Something has always irritated me about explaining the appeal of “The Morning Show” by citing its messiness. That’s a legitimate answer, but it’s also too pat for a show that’s a ‘90s network primetime soap masquerading as a prestige drama. Power struggles! Backstabbing! Surprise hookups! Sometimes I’m forced to remind myself that the action takes place in Manhattan, not on some mythical version of Melrose in Los Angeles.
But during “Strict Scrutiny,” its writer Bill Kennedy clicks a puzzle piece into place right around the time the UBA’s staff reacts to the 2022 SCOTUS leak tipping off the Supreme Court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade.
