The Morning Show season 4 episode 9 ending explained: Did Bradley escape from Belarus?

The Morning Show season 4 episode 9 kept viewers on the edge of their seats with tense developments and twists. Bradley's trip to Minsk, Belarus, turned tragic as she was detained at the airport. Worried about her safety, Alex and Chip make every effort to bring Bradley back in the latest drop.

While Celine lets the state department handle Bradley's case, Alex takes matters into her hands and seeks help from Paul Marks. As Alex, Mia, and Paul orchestrate the plan to seek help from Russian oligarch Dmitri Ivanov, things turn more complex by the end of the episode.

Disclaimer: The article contains spoilers for The Morning Show season 4 episode 9. Reader's discretion is advised.

Alex makes a big offer to Ivanov with Paul's help to ensure a safe return for Bradley. While the matters seem hopeful, it is revealed that Bradley was still being detained. Celine and Amanda intervened to stop her release.

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The Morning Show season 4 episode 9 ending explained: What was Bradley's fate in Belarus?

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Bradley's time in Belarus takes a tense turn as she gets detained at the airport. While Alex and Chip use all means to ensure her return, the situation turns even more difficult by the end of the episode.

Alex takes Paul's help to get in touch with Dmitri Ivanov, a powerful Russian oligarch. With his connections and support, he could make a few calls and bring Bradley back. Alex, Paul, and Mia had also planned to support Ivanov's actress mistress in exchange for the favor. However, he demanded something much bigger for rescuing Bradley. Alex extends her support for the tech deal Ivanov was seeking from Paul, proposing to register Paul's AI software with UBN first and then licensing it to Ivanov.

As the high-risk plan turns beneficial for both parties, Alex becomes hopeful about Bradley's return. However, at the end of the episode, Bradley is seen being taken away by the authorities. Chip calls Alex and informs her that the plan had failed and Bradley was still being detained.

This disheartens Alex as she has tried all methods to ensure Bradley's safe return. UBN also plans to extend support to Bradley by informing the viewers about her situation on TMS. After all the attempts, Bradley is still in a dangerous situation, with her return seeming difficult by the end of episode 9.

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How did Celine make things difficult for Bradley?

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As Alex and the others wondered how their plans backfired, viewers also get to see the real reason behind Bradley's failed return in the ninth episode. It is shown that Celine and Amanda, Paul's assistant, had collaborated to stop Bradley's return.

Celine had been revealed as the main culprit behind the killing of the Wolf River story at the network in the previous episodes. Since Alex informed her and the others at UBN about Bradley's work on the story and her visit to Belarus, Celine's interests lay in stopping Bradley from further delving into the Wolf River case. Amanda, on the other hand, did not appreciate Paul and Alex's collaboration, given that their complicated past had caused difficulties for the two.

Due to these reasons, Amanda informs Celine about Alex and Paul's plans with Ivanov. Using her family's powers, Celine stops the deal from happening, stopping Bradley's safe return.

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What's behind Cory's final moments in the episode?

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In the final moments of the episode, the story takes an unexpected turn, with Cory at its center. He was the first one to find out about Celine's involvement in the Wolf River case. However, with multiple challenges coming his way in between, he had put that case aside. His bond with Celine was also growing, with their relationship taking a romantic turn in the latest episode.

However, as the episode comes to an end, viewers see Cory pull out the Wolf River water contamination sampling report from his pocket. While the episode ended at that moment, Cory's possession of the report may bring big twists to the story ahead. With the next episode being the finale of the season, viewers can expect big moments to come ahead for all the characters in The Morning Show season 4.

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Edited by Eeshna Dashottar