The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselsure is lucky that its sustained by its character-driven narratives.
Thats because her journey toward self-discovery has been infectious, especially where Rose and Abe are concerned.
Rose is from aGerman-Jewishfamily that made their fortune in the oil fields of Oklahoma.
Rose may not like the woman shes become, but weve known shes had it in her all along.
It just took her enterprising daughter to draw it out of her.
Theyre not gonna end up homeless.
As for Midge and Susie, I knew their fight wouldnt last.
They have to be okay in order for the tour and the rest of the series to work.
But good G-d was that a fun squabble!
Their bickering and reconciliation scenes contained more chemistry than any of the romantic couplings onMaisel.
On that note, Midge and Joel finally get divorced in this episode.
Not today, not tomorrow, but someday.
And I dont have a problem with that, if it happens.
The judge calls it modern.
I call it ideal.
(Look, I know Ive spent a lot of time in these recaps mom-shaming Midge.
Sexist judges be damned.)
the only person capable of stealing a scene away from Alex Borstein.
Its the Sixties, Man!
(The use of I Wont Last a Day Without You, drives this point home beautifully.)
Which brings us to Midge and Susies endearing make-up scene on Shys stoop.
competition, pledging that Mrs. Maisel will always be [her] number one.
Take that, Joel.Doing a polkain the streetto Shall We Dance?
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Any takers on Meis backstory?
Im leaning toward mob princess, but Im simultaneously hoping Im wrong.
I like Mei too much for her to end up a TV trope.
The yarmulkes were a bit much.
Names like Mordechai and Mendel left little doubt as to the Lehmans heritage, btw.
