"Over the course of three seasons spread over six years, the star-studded, glossy, addictively entertaining albeit extravagantly logic-bending Apple TV+ prestige vehicle " The Morning Show" has been mostly successful in ping-ponging between substantive commentary on real-world issues and events such as the #MeToo movement, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Roe v. Wade overturn and the January 6th attack on the Capitol-and sudsy melodrama about rules-breaking journalists who become the news far too often."
"Season 4 of "The Morning Show" sees a couple of Oscar winners ( Jeremy Irons and Marion Cotillard) joining an enormously talented, if sometimes overcrowded, cast, led by linchpins Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, and Billy Crudup. As always, it's a visually arresting show, with great-looking characters forever stepping out on wraparound balconies with breathtaking views of Manhattan, and expensive-looking set pieces involving a large-scale protest on the streets of New York City,"
The Morning Show spans three seasons over six years and alternates between substantive engagement with real-world events and melodramatic newsroom spectacle. The series combines star power, glamorous settings, and cliffhanger plotting to deliver addictive entertainment despite frequent realism lapses. Season 4 adds Oscar winners Jeremy Irons and Marion Cotillard to an already large, talented cast led by Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, and Billy Crudup. The season features visually arresting moments, ambitious set pieces including a Manhattan protest and a Puccini opera cloak-and-dagger sequence. Excessive, implausible plot turns and ham-handed developments ultimately undermine the season’s momentum and credibility.
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