Mrs. America
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Alice Macray did not exist in real life.
The BFF of Phyllis Schlafly,played inMrs.
Yes, this is definitely the most far-fetched episode ofMrs.
Alice doesnt realize shes in a similar situation until after they arrive.
Thats not what makes Alice snap, though.
The first time I watched this scene, I thought it was an extreme response for Alice.
She prays with Alice, and like Alice, also married young and was a homemaker.
Alice implicitly trusts her for all those reasons, and doesnt consider that she might hold different beliefs.
Alice isnt yelling at Pamela.
Shes yelling at herself.
Phyllis, ever the coward, wont even set foot in the hotel where the conference is.
Her name may be Rosemary, but shes a straight-up Karen.
Alices interaction with the woman at the bar starts to open her eyes to all this.
You cant consecrate the eucharist.
Paulson is believably incredulous, curious and downright silly throughout this whole sequence.
At the same time, all of this feels a little too pat and easy.
Yes, Alice has always been the more progressive one in her conservative group.
Even the Alice who went through the looking glass held onto some of her core beliefs.
She is, of course, completely ignored.
But Phyllis didnt see it and doesnt care.
All she cares about is herself and her rally.
You should fix your face, she tells Alice with a maternal kiss on the cheek.
She loves the song because she sang it with her kids.
Then Flo informs her that Woody Guthrie, who wrote it, was a socialist.
No, no, no, Alice insists.
Exactly, says Flo.
Alice has been singing a lot of songs without thinking about what they actually mean.
