Spoilers below.
Stella has had a profound transformation between her first appearance in The Morning Show season 2 and now. Once a bright-eyed optimist who thought she could change the face of network news to favor minority communities and women, she has had to reckon with the toll it takes to rise to the top of a male-dominated industry that rewards backstabbing and bulldozing. Greta Lee turns in a stunning performance this week as Stella claws herself out of the calcified cocoon of suppression she has accumulated over her time at UBN.
In a compelling voiceover throughout the episode, we get to know a bit more about where Stella is at: How Cory lured her into a corporate beast that doesn’t necessarily align with her politics, how he convinced her she could usher in the future of UBN