But The Morning Show‘s biggest imperfections are its uneventful filler episodes.
What a punishment! Every scene with him this season felt like eating stale bread — except when Alex visits him — which is why his death was desperately necessary to pick up the story’s pace.
It’s clear they’re still trying to keep Mitch’s essence alive through Paola Lambruschini , an Italian documentary filmmaker who hates cancel culture and develops a romantic relationship with Mitch while also trying to give him a redemption narrative through her art.
Once he becomes Alex’s producer again, she gets pushed to the sidelines and we learn nothing new about her, other than the fact that she’s his wife-to-be.
He quits in the season finale and states how he has to visit his grandfather in the nursing home — yet we’ve never heard of this grandfather until now.
We grew familiar with most characters’ family lives, their friends, and/or romantic relationships, yet learned little to nothing about Stella outside of being UBA’s president.
They put him in a position where he had to reflect on his privilege and monitor things he says, like the term “spirit animal.” But the storylines they gave him felt like they were seriously running out of material to work with.
The death of Hannah returns for one episode, revealing she’s financially supporting Hannah’s family with the lawsuit.