The Pendulum Swings
- Episode aired Nov 22, 2019
- TV-MA
- 56m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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TMS covers the California wildfire, while Alex and Bradley struggle to keep their relationship from going up in flames.TMS covers the California wildfire, while Alex and Bradley struggle to keep their relationship from going up in flames.TMS covers the California wildfire, while Alex and Bradley struggle to keep their relationship from going up in flames.
Desean Terry
- Daniel Henderson
- (as Desean K. Terry)
Steve Carell
- Mitch Kessler
- (credit only)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe Safari Inn is a real hotel in Burbank, California. It's located at 1911 West Olive Ave Burbank, CA 91506. It was used in the movie True Romance (1993).
- GoofsThe crew of TMS is staying at the Safari Inn in Burbank, CA, which is way too far away from the fires in the Malibu / Santa Monica Mountains area (around 40 miles) to be an effective lodging zone for a news crew and as evacuation shelter.
- Quotes
Bradley Jackson: Did you find this article about the actor that hired the private firefighters?
Claire Conway: Yeah, that was me.
Bradley Jackson: This is great stuff. This is fascinating. Really fucked-up, but fascinating.
Claire Conway: Thanks.
Bradley Jackson: Yeah, if you find another fucked-up story like this, don't hesitate to bring it to me.
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But The Morning Show is about the people bringing the news to the country and how they do that, not the events themselves. That said, the segment about rescuing animals is the perfect way to frame so much of what's going on with everyone. Bradley is pushing for more serious storytelling and the battle of animal rescuing versus exposing the fact that people hire private firefighters to save their homes is the perfect way to set up Chip and Cory's grab for power against Fred. The rescuer talking about not breaking up the dog families is also a clever way to trigger Alex about her newly pending divorce. Alex is still Alex. Bradley should be very careful giving her any fuel for the fire burning against her that's pretty big already. Excuse the extended metaphor, but it's true. Alex is human, but she'll be as manipulative as ever when she recovers. Remember, she has no interest in going to L. A. to cover the fires until it's a way to stall Jason (who is totally justified in reaching his breaking point, by the way) before telling Lizzy about what's happening. It's not exactly a surprise that Chip is setting up a plan to grab more power and slowly realizing he needs Bradley by his side. It's still going to be entertaining to watch that unfold.
It's exhausting to think about because if they do get the power they want, they're going to be the ones who need to watch their backs. We aren't there yet. So, it will just be fun to watch the journey. Especially because I'm very uncertain who is going to survive. There were quite a few different scandals and twists this episode too, including the big reveal about Hannah. Alex and Bradley seem to have cleared the air too but it almost feels like the calm before the storm, as Chip is planning something with Cory and of course, Mitch's intriguing text.
It's exhausting to think about because if they do get the power they want, they're going to be the ones who need to watch their backs. We aren't there yet. So, it will just be fun to watch the journey. Especially because I'm very uncertain who is going to survive. There were quite a few different scandals and twists this episode too, including the big reveal about Hannah. Alex and Bradley seem to have cleared the air too but it almost feels like the calm before the storm, as Chip is planning something with Cory and of course, Mitch's intriguing text.
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- Runtime56 minutes
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- 2.00 : 1
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