The Upcoming
  • Cinema & Tv
    • Movie reviews
    • Show reviews
    • Interviews
    • Film festivals
      • Berlin
      • Cannes
      • Sundance London
      • Venice
      • London
  • Music
    • Live music
    • Album reviews
    • Interviews
  • Food & Drinks
    • News & Features
    • Restaurant & bar reviews
    • Interviews & Recipes
  • Theatre
    • Fringe
    • Vault Festival
    • Interviews
  • Art
  • Travel & Lifestyle
  • Interviews
  • Fashion & Beauty
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • News & Features
    • Shopping & Trends
    • Tips & How-tos
    • Fashion weeks
      • London Fashion Week
      • London Fashion Week Men’s
      • New York Fashion Week
      • Milan Fashion Week
      • Paris Fashion Week
      • Haute Couture
  • Join the team
    • Editorial unit
    • Our writers
    • Join the team
    • Join the mailing list
    • Support us
    • Contact us
  • Competitions
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • RSS

Culture Cinema & Tv Show reviews

The Morning Show: Season Two

The Morning Show: Season Two | Show review
20th September 2021
Avatar photo
Mae Trumata
Avatar
Mae Trumata
20 September 2021

Movie and show review

Mae Trumata

The Morning Show: Season Two

★★★★★

Release date

17th September 2021

Platform

Apple TV+

Season two of The Morning Show exhibits just what one would expect from this series, based on its first season; political movements and world events used as props and dressings, long runtimes with lots of filler scenes, and comedy actresses Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon showing off their dramatic chops and chemistry. Much like a wannabe Aaron Sorkin film, the likes of The Social Network and Molly’s Game, it’s a lot of storytelling through dialogue and narration, obsessed with creating metaphors before undercutting them with some semblance of self-awareness, and fast clips of typed words spliced together to emulate deep thoughts.

It opens with a quick look into the future episodes of the series, before cutting to long establishing shots of the city, then to a flashback of a happy musical Christmas number, contrasting with the tone of the show. This already presents one of the production’s main problems; lingering shots that do nothing more than slow down the pacing. This stylistic choice cripples the quick environment of the news workplace, and drags down each dramatic turn. It doesn’t help that the scenes are filtered with a sleepy yellowish blue hue that intensifies dullness of it all.

Billed as a dramedy, there’s not much to laugh at this season, despite the cast, which gives them the chance to truly explore new waters in terms of acting versatility. There is, however, something quite comedic in the juxtaposition it tries to create between the two genres, with arguments taking place in the middle of what should be feel-good moments, and jolly background music in the middle of chaos. This creates comedy in dialogue that lacks any real punchlines.

This season carries the same tropes as its predecessor; the way the events play out mirror those in the first season, with Witherspoon’s character (Bradley) once again blindsided by the turn of events. Even the penchant for leaving plot threads unfinished at the end of each episode carries on. They also try to tackle the pandemic, but it’s handled quite obtusely, considering the world is still in the thick of it – hindsight was unfortunately not present in the middle of filming. It always starts with something harmless, a simple line like, “I think I’m coming down with something, standing out in the cold doing this stupid job for you.”

★★★★★

Mae Trumata

The Morning Show: Season Two is released on Apple TV+ on 17th September 2021.

Watch the trailer for The Morning Show: Season Two here:

Related Itemsdramareview

More in Shows

Candy Cane Lane

★★★★★
Guy Lambert
Read More

Eileen

★★★★★
Selina Sondermann
Read More

Wish

★★★★★
Guy Lambert
Read More

Girl

★★★★★
Umar Ali
Read More

Archie

★★★★★
Matthew McMillan
Read More

“We are going to see Harry Bosch in dimensions we’ve never seen before”: Michael Connelly on Bosch – Legacy season two

Tilley Bennett
Read More

Wish: On the red carpet with Ariana DeBose, Jennifer Lee, Fawn Veerasunthorn and Chris Buck

Sarah Bradbury
Read More

Maestro

★★★★★
Filippo L'Astorina, the Editor
Read More

The Eternal Daughter

★★★★★
Selina Sondermann
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap

Movie and show review

Mae Trumata

The Morning Show: Season Two

★★★★★

Release date

17th September 2021

Platform

Apple TV+

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • TOP PICKS

  • The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Eileen
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Candy Cane Lane
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Willie J Healey at Electric Brixton
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • “It’s super important to put attention to childhood, it shapes who children become”: Lila Avilés on Tótem at the Belfast Film Festival
    Culture
  • Candy Cane Lane
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Willie J Healey at Electric Brixton
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • Eileen
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Wish
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • The House of Bernarda Alba at the National Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Willie J Healey at Electric Brixton
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • Wish
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen at Bush Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
The Upcoming
  • Contact us
  • Join the team
  • Subscribe to the mailing list
  • Support us
  • Writing for The Upcoming

Copyright © 2011-2023 FL Media