It follows Mitch's co-host, Alex Levy, and a conservative reporter Bradley Jackson, who attracts the attention of the show's producers after a viral video.
When a news report shows up detailing Mitch's preference towards African American women, Alex decides to leave.
The episode was written by series developer Kerry Ehrin and Scott Troy, and directed by executive producer Mimi Leder.
[3] Ehrin said that his death was more "ambiguous", but Carell "pitched the idea that it was a more active choice, which I thought was really interesting from someone who was really inside the character.
Maggie Fremont of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "It's episodes like “La Amara Vita” that make me wish The Morning Show actually started well before the implosion of TMS and Mitch Kessler's sexual misconduct coming to light so that we could've watched more of Alex Levy and Mitch doing their thing on-air and off — their relationship is much more complex and interesting than most things happening on this show, and Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carrell have killer onscreen chemistry.
The suggestion, but not quite the declaration, that Mitch is attempting suicide feels like it's just an extension of the martyrdom they've extended to him all season, and it's positively bizarre.
"[6] Lacy Baugher of Telltale TV gave the episode a 2.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Truly, some of the choices The Morning Show is making this season are just so bizarre.
The show seems desperate for its viewers to still see Mitch as a sympathetic figure, to question whether what he did was “really” that bad, to cheer for him and his lady friend when they finally hook up with each other.
"[7] Claire Di Maio of The Young Folks gave the episode a 7 out of 10 and wrote, "though Alex is arguably the most self-interested character on the series, it's hard to forget that The Morning Show began as the story of a disgraced public figure and the colleague he left behind.