The Morning Show Season 4 Episode 8 Recap: Alex Learns the Truth About Her Mother as Bradley Vanishes

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A still from the show (Image via Apple TV)

The Morning Show Season 4 delivers another emotionally intense episode, titled "The Parent Trap." This episode places a strong emphasis on parental connection. The story explores how parents shape their children's lives. Some bring support and love. Others bring resentment and pain.

The Morning Show Season 4 continues with stellar performances from its ensemble cast. Jeremy Irons and Jennifer Aniston deliver particularly compelling work here. The episode does not significantly advance the Wolf River Investigation, but it makes up for that with raw emotional depth.

Alex and Bradley remain at odds over Claire's situation. Alex initially refuses to approve Bradley's trip to Belarus. Bradley wishes to interview a former employee of Martel Chemical.

The tension between them continues to develop. Meanwhile, Alex encounters a crisis with her father, Martin. Cortin deals with his mother's last decision. Celine struggles with both personal and professional failures. The episode balances several storylines effectively and sets up a risky cliffhanger for Bradley.


Alex's father creates tension in The Morning Show Season 4

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A still from the show (Image via Apple TV)

Martin Levy causes crucial problems for Alex throughout the episode. He gets caught urinating in public at midnight. The university calls Alex to pick him up. She takes him home to sleep it off. But Martin disappears the next morning. Videos of his actions go viral online. Alex has a crucial meeting scheduled with representatives from the White House. She has been working to secure a Presidential interview for weeks.

Martin shows up at her workplace demanding airtime. He wishes to defend himself against allegations of plagiarism. Alex refuses to request outright and goes to her crucial meeting instead.

Martin wanders around the UBN building alone. He ends up in Bro Hartman's studio. Hartman gives him exactly what he wants. Martine talks about the younger generation on air. He blames everyone except himself for his issues. The stunt completely destroyed Alex's chances. The White House cancels his interviews immediately. Alex confronts her father in the car. Martin displays zero remorse for his actions and keeps blaming Alex instead.


The devastating truth comes out

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Alexy finally snaps at her father's behaviour. She storms out of the car. Martin follows her home in anger. He warns her never to slam the door on him again. Alex refuses to stay quiet anymore. She gets into a screaming match with him.

Then Martin drops a bombshell revelation. He admits he has always respected Alex. He blames her for his wife's leaving. Martin explains that their marriage was fine at first and that his wife desperately wanted children. He never did, but eventually agreed. After Alex was born, her mother suffered major postpartum depression. Martin could not handle caring for both of them. He resented having a daughter he never wanted. When his wife left permanently, his resentment only grew, and he had to raise Alex alone.

The Morning Show Season 4 finally reveals why their relationship is so complicated. Alex realizes she was never the problem. Her father was always the issue. The sequence ends with Martin leaving. Alex stays silent while processing everything.


Cory's heartbreaking goodbye

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Cory receives a call from his mother, Martha. She tells him she is abandoning her Swiss assisted suicide scheme. Instead, she would "handle" things herself at home. Cory rushes to her house immediately. Martha explains that life has become too complicated and that she has made up her mind entirely.

Cory does not accept her decision. Martha has arranged everything carefully. She asks Cory to act out a movie sequence. He thinks she has changed her mind. She tricks him into fetching a wig from his car. Martha takes the pills while he is gone. She wanted her last memory to be Cory happy.

The coroner arrives hours later as planned. Cory leaves to avoid complexities. Later, he shows up at Celine's apartment. They spend the night together on a drug-fueled bender.

Also See: The Morning Show Season 4 Episode 7 recap: Bradley's shocking betrayal sends UBN into chaos


Bradley disappears in Belarus

The Morning Show Season 4 ends with a stressful cliffhanger. Alex goes to Bradley's apartment. She finally wants to approve the trip to Belarus. Chip answers the door instead. Bradley had already left without waiting for the approval. Chip has not heard from her in six hours. She promised to send consistent updates, but her silence suggests she has been detained. The Morning Show Season 4 leaves Bradley's destiny uncertain. Being detained as a journalist in Belarus is extremely dangerous, and as a result, the episode ends on a chaotic note.

Also See: The Morning Show Season 4 Episode 8: Release date news, time, streaming details, cast and more

The Morning Show Season 4 delivers compelling drama through parent-child relationships and sets up a scenario of extreme danger ahead.

Edited by Yesha Srivastava