Right, it’s strange that every single faculty member in the show has tenure or is tenure-track!
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She clearly painted a portrait of Shy that was making fun of him for being effeminate. I agree that she doesn’t think she outed him, but I think she knew she was walking the line. Read more
I understand what you are saying. I’ve just had it with Midge’s willful ignorance. She is a sharp lady who could choose to be more aware. She just doesn’t care. At all. Read more
Interesting. I thought it was clear that Mei was intimidated by Midge and that Midge could have done the kind thing and just...wish her the best? Rather than one-upping her and then going on stage to perform a very personal act about her relationship with Joel without anyone’s permission? Read more
I choose to also interpret The Gilmore Girls as a dark antihero saga!
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Thank you so much! They should all be there if you go to the Mrs. Maisel S3 list of reviews.
I agree completely. Rose drove me nuts this season.
Oh, it’s coming! 10am tomorrow :)
Yeah, I think that scene also shows how Midge is not culturally aware. At all. Maybe that will change as she travels, but I don’t know that she will ever be the kind of person who is truly worldly.
That’s a great point and I definitely appreciate that. I think it’s actually okay that Midge is ambivalent about having had children, though I also feel bad that her kids don’t have more attentive parents.
Oh yeah, Joel was terrible. I hated S1 Joel. Somehow, over the course of a few seasons, he redeemed himself to me. It makes sense that it would take Midge a lot longer to get over that kind of betrayal!
Oh sure, that’s exactly what I am saying (and what Roxane Gay’s “Bad Feminist” says too!).
No, it bothers me too. There is a certain “Disney-fication” of the sets that feels really unreal. It’s the same reason with the heavy-handed ethnic stereotypes too.
Yes, Mad Men is definitely more rigorous in its depictions of the 50s and 60s, but I do think that both shows are deeply invested in exploring how people are shaped by the era in which they grew up.
I agree completely about the ways the ensemble structure ends up limiting the show.
Tempted to start my own Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Nintendo Switch game now!
Thank you for sharing!
You’re very welcome! Read more