Cool Words from "The Morning Show"
hinterland:
The land directly adjacent to and inland from a coast.
A region remote from urban areas; backcountry.
A region situated beyond metropolitan centers of culture.
genuflect:
To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.
To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel.
bleary-eyed:
With eyes blurred or reddened, as from exhaustion or lack of sleep.
Dull of mind or perception.
Having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as blear-eyed{1}.
libel:
The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a person or injurious to his or her reputation.
An incidence of such publication or broadcast.
The written claims initiating a suit in an admiralty court
onslaught:
A violent attack.
An overwhelming outpouring.
Attack; onset; aggression; assault; an inroad; an incursion; a bloody attack.
shrewd:
Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
Sharp; penetrating.
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Randomly decided to give The Morning Show a go. I've known about it for years, via the Emmys, and Globes nominations but I just never cared to watch it. I ended up binging the first season during work and I loved it. I continued to the second season and couldn't stand it. Now I am delaying starting this new season until it's fully aired.
Anyway, all of these words were spoken on the show. These were the ones that stood out to me.
I've always hated the word shrewd (because it made me think of 'shrew') but always enjoyed hearing it in conversation. It resembles 'rude' in sound, but means something entirely different. I used to refer to it as "sure rude", like "you're sure rude"...LOL. I said that internally in my Reese Witherspoon Alabama accent.
Speaking of Reese's accent, a part of why I loved the first season and why I was intrigued to watch The Morning Show in the first place is because Reese has her real-life southern accent and is rocking brown hair. I rarely see her portrayed this way so I was glad to see it. In the second season, you barely hear her accent, she's back blond, and she and everyone else is acting very strangely in their respective characters, in my opinion.
Sidenote: I actually hate when series' do this. They'll establish characters one way then decide they want them to be "more relatable/real" or whatever the fuck and then they're completely different the next time I see them. Anyway, rant over 😎. I'm shrewd. [**]
*I liked seeing Rachel and her little sis reunited.
**I ranted about this with Friday Night Lights, on my other blog, too.
