‘The Morning Show’ Episode 6 Grills Elon Musk (Or, Rather, Jon Hamm)

Less is going on in this week’s episode of The Morning Show, which isn’t saying all that much—we’re dialing it down to 95 from the usual 100. Last week’s episode was about the insurrection and the pandemic, two weeks ago saw UBA facing a racial reckoning, and this season opened with a huge network hack. So an episode with just one fiery interview is pretty tame, in comparison.

The interviewee is Paul Marks (Jon Hamm), The Morning Show’s own version of Elon Musk, who is currently working on a merger that would see him buying UBA for $40 billion. The newsroom throws together a last minute Q&A session with Paul, offering employees the chance to ask him any questions about his plans with UBA. No, he doesn’t want to fire a bunch of employees. Stella (Greta Lee) will still be in charge of the newsroom, meaning there won’t be a conflict of interest if UBA ever has to cover anything relating to Paul and his company, Hyperion.

Alex (Jennifer Aniston) wants to interview Paul on Alex Unfiltered. Just a few episodes ago, the pair began some short-lived flirtations that led Paul back to UBA after the racial reckoning. Now, their relationship is strictly professional. Although Paul is camera shy, he agrees to the interview with Alex. Chip (Mark Duplass) will research talking points, Paul will host the camera crew in his Hamptons home, and Cory (Billy Crudup) doesn’t need to know about any of this.

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