,156 --> 00:23:28,490 Absolutely. This whole weekend is about you. 382 00:23:28,492 --> 00:23:32,327 Getting to know Bradley Jackson, who you are, what's important to you. 383 00:23:32,329 --> 00:23:35,538 Really? You think I can define myself? 384 00:23:35,540 --> 00:23:37,249 Absolutely. 385 00:23:37,251 --> 00:23:39,834 This is gonna be fun. Watch. 386 00:23:39,836 --> 00:23:41,203 Can't wait. 387 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,091 You guys, thank you. Thank you, but no. 388 00:23:46,093 --> 00:23:48,635 Fucking no. I'm sorry. I know you're tired, 389 00:23:48,637 --> 00:23:51,805 and I know you hate me right now, but I really don't give a shit. 390 00:23:51,807 --> 00:23:54,117 All we have to do is figure out who 391 00:23:54,120 --> 00:23:56,810 Bradley Jackson is next to Alex Levy. 392 00:23:56,812 --> 00:23:59,104 Who do you partner with a 24-karat bitch? 393 00:24:00,232 --> 00:24:02,649 That's actually really funny. Don't... 394 00:24:02,651 --> 00:24:04,526 Good morning. 395 00:24:04,528 --> 00:24:07,279 Oh, good to see you're all in such good spirits today. 396 00:24:07,281 --> 00:24:09,197 Milk Bar for the writers. 397 00:24:09,199 --> 00:24:13,535 Yes, I'm shamelessly bribing you with sugar for working overtime. 398 00:24:13,537 --> 00:24:15,245 So, you're joining us? 399 00:24:15,247 --> 00:24:16,663 Absolutely. 400 00:24:16,665 --> 00:24:19,708 We were just discussing the enigma that is Bradley Jackson, so... 401 00:24:19,710 --> 00:24:21,001 Fabulous. 402 00:24:21,003 --> 00:24:22,669 So, if you'd give us a few minutes... 403 00:24:22,671 --> 00:24:24,921 No, I'd actually like to get in on that. 404 00:24:24,923 --> 00:24:27,966 - It's actually why I'm here. - To discuss Bradley? 405 00:24:27,968 --> 00:24:30,677 Among other things. 406 00:24:30,679 --> 00:24:34,097 Look, guys, this is a pressure-cooker moment, all right? 407 00:24:34,099 --> 00:24:36,016 This is a massive transition. 408 00:24:36,018 --> 00:24:37,976 We are redefining ourselves, 409 00:24:37,978 --> 00:24:42,063 and I need to make sure that we are all on the same page. 410 00:24:42,065 --> 00:24:44,357 So I'm gonna be here all weekend. 411 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:46,192 - All weekend? - Yeah, all weekend. 412 00:24:46,194 --> 00:24:47,777 Sean typed up a schedule. Sean. 413 00:24:47,779 --> 00:24:49,696 So, I spoke to wardrobe, 414 00:24:49,698 --> 00:24:51,789 and they're going to screen test some 415 00:24:51,792 --> 00:24:54,534 looks that will appeal to her demographic. 416 00:24:54,536 --> 00:24:57,313 And then I want us to bang out some copy 417 00:24:57,316 --> 00:24:59,117 so that we can talk about what segments 418 00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:00,873 that we will be giving to Bradley. 419 00:25:00,876 --> 00:25:02,792 What time does Ashley Brown get here? 420 00:25:02,794 --> 00:25:04,294 - Around 10:00. - 10:00. Okay, great. 421 00:25:04,296 --> 00:25:06,171 I'll do her pre-interview then. 422 00:25:06,173 --> 00:25:09,049 Sorry, should I know who Ashley Brown is? 423 00:25:09,051 --> 00:25:10,258 Mitch's victim. 424 00:25:10,260 --> 00:25:11,843 No, let's not call her a victim. 425 00:25:11,845 --> 00:25:13,720 Okay, what should we call her then? 426 00:25:13,722 --> 00:25:16,932 I think "accuser" feels more appropriate. 427 00:25:16,934 --> 00:25:18,927 Look, if she wants to call herself a victim, 428 00:25:18,928 --> 00:25:20,489 we can take our lead from her. 429 00:25:20,492 --> 00:25:23,605 But I think it's important that she feels in control of it. 430 00:25:23,607 --> 00:25:25,482 In control of the language used. 431 00:25:25,484 --> 00:25:30,987 So, just to be clear, and I appreciate the typed-up schedule, 432 00:25:30,989 --> 00:25:35,336 you're doing the Ashley Brown interview? 433 00:25:35,339 --> 00:25:41,135 Yes, I am, Chip. 434 00:25:41,138 --> 00:25:43,513 What? 435 00:25:43,516 --> 00:25:47,087 Okay. All right, team. 436 00:25:47,089 --> 00:25:52,759 I will address the elephant in the room. 437 00:25:52,761 --> 00:25:57,264 Yes, yes. I worked side by side with Mitch for 15 years. 438 00:25:57,266 --> 00:25:59,557 God knows he was not perfect. 439 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:02,519 I felt it daily. 440 00:26:02,521 --> 00:26:05,772 But I didn't know he was that guy. 441 00:26:05,774 --> 00:26:08,525 And that's a problem. 442 00:26:08,527 --> 00:26:11,486 I fell asleep at the wheel. 443 00:26:11,488 --> 00:26:15,156 But I want you to know that I am here now. 444 00:26:15,158 --> 00:26:17,534 And I'm here for Ashley, 445 00:26:17,536 --> 00:26:19,327 and I'm here for you. 446 00:26:19,329 --> 00:26:22,102 I'm available, I'm accessible, and I'm awake. 447 00:26:25,439 --> 00:26:27,672 So, shall we? 448 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:36,928 Stay on two. As we said, go with Yanko. Go with Yanko. 449 00:26:36,930 --> 00:26:39,097 If you live in New England, not so fast. 450 00:26:39,099 --> 00:26:40,974 - All right. Good, good, good. - You'll be seeing one last snowfall 451 00:26:40,976 --> 00:26:42,058 of the season. 452 00:26:42,060 --> 00:26:43,560 We do have some exciting wind blowing 453 00:26:43,562 --> 00:26:45,687 - our way down here in New York City too - Okay, good, guys. 454 00:26:45,689 --> 00:26:48,899 and she goes by the name of Bradley Jackson. 455 00:26:48,901 --> 00:26:50,483 - See what I did there? - Very smooth. 456 00:26:50,485 --> 00:26:51,985 Welcome to command center. 457 00:26:51,987 --> 00:26:53,653 Now, I may be stating the obvious, 458 00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:57,198 but it's a pretty exciting weekend here at TMS. 459 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,701 We have our new Morning Show cohost, Bradley, in the halls, 460 00:26:59,703 --> 00:27:01,717 and she and Alex are prepping a really, 461 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,580 really amazing show for this Monday. 462 00:27:03,582 --> 00:27:04,789 That's right, Daniel. 463 00:27:04,792 --> 00:27:06,260 And that includes an interview with our 464 00:27:06,262 --> 00:27:08,626 very own former colleague Ashley Brown, 465 00:27:08,629 --> 00:27:10,602 who has bravely agreed to return and talk 466 00:27:10,605 --> 00:27:12,908 about her experience with Mitch Kessler. 467 00:27:12,911 --> 00:27:14,549 That's going to be something. 468 00:27:14,551 --> 00:27:16,760 - Yeah. It's very, very brave. - Yeah. Big stuff. 469 00:27:16,762 --> 00:27:19,137 We hope you spend your Monday morning with our new family. 470 00:27:19,139 --> 00:27:20,221 I'm Daniel Henderson. 471 00:27:20,223 --> 00:27:21,306 I'm Alison Namazi. 472 00:27:21,308 --> 00:27:22,432 I'm Yanko Flores. 473 00:27:22,434 --> 00:27:24,768 And this was the weekend edition of The Morning Show. 474 00:27:24,770 --> 00:27:26,686 - Ready, four? - Until next time. 475 00:27:26,688 --> 00:27:29,805 Take four. Insert. Roll credits. 476 00:27:32,024 --> 00:27:34,062 'Cause America loves a good Cinderella story, 477 00:27:34,063 --> 00:27:35,445 just as long as she's a white girl. 478 00:27:35,447 --> 00:27:38,949 Please. Disney got you a black princess, like, what, 2008? 479 00:27:38,951 --> 00:27:40,033 He's not wrong. 480 00:27:40,035 --> 00:27:41,451 - I don't recall that. - You didn't see it. 481 00:27:41,453 --> 00:27:42,869 There was a frog. 482 00:27:42,871 --> 00:27:45,455 Bradley. Hi. Claire. We met the other day. 483 00:27:45,457 --> 00:27:47,540 - Yeah, yeah. I remember. - I'm with the digital team today. 484 00:27:47,542 --> 00:27:48,806 If it's cool, I'm gonna shadow you while 485 00:27:48,808 --> 00:27:50,585 we do your screen tests this morning. 486 00:27:50,587 --> 00:27:53,964 Give people a front-row look on how we make a star. 487 00:27:53,966 --> 00:27:55,257 Oh. 488 00:27:55,259 --> 00:27:58,218 Sorry, they told me to say that. Stupid. Let's go. 489 00:27:58,220 --> 00:27:59,302 Okay. 490 00:27:59,304 --> 00:28:01,094 Fuck me. 491 00:28:03,016 --> 00:28:07,586 Tell me why I shouldn't hand in my resignation now. 492 00:28:07,589 --> 00:28:09,896 Daniel, I could write you a fucking book. 493 00:28:09,898 --> 00:28:12,607 Yesterday, you said it was my chair to lose. 494 00:28:12,609 --> 00:28:14,859 And I don't recall fucking up the pass. 495 00:28:14,861 --> 00:28:18,822 So why am I out there previewing a conservative beauty queen, huh? 496 00:28:18,824 --> 00:28:20,406 You know, she's not a beauty queen, and 497 00:28:20,409 --> 00:28:21,908 she's actually more of a libertarian, 498 00:28:21,910 --> 00:28:22,993 so I don't know. 499 00:28:22,995 --> 00:28:24,286 - Chip, I'm out. - Daniel, come on. 500 00:28:24,288 --> 00:28:25,412 Hold on, hold on, hold on. 501 00:28:25,414 --> 00:28:27,289 Take a breath, take a breath, take a breath. 502 00:28:27,291 --> 00:28:30,041 I have been told to take deep breaths my whole life. 503 00:28:30,043 --> 00:28:31,710 I can't do it anymore. 504 00:28:31,712 --> 00:28:32,877 Daniel, I'm telling you, 505 00:28:32,879 --> 00:28:34,871 you walk out that door, you're never gonna get back in 506 00:28:34,873 --> 00:28:35,964 when the chair opens up. 507 00:28:35,966 --> 00:28:37,090 And when will that be? 508 00:28:37,092 --> 00:28:38,633 Because women live longer than men, 509 00:28:38,635 --> 00:28:41,303 and those two look like they do a lot of Pilates. 510 00:28:41,305 --> 00:28:44,055 Read the tea leaves! Bradley Jackson is a nobody. 511 00:28:44,057 --> 00:28:47,392 Alex is... clearly struggling, you know? 512 00:28:47,394 --> 00:28:49,352 It was a desperate move from 513 00:28:49,355 --> 00:28:51,521 someone who had their fucking ego bruised, okay? 514 00:28:51,523 --> 00:28:53,732 This will fail. 515 00:28:53,734 --> 00:28:59,029 And, when it does, maybe two chairs are gonna open up. 516 00:28:59,031 --> 00:29:04,951 Okay? So, please, I'm begging you, 517 00:29:04,953 --> 00:29:07,370 ride with me through this shitstorm, 518 00:29:07,372 --> 00:29:10,352 and I promise you the show will be yours in the end. 519 00:29:24,222 --> 00:29:25,633 Here we go. 520 00:29:29,185 --> 00:29:31,352 Yeah! 521 00:29:31,355 --> 00:29:34,022 Aha! 522 00:29:34,024 --> 00:29:35,106 Here's the thing. 523 00:29:35,108 --> 00:29:38,282 Everything can be recontextualized. 524 00:29:38,285 --> 00:29:40,946 They take my movies that I directed, 525 00:29:40,948 --> 00:29:44,532 and they pervert them to fit a convenient narrative. 526 00:29:44,534 --> 00:29:46,534 Hugging and Loving, right? 527 00:29:46,536 --> 00:29:47,702 That's a veiled portrait 528 00:29:47,704 --> 00:29:50,163 of my grandmother's assimilation story, for God's sake. 529 00:29:50,165 --> 00:29:52,666 That is a terrific film. That's my mom's favorite film. 530 00:29:52,668 --> 00:29:57,504 So, now, it's about what I apparently did to all my leading ladies. 531 00:29:57,506 --> 00:30:00,048 Well, when did hugging become a sin? 532 00:30:00,050 --> 00:30:01,925 Fuck it. I love to hug. 533 00:30:01,927 --> 00:30:03,468 Huggings are nice. 534 00:30:03,470 --> 00:30:06,638 Yeah. Jeez. That is crazy. 535 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:11,810 No, no, no. Crazy is how they loved the title Jessica Over Easy 536 00:30:11,812 --> 00:30:14,813 and then, of course, now they just rip me to shreds over it. 537 00:30:14,815 --> 00:30:18,108 God damn it. You know what? They just twist everything. 538 00:30:18,110 --> 00:30:21,695 I don't even understand what their message is they're sending out. 539 00:30:21,697 --> 00:30:24,948 That women are not allowed to be in possession of their sexual choices? 540 00:30:24,951 --> 00:30:27,169 When they fixate on us, they lose sight of the issues. 541 00:30:27,172 --> 00:30:28,660 I actually feel bad for the kids. 542 00:30:28,662 --> 00:30:32,372 'Cause there's nothing sexy about consent. 543 00:30:32,374 --> 00:30:33,540 Well... 544 00:30:33,542 --> 00:30:38,253 That came out wrong, and that was creepy. 545 00:30:38,255 --> 00:30:40,338 I guess what I'm saying is... 546 00:30:40,340 --> 00:30:43,174 humanity happens in the unspoken moments, 547 00:30:43,176 --> 00:30:48,096 and I just feel badly for a generation that loses that. 548 00:30:48,098 --> 00:30:52,183 Wow. That's really well said. 549 00:30:52,185 --> 00:30:53,492 Fuck it. 550 00:30:53,562 --> 00:30:55,145 Fuck it. 551 00:30:55,147 --> 00:30:57,314 We're not in prison. 552 00:30:57,316 --> 00:30:59,983 - Prison of public opinion. - Mm-hmm. 553 00:30:59,985 --> 00:31:02,611 That's exactly what I wanna talk about. 554 00:31:02,613 --> 00:31:06,072 The discussion, this whole Me Too thing, 555 00:31:06,074 --> 00:31:09,242 it is so fucking puritanical and myopic. 556 00:31:09,244 --> 00:31:10,452 No one is addressing it. 557 00:31:10,454 --> 00:31:14,164 A woman can say one thing about you. 558 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:16,249 It doesn't matter what her motivation is. 559 00:31:16,251 --> 00:31:19,169 And everything you've done in your life... gone. 560 00:31:19,171 --> 00:31:21,922 Your career erased. 561 00:31:21,924 --> 00:31:24,257 You deserve better, buddy. 562 00:31:24,259 --> 00:31:27,552 You deserve better. 563 00:31:27,554 --> 00:31:30,221 I have an idea. 564 00:31:30,223 --> 00:31:33,600 We do a documentary. You direct it. I do the interviews. 565 00:31:33,602 --> 00:31:36,519 We make them look at it. We make them look at us. 566 00:31:36,521 --> 00:31:39,439 We ask to be a part of the conversation. 567 00:31:39,441 --> 00:31:41,733 I mean... 568 00:31:41,735 --> 00:31:43,944 we did something wrong, okay. 569 00:31:43,946 --> 00:31:45,028 What? 570 00:31:45,030 --> 00:31:46,738 If that's the way you feel, fine, 571 00:31:46,740 --> 00:31:49,032 but explain it to me, 'cause I don't fucking get it. 572 00:31:49,034 --> 00:31:50,951 A conversation with the victims. 573 00:31:50,953 --> 00:31:53,787 Yes. And I think we can do it in a really smart way. 574 00:31:53,789 --> 00:31:56,039 I don't think we refer to them as victims. 575 00:31:56,041 --> 00:31:57,916 I think... 576 00:31:57,918 --> 00:32:00,752 that's a concess... I don't think it's something we want to concede. 577 00:32:00,754 --> 00:32:02,879 No, no, we do call them victims, 578 00:32:02,881 --> 00:32:05,006 and then we prove why they're not. 579 00:32:05,008 --> 00:32:06,725 I'm not sure that we should use gotcha 580 00:32:06,728 --> 00:32:08,885 journalism with the women who accused us. 581 00:32:08,887 --> 00:32:11,554 Oh, fuck that! Jesus. They did it with us. 582 00:32:11,556 --> 00:32:13,390 "Gotcha! 583 00:32:13,392 --> 00:32:15,809 I'll fuck you for the role, and then I'll win an Oscar." 584 00:32:15,811 --> 00:32:18,520 And then, "Oh, now I'm 50 and irrelevant, 585 00:32:18,522 --> 00:32:21,648 so I'll scream 'rape' and then I'll force a settlement." 586 00:32:21,650 --> 00:32:24,568 You know, as if that lazy lay deserves a cent. 587 00:32:24,570 --> 00:32:28,113 No, no, you're wrong. 588 00:32:28,115 --> 00:32:29,406 Wow. Is that real? 589 00:32:29,408 --> 00:32:30,657 "Gotcha! 590 00:32:30,659 --> 00:32:33,451 I said I was 20. Oh, I was only 15." 591 00:32:33,453 --> 00:32:36,580 Bullshit. "Then why do you look like a tired old bag?" 592 00:32:36,582 --> 00:32:40,171 And yeah, I'd love... I'd kill to see her birth certificate. 593 00:32:44,548 --> 00:32:46,172 How come I never heard about that one? 594 00:32:46,174 --> 00:32:48,425 'Cause she's going the legal route. 595 00:32:48,427 --> 00:32:50,635 Big fucking chance. 596 00:32:50,637 --> 00:32:52,387 Statute of limitations, babe. 597 00:32:52,389 --> 00:32:56,308 You know, sometimes you gotta say, "God bless America." 598 00:32:56,310 --> 00:32:59,394 Finally protected. 599 00:32:59,396 --> 00:33:02,272 Yeah, well, 600 00:33:02,274 --> 00:33:05,275 maybe we should just interview the men, 601 00:33:05,277 --> 00:33:07,789 because it might be naive to think that 602 00:33:07,792 --> 00:33:10,113 the women would want to participate. 603 00:33:10,115 --> 00:33:12,282 Do you think we could get Cosby? 604 00:33:12,284 --> 00:33:15,243 No, let's... No. 605 00:33:15,245 --> 00:33:20,373 No. I think another smart idea would be 606 00:33:20,375 --> 00:33:25,045 to talk about the specificity of the Me Too movements. 607 00:33:25,047 --> 00:33:31,051 There was the first wave of guys who were accused, 608 00:33:31,053 --> 00:33:33,178 and then there was a second wave, 609 00:33:33,180 --> 00:33:37,265 and we could talk about the nuance between the two. 610 00:33:37,267 --> 00:33:38,433 I don't think I follow. 611 00:33:38,435 --> 00:33:44,147 Well, the first wave was... really bad. 612 00:33:44,149 --> 00:33:47,817 And then the guys accused in the second wave was just different, 613 00:33:47,819 --> 00:33:55,819 and I don't think we should be scared to talk about it. 614 00:33:56,828 --> 00:34:04,828 Spell it out for me, won't you, Mitch? 615 00:34:07,881 --> 00:34:11,716 Well, you are actually a predator. 616 00:34:11,718 --> 00:34:19,718 And people are gonna want you to own that. 617 00:34:24,982 --> 00:34:29,025 As opposed to... 618 00:34:29,027 --> 00:34:35,824 What are you exactly, Mitch? 619 00:34:35,826 --> 00:34:39,578 Not you. 620 00:34:39,580 --> 00:34:42,038 The organization has now raised over $80,000 621 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,499 to help end sexual assault on college campuses. 622 00:34:44,501 --> 00:34:45,959 Pace it down. You have time. 623 00:34:45,961 --> 00:34:47,043 Okay. 624 00:34:47,045 --> 00:34:49,296 And educate students on consent. 625 00:34:49,298 --> 00:34:51,172 Really inspiring to see these young women 626 00:34:51,174 --> 00:34:53,883 working together to effect change, isn't it, Alex? 627 00:34:53,885 --> 00:34:56,052 Fast learner, our Bradley. 628 00:34:56,054 --> 00:34:58,597 Well, it's Saturday night, and she has the stage to herself. 629 00:34:58,599 --> 00:35:00,352 Let's not do the hora just yet. 630 00:35:00,355 --> 00:35:03,226 Coming up after the break, we have one of my personal favorites, 631 00:35:03,228 --> 00:35:05,687 The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. 632 00:35:05,689 --> 00:35:08,173 Alex, growing up on the farm, my mama made 633 00:35:08,176 --> 00:35:10,483 the best grits in all of West Virginia. 634 00:35:10,485 --> 00:35:11,985 Let's see how Ree compares. 635 00:35:11,987 --> 00:35:13,652 Seriously, you guys? This is garbage. 636 00:35:13,654 --> 00:35:17,364 I don't call my mother "Mama," and she's also a terrible cook. 637 00:35:18,869 --> 00:35:20,034 I hear you, Bradley. 638 00:35:20,036 --> 00:35:21,201 Do you? 639 00:35:21,203 --> 00:35:23,455 Yeah. We're taking notes. We're making changes. 640 00:35:23,457 --> 00:35:25,206 How about I do it for you? 641 00:35:25,208 --> 00:35:27,042 Please welcome The Pioneer Woman, 642 00:35:27,044 --> 00:35:29,460 who somehow manages to idealize an era 643 00:35:29,462 --> 00:35:32,047 when women birthed babies in covered wagons 644 00:35:32,049 --> 00:35:36,092 and died from cholera before they even had a chance to nurse 'em. 645 00:35:36,094 --> 00:35:37,217 Something like that? 646 00:35:40,390 --> 00:35:44,601 Yo, Jackson. God here. Let's fix that wardrobe. 647 00:35:44,603 --> 00:35:47,533 Whoever's picking these outfits should be fired. 648 00:35:47,536 --> 00:35:49,666 Alex picked 'em. 649 00:35:57,241 --> 00:35:59,241 All right, next up, 650 00:35:59,243 --> 00:36:04,329 Lizzy has her mock trial semifinal on May 3. 651 00:36:04,331 --> 00:36:06,623 Yeah, it's an all-day thing. I'll cover it. 652 00:36:06,625 --> 00:36:08,208 No. I wanna go to that. 653 00:36:08,210 --> 00:36:09,541 Yeah, it's at Wolcott's. 654 00:36:09,544 --> 00:36:11,362 I refuse to have boarding school mean 655 00:36:11,365 --> 00:36:13,385 that I don't get to see my fucking kid. 656 00:36:15,053 --> 00:36:17,095 I'm gonna get more wine. Would you like some? 657 00:36:17,098 --> 00:36:19,135 Uh, sure. Why don't you switch to white? 658 00:36:19,137 --> 00:36:20,595 Isn't that stuff giving you headaches? 659 00:36:20,597 --> 00:36:22,806 If I don't take an Advil, okay, Jason? 660 00:36:22,808 --> 00:36:24,474 - Jesus. - Okay. Jesus Christ. 661 00:36:24,476 --> 00:36:25,684 God. 662 00:36:25,686 --> 00:36:26,935 - Al, Al, Al. - What? 663 00:36:26,937 --> 00:36:29,187 Oh, God. What is going on? 664 00:36:29,189 --> 00:36:31,000 I just think it's weird that we have to 665 00:36:31,003 --> 00:36:32,857 make a fake family calendar. That's all. 666 00:36:32,859 --> 00:36:34,150 We've always done it. 667 00:36:34,152 --> 00:36:39,364 No, but now it just is... feels like a game. 668 00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:40,574 Lizzy's stuff is real, 669 00:36:40,576 --> 00:36:43,147 but coordinating my events and you having 670 00:36:43,150 --> 00:36:45,412 to pretend. Come on. It feels weird. 671 00:36:45,414 --> 00:36:48,498 Yes, obviously. It's fucking bizarre. 672 00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:50,333 But, you know, we'll figure it out. 673 00:36:50,335 --> 00:36:53,128 Lizzy's at boarding school now. She'll be at college in a minute. 674 00:36:53,130 --> 00:36:55,755 Yes, I know. I know. And I'm thrilled for her. 675 00:36:55,757 --> 00:36:58,216 We raised a beautiful, independent kid, 676 00:36:58,218 --> 00:37:01,428 but would it kill her to need us a little bit more? 677 00:37:01,430 --> 00:37:03,555 Oh, come on. 678 00:37:03,557 --> 00:37:09,769 Is that really what's bothering you? 679 00:37:09,771 --> 00:37:14,858 Come on. 680 00:37:14,860 --> 00:37:17,266 Page Six thinks I'm crazy. 681 00:37:17,269 --> 00:37:21,281 Page Six thought you were pregnant ten times last year. Who cares? 682 00:37:21,283 --> 00:37:23,533 Well, I very well might be. 683 00:37:23,535 --> 00:37:25,452 - Excuse me? - Crazy, not pregnant. 684 00:37:25,454 --> 00:37:29,414 Crazy. I'm... This article came up the other day. 685 00:37:29,416 --> 00:37:35,003 I googled "Alex and Bradley" 'cause... I'm fucking human and curious, 686 00:37:35,005 --> 00:37:36,546 and this article popped up 687 00:37:36,548 --> 00:37:41,593 that said I was "wandering the halls of TMS in the middle of the night." 688 00:37:41,595 --> 00:37:43,011 Were you? 689 00:37:43,013 --> 00:37:44,888 Yes. 690 00:37:44,890 --> 00:37:50,518 But that means that my coworkers are leaking stories about me. 691 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:51,811 Mitch is going down, 692 00:37:51,813 --> 00:37:55,106 and somehow stories about me being crazy are popping up. 693 00:37:55,108 --> 00:37:57,108 How the fuck does that track? 694 00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:59,611 - All right, it's a big change. - Yes. 695 00:37:59,613 --> 00:38:01,279 You're allowed to feel it. 696 00:38:01,281 --> 00:38:03,448 I know, but I'm the one who made this big, stupid 697 00:38:03,450 --> 00:38:07,244 Bradley-Jackson, whoever-the-fuck-that-is move. 698 00:38:07,246 --> 00:38:10,413 I mean, it is crazy. It's absolutely crazy. 699 00:38:10,415 --> 00:38:13,541 But at first it felt like "I'm in control. This is a power move." 700 00:38:13,543 --> 00:38:17,712 But I just... This stupid shitshow, I'm just... I'm exhausted. 701 00:38:17,714 --> 00:38:21,967 I'm just so exhausted. Ohh. 702 00:38:21,969 --> 00:38:24,678 Would it really be so bad if it all went away? 703 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:25,762 What? 704 00:38:25,764 --> 00:38:29,224 Oh, come on. A part of you is trying to blow it all up. Admit it. 705 00:38:29,226 --> 00:38:32,060 Now, come on. I know you. 706 00:38:32,062 --> 00:38:33,937 I get it. 707 00:38:33,939 --> 00:38:38,275 But you've had this unbelievable run, Alex. 708 00:38:38,277 --> 00:38:40,944 You've earned your freedom. 709 00:38:40,946 --> 00:38:44,948 You've earned your family their freedom. 710 00:38:44,950 --> 00:38:50,287 So, I don't know, maybe this is the moment you get to choose to stop. 711 00:38:50,289 --> 00:38:53,790 We'll be fine. 712 00:38:53,792 --> 00:38:56,876 Wait. Are you saying that if I quit, we would be... 713 00:38:56,878 --> 00:39:00,672 Fuck, no, no, I'm... No, I was not making this about me. Sorry. 714 00:39:00,674 --> 00:39:02,674 Okay. 715 00:39:04,177 --> 00:39:06,208 Thank you for that. 716 00:39:06,211 --> 00:39:08,661 - Thank you. - Sure. 717 00:39:27,534 --> 00:39:30,368 Am I supposed to be impressed you can open Barneys? 718 00:39:30,370 --> 00:39:33,330 You're supposed to be impressed that I've got $30,000 719 00:39:33,332 --> 00:39:35,380 for you to spend on whatever you want. 720 00:39:42,549 --> 00:39:44,716 Do you have a favorite silhouette? 721 00:39:44,718 --> 00:39:47,636 Pants. 722 00:39:47,638 --> 00:39:52,182 Pencil, cigarette, flared, high-waisted, gaucho, drop-crotch... 723 00:39:52,184 --> 00:39:55,143 You know what? Just bring us a variety. We trust you. 724 00:39:55,145 --> 00:39:57,312 And throw in some dresses too, please. 725 00:39:57,314 --> 00:39:58,972 I get you're not a typical woman, 726 00:39:58,973 --> 00:40:01,733 but try to see the joy in a wardrobe upgrade. 727 00:40:01,735 --> 00:40:04,861 What is a typical woman? 728 00:40:04,863 --> 00:40:07,864 You know, not everything is a challenge. 729 00:40:07,866 --> 00:40:11,785 Mm, people usually say that when they don't wanna be challenged. 730 00:40:11,787 --> 00:40:13,495 Wow. You're fun. 731 00:40:13,497 --> 00:40:14,579 I'm tired. 732 00:40:14,581 --> 00:40:19,668 And I don't feel like pretending Pretty Woman is my favorite movie. 733 00:40:19,670 --> 00:40:21,586 What is your favorite movie? 734 00:40:21,588 --> 00:40:23,964 What do you want my favorite movie to be? 735 00:40:23,966 --> 00:40:26,383 I'm beginning to sense that you're very frustrated. 736 00:40:26,385 --> 00:40:28,093 Look, I don't wanna sound ungrateful. 737 00:40:28,095 --> 00:40:30,762 New clothes are fun. They're... 738 00:40:30,764 --> 00:40:32,222 You know what's even more fun? 739 00:40:32,224 --> 00:40:35,225 Having your image workshopped by a focus group. 740 00:40:35,227 --> 00:40:38,395 I can't wait to hear how I'm gonna alienate Americans. 741 00:40:38,397 --> 00:40:42,440 I've been contending with the misogynistic world of journalism for 15 years. 742 00:40:42,442 --> 00:40:44,776 I've only been told about a thousand different ways 743 00:40:44,778 --> 00:40:47,862 I'm too liberal, too conservative, too in-between. 744 00:40:47,864 --> 00:40:50,532 "You've too much chin. You're not smiling enough. 745 00:40:50,534 --> 00:40:52,826 You're too brunette. Do you wanna go blonde? 746 00:40:52,828 --> 00:40:53,910 Where are your boobs? 747 00:40:53,912 --> 00:40:56,246 Quick, put your boobs out. Wait, put your boobs away. 748 00:40:56,248 --> 00:40:58,707 You're attracting men. You're scaring women. 749 00:40:58,709 --> 00:41:01,585 Try not to be so confrontational. Men don't wanna fuck you. 750 00:41:01,587 --> 00:41:03,628 Don't be so angry. Women feel criticized." 751 00:41:03,630 --> 00:41:04,879 But here, no, no, 752 00:41:04,881 --> 00:41:09,301 here I'm gonna transform into the aspirational, inoffensive dream girl. 753 00:41:09,303 --> 00:41:12,090 Here I'm gonna become the Mother Teresa of the morning news. 754 00:41:12,093 --> 00:41:13,895 Though I'm pretty sure that Mother Teresa 755 00:41:13,898 --> 00:41:15,931 had too many fucking wrinkles for HD. 756 00:41:15,934 --> 00:41:19,519 All right, are we doing this? Let's go. 757 00:41:19,521 --> 00:41:21,223 Mm-hmm. 758 00:41:21,226 --> 00:41:25,228 I'm trying on a lot of clothes for someone without a signed contract. 759 00:41:25,231 --> 00:41:28,028 It'll be ready tomorrow. You need a better agent. 760 00:41:28,030 --> 00:41:29,863 My agent is fine. 761 00:41:29,865 --> 00:41:35,410 He's an idiot if he closes at $700,000. 762 00:41:35,412 --> 00:41:38,079 I thought you were trying to get me on the cheap. 763 00:41:38,081 --> 00:41:45,003 I don't mind paying someone what I think they're worth. 764 00:41:45,005 --> 00:41:46,463 You're single, right? 765 00:41:46,465 --> 00:41:47,672 Huh? 766 00:41:47,674 --> 00:41:48,840 Single. 767 00:41:48,842 --> 00:41:51,509 What's that got to do with my contract? 768 00:41:51,511 --> 00:41:55,138 So, you are? That's great. 769 00:41:55,140 --> 00:41:56,306 Good. Keep it that way. 770 00:41:56,308 --> 00:41:59,517 American women, they're getting married later, often not at all. 771 00:41:59,519 --> 00:42:02,229 Eggs frozen to be used another day, if at all. 772 00:42:02,231 --> 00:42:04,397 Men to be fucked but not needed for fulfillment. 773 00:42:04,399 --> 00:42:10,111 That's exciting, that's reality, and that is not on morning television. 774 00:42:10,113 --> 00:42:12,530 Okay. What do you think of this? 775 00:42:12,532 --> 00:42:15,867 Oh, yeah. Right. 776 00:42:15,869 --> 00:42:18,662 Very Pantsuit Nation. 777 00:42:18,664 --> 00:42:20,830 Fuck off. 778 00:42:20,832 --> 00:42:22,874 No, I love it. 779 00:42:22,876 --> 00:42:27,420 I'm serious. It just, it... It reminds me of my mom. 780 00:42:27,422 --> 00:42:28,505 Seriously? 781 00:42:28,507 --> 00:42:30,048 My mom is awesome, 782 00:42:30,050 --> 00:42:33,009 and she is gonna love you. 783 00:42:33,011 --> 00:42:36,745 Martha has never seen herself reflected on The Morning Show. 784 00:42:38,350 --> 00:42:40,850 Is this the mom you took care of after Daddy left? 785 00:42:40,852 --> 00:42:45,981 Oh, I see. You think of her as, like, a sad, weak, abandoned woman? 786 00:42:45,983 --> 00:42:48,066 Hey, I didn't say that. 787 00:42:48,068 --> 00:42:49,810 I took care of my mom, in the 788 00:42:49,811 --> 00:42:52,362 cooking her dinner and giving her hugs sense. 789 00:42:52,364 --> 00:42:54,322 Telling her to put her work away and go to bed. 790 00:42:54,324 --> 00:42:59,244 And I was, you know, a terrific 12-year-old mom to my mom. 791 00:42:59,246 --> 00:43:00,662 What does she do? 792 00:43:00,664 --> 00:43:02,330 Uh, retired now. 793 00:43:02,332 --> 00:43:06,585 She was a campaign organizer for progressive women who usually lost. 794 00:43:06,587 --> 00:43:08,920 Martha loved an easy sell. 795 00:43:08,922 --> 00:43:11,172 Like mother, like son. 796 00:43:11,174 --> 00:43:12,257 How so? 797 00:43:12,259 --> 00:43:15,385 Peddling out to America a 40-year-old, single, childless woman 798 00:43:15,387 --> 00:43:16,636 who's a political independent? 799 00:43:16,638 --> 00:43:19,472 I don't think you're a tough sell. 800 00:43:19,474 --> 00:43:23,184 We already have the housewives watching TMS. 801 00:43:23,186 --> 00:43:27,314 If we want to win the ratings war, we need the women who aren't watching, 802 00:43:27,316 --> 00:43:31,109 the ones that don't see themselves reflected in Ice Queen Alex. 803 00:43:31,111 --> 00:43:34,487 So... be messy. 804 00:43:34,489 --> 00:43:38,491 Let's do segments on the ways that you haven't "lived up." 805 00:43:38,493 --> 00:43:42,180 Be the narrative real women are living. 806 00:44:52,734 --> 00:44:55,819 There is no way that Ashley is only one fucking segment. 807 00:44:55,821 --> 00:44:58,363 That's plenty of time for a good interview. 808 00:44:58,365 --> 00:45:02,492 It is completely disrespectful to the seriousness of the subject. 809 00:45:02,494 --> 00:45:05,870 I get it. But Ashley is not good. 810 00:45:05,872 --> 00:45:07,998 Oh, my Go... Okay, hold on a second. 811 00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:10,584 Did you seriously just call her "not a good victim"? 812 00:45:10,586 --> 00:45:12,127 Look, I read the transcript. 813 00:45:12,129 --> 00:45:14,546 She's superficial, she's inconsistent in her recounting of the story... 814 00:45:14,548 --> 00:45:17,757 She's completely preoccupied by Mitch, how he might feel about it. 815 00:45:17,759 --> 00:45:19,342 Okay, so did you bring her in for backup? 816 00:45:19,344 --> 00:45:21,469 - Is that what Mia's doing here? - I am nobody's backup. 817 00:45:21,471 --> 00:45:22,929 I read the transcript from your pre-interview. 818 00:45:22,931 --> 00:45:25,223 - I came to my own conclusions. - Why are you reading my transcripts? 819 00:45:25,225 --> 00:45:26,766 Hey, hey, hey. 820 00:45:26,768 --> 00:45:29,477 Mia's in charge of our Me Too coverage. She gets what works. 821 00:45:29,479 --> 00:45:31,354 This is not about Me Too, Chip. 822 00:45:31,356 --> 00:45:33,648 This is about us. This is about our show, 823 00:45:33,650 --> 00:45:35,483 how we will be judged by the public. 824 00:45:35,485 --> 00:45:36,601 And if you cut that down, 825 00:45:36,602 --> 00:45:38,987 it's gonna look like a dodge. It just fucking is. 826 00:45:38,989 --> 00:45:41,364 So get this into your little fucking brains, okay? 827 00:45:41,366 --> 00:45:44,034 I'm doing the interview my way, and if you have a problem with it, 828 00:45:44,036 --> 00:45:46,821 and if you have a problem with it, then fucking quit. 829 00:45:52,461 --> 00:45:54,946 Just let her deal with it. Fuck it. Fuck it. 830 00:46:04,723 --> 00:46:06,922 I'll be on stage in a minute! 831 00:46:13,053 --> 00:46:15,344 You shouldn't do the interview with Ashley. 832 00:46:18,192 --> 00:46:21,027 Why wouldn't I? 833 00:46:21,030 --> 00:46:22,946 I don't know. 834 00:46:22,949 --> 00:46:24,704 Seems like you wanna create this 835 00:46:24,707 --> 00:46:27,118 narrative about how you're taking control, 836 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:30,997 how you've been powerless, but, um... 837 00:46:30,999 --> 00:46:34,125 that's pretty convenient. 838 00:46:34,127 --> 00:46:36,086 What's convenient about it? 839 00:46:36,088 --> 00:46:37,796 You've always had power, 840 00:46:37,798 --> 00:46:41,016 and you know exactly what it looks like when a woman doesn't. 841 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:46,664 Mia, I don't think we've ever known each other that well. 842 00:46:49,685 --> 00:46:51,184 Maybe not, 843 00:46:51,186 --> 00:46:54,229 but it hasn't stopped you from making assumptions about me. 844 00:46:54,231 --> 00:46:58,024 Yeah. I've made assumptions about you and Mitch. 845 00:46:58,027 --> 00:47:00,736 I did not approve of that relationship. 846 00:47:00,739 --> 00:47:02,990 Not one bit. 847 00:47:02,993 --> 00:47:05,702 Completely inappropriate. 848 00:47:05,705 --> 00:47:08,285 And I think the world is making that pretty clear right now. 849 00:47:08,287 --> 00:47:10,412 But what I don't understand is why is this my fault? 850 00:47:10,414 --> 00:47:11,496 It's not. 851 00:47:11,498 --> 00:47:13,273 But you're not impartial on this subject. 852 00:47:13,276 --> 00:47:14,583 You knew what Mitch was doing. 853 00:47:14,585 --> 00:47:16,860 And you're impartial? 854 00:47:16,863 --> 00:47:19,295 You're producing the person who'll be doing the interview. 855 00:47:19,298 --> 00:47:20,505 That's pretty fuckin' transparent 856 00:47:20,507 --> 00:47:21,840 - if you ask me. - This isn't about that. 857 00:47:21,842 --> 00:47:24,593 Well, then what is it about, Mia? 'Cause I'm getting really confused. 858 00:47:24,595 --> 00:47:27,929 I don't ever remember you confiding in me about Mitch, 859 00:47:27,931 --> 00:47:29,639 asking me for help. 860 00:47:29,641 --> 00:47:33,196 I remember you being pretty capable of taking good care of yourself. 861 00:47:37,586 --> 00:47:39,775 You know what? Do whatever you wanna do with Ashley, 862 00:47:39,778 --> 00:47:42,320 but I'm telling you, she's enamored of you. 863 00:47:42,323 --> 00:47:46,032 You'll never get to something honest. 864 00:47:46,035 --> 00:47:49,125 And then you're gonna get crucified for it. 865 00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:04,375 God. 866 00:48:08,555 --> 00:48:10,597 So, one big happy family. 867 00:48:10,599 --> 00:48:12,474 Yeah. With an absent mother. 868 00:48:12,476 --> 00:48:14,851 I, honestly, was shocked that she agreed to a run-through. 869 00:48:14,853 --> 00:48:16,811 Not exactly a team player? 870 00:48:16,813 --> 00:48:19,898 Alex requires a fair amount of personal space. 871 00:48:19,900 --> 00:48:21,691 It's just who she is. 872 00:48:21,693 --> 00:48:23,652 Okay, so, Alex is in a meeting. 873 00:48:23,654 --> 00:48:26,363 We're gonna mark some transitions without her. 874 00:48:26,365 --> 00:48:29,196 Daniel, do you mind playing Alex for a bit? 875 00:48:32,009 --> 00:48:33,766 - Don't mind at all. - Okay. 876 00:48:37,501 --> 00:48:38,792 Um... 877 00:48:38,794 --> 00:48:40,835 This way. 878 00:48:40,837 --> 00:48:41,920 Okay. 879 00:48:41,922 --> 00:48:43,129 Speaking of family, 880 00:48:43,131 --> 00:48:46,216 we know how hard it is to make your kid's lunch quick and healthy, 881 00:48:46,218 --> 00:48:49,261 but luckily, multitasking mom Margaret M... 882 00:48:49,263 --> 00:48:52,138 Multitasking mom Margaret Mapel... 883 00:48:52,140 --> 00:48:55,308 Okay. Can we run that back? That's a lot of alliteration. 884 00:48:56,645 --> 00:48:59,729 - I'm not looking for sympathy. - I'm not offering any. 885 00:48:59,731 --> 00:49:02,190 All right. Going again, let's take it from the top. 886 00:49:02,192 --> 00:49:04,317 Here we go. Starting with Bradley's line. 887 00:49:04,319 --> 00:49:05,777 Everyone quiet, please. 888 00:49:05,779 --> 00:49:07,529 Hey, you're doing great. Just take a deep breath. 889 00:49:07,531 --> 00:49:09,614 Mia, thanks for showing up. 890 00:49:09,616 --> 00:49:12,534 Sorry. Dealing with some changes. Um... 891 00:49:12,536 --> 00:49:15,328 You are doing the interview with Ashley. 892 00:49:15,330 --> 00:49:17,998 We've pushed it to the end of the week so we can prepare. 893 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:20,917 Wait, what? 894 00:49:20,919 --> 00:49:24,045 Yeah. Alex just told me on her way out. 895 00:49:24,047 --> 00:49:25,630 On her way out? 896 00:49:25,632 --> 00:49:27,289 What, she's leaving? 897 00:49:27,292 --> 00:49:28,550 Yeah. 898 00:49:28,552 --> 00:49:32,679 Wait, when is she gonna rehearse with me? On air? 899 00:49:32,681 --> 00:49:35,348 Bradley, this run-through is going well. Let's just push through. 900 00:49:35,350 --> 00:49:37,860 Oh, hell no! No, no, no. 901 00:49:37,863 --> 00:49:40,353 I'm not going on tomorrow if we don't rehearse. 902 00:49:40,355 --> 00:49:43,789 Bra... Hey! Don't let her walk out of this... 903 00:49:43,792 --> 00:49:46,125 Great. 904 00:49:46,211 --> 00:49:48,695 Great. 905 00:49:48,697 --> 00:49:52,824 Hey! Alex! 906 00:49:52,826 --> 00:49:57,696 Hey! Alex. Alex. 907 00:49:57,699 --> 00:49:59,956 Why are you not going through the run-through? 908 00:49:59,958 --> 00:50:02,042 We moved the Ashley interview to the end of the week, 909 00:50:02,044 --> 00:50:03,627 so I gotta go home and prep a new story. 910 00:50:03,629 --> 00:50:06,171 Why are you giving me the interview? 911 00:50:06,173 --> 00:50:08,006 Because it's better for the show. 912 00:50:08,008 --> 00:50:09,925 Why are you doing this to me? 913 00:50:09,927 --> 00:50:12,510 Doing what? Handing you an amazing opportunity? 914 00:50:12,512 --> 00:50:13,929 No. You're making no sense. 915 00:50:13,931 --> 00:50:15,847 Y-Y-You're not being present. 916 00:50:15,849 --> 00:50:16,946 What the fuck? 917 00:50:16,949 --> 00:50:18,850 I don't have all the answers. 918 00:50:18,852 --> 00:50:20,560 And why does this have to be about you? 919 00:50:20,562 --> 00:50:23,063 'Cause I'm a woman who has a life. You realize that? 920 00:50:23,065 --> 00:50:25,305 I have people I'm responsible for, 921 00:50:25,308 --> 00:50:28,568 and I have career aspirations that don't involve being your sidekick. 922 00:50:28,570 --> 00:50:32,633 You are not my sidekick. You're my cohost. 923 00:50:32,636 --> 00:50:37,681 Well, you have barely acknowledged me all weekend. 924 00:50:37,684 --> 00:50:41,853 I... I didn't know that you needed me to hold your hand. 925 00:50:41,856 --> 00:50:43,981 I need a partner. 926 00:50:43,984 --> 00:50:46,266 Sometimes partners hold hands. 927 00:50:49,424 --> 00:50:51,132 Oh. 928 00:50:51,134 --> 00:50:53,635 Oh, Jesus. 929 00:50:53,637 --> 00:50:54,844 Okay. 930 00:50:54,846 --> 00:50:58,181 Uh, Bradley... 931 00:50:58,183 --> 00:51:03,157 I don't have a fucking clue what I'm doing. 932 00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:06,245 - You don't? - Nope. Not a clue. 933 00:51:06,248 --> 00:51:08,289 Running on instinct. 934 00:51:08,292 --> 00:51:10,026 But I know that I need a second 935 00:51:10,028 --> 00:51:14,118 so I can get my shit together to go on air tomorrow. 936 00:51:14,121 --> 00:51:17,826 And I know I have to not be in that building with those fucking people 937 00:51:17,828 --> 00:51:19,993 who are constantly judging my choices. 938 00:51:23,458 --> 00:51:27,919 I honestly don't know why I picked you. 939 00:51:27,921 --> 00:51:30,688 Okay? That's the truth. 940 00:51:30,691 --> 00:51:34,693 Just an impulse, and I went with it. 941 00:51:34,696 --> 00:51:37,868 But I do know that I think I like you. 942 00:51:42,728 --> 00:51:46,907 Just go sign your contract. 943 00:51:46,910 --> 00:51:48,743 All right. 944 00:51:48,746 --> 00:51:50,357 Okay. 945 00:51:52,279 --> 00:51:54,235 Watch your step. 946 00:53:19,605 --> 00:53:21,683 Don't fuck it up. 947 00:53:27,781 --> 00:53:33,746 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - www.Addic7ed.com ...