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And therefore I own America.
America loves Jennifer Aniston.
And therefore Jennifer Aniston owns America.
I know an inordinate amount of information about Jen (what her friends call her!).
Shes godmother to Courteney Coxs daughter, Coco.
She still wears belts with her jeans, like all the time, those thick, solid chestnut-colored ones.
Chris McMillan, the stylist who manufactured the infamous Rachel do, still cuts her hair.
Is it weird, how much I know?
That I didnt have to Google a single thing in that paragraph?
I dont follow her obsessively, dig into fan sites, or hunt for information about her on TMZ.
Like most of you, Ive seen all ofFriendsand about half her movies.
Every lamely assembled cover story about Aniston will attest to the same things, in the same order.
Every story about Jen Aniston is still one of triumph over disappointment.
Once a year, you might count on reading this piece in a big, fancy glossy.
Its a role that a slew of Hollywood A-listers could have handled, but only Aniston can really embody.
Levy hosts the most popular morning show in the industry, afauxGood Morning Americawith theTodayshows penchant for scandals.
(Though in the characters case, its in Manhattan.)
In an era of constant reinvention, Aniston has stayed refreshingly the same.
That long, golden blonde hair.
Aveeno moisturizer, apparently.
People want to see Aniston be harmlessly funny, and so she mostly tries.
That is, untilThe Morning Show.
Mitchs departure and Bradleys arrival galvanize Alex like a bucket of cold water to the face.
She steps out of a fog and drops the smile.
Alex knowingly nods, trapped between panic and professionalism.
more mob boss than spot of morning sunshine.
Both Aniston and Levy have a perfect sense of when and how to use their power.
When Bradley moans about the job, Alex replies, All jobs are fucked up.
In that moment its hard to know if its the actress or the character talking.
Or of simply upending expectations by jumping into the Me Too fray with a prestige drama.
But really, it feels like shes laughing.
Aniston might as well have written the line herself.
