The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 5x8

[silverstarry]

5x8: The Princess and the Plea
A royal visitor at The Gordon Ford Show gives Midge a chance to shine.

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reminder: next week is the series finale!

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[silverstarry]

Even though a lot of the Bryn Mawr trip felt like filler, it was nice to see Midge just hang out with her old friends for a little while. Usually her scenes are very frantic or talking over Susie/Joel/her parents so I liked seeing her a bit more relaxed in a low stakes afternoon of talking shit about the cucumber sandwiches and retrieving their messages to themselves. I don't know if the penultimate episode of the series was the best time for it though. I wish we'd had something like this earlier in the season. It also reminded me that we haven't seen her blonde BFF for ages.

[dafuqgetoffmeho]

[januarysix]

I do not understand Gordon and Hedy’s marriage. I get she needs cover but is he with her just because she helps him with his career?

[evillemmons]

[januarysix]

I feel like there is more to the story. she says "you owe me" which implies she did some big ass favor for him and being her cover isn't enough to make them even.

[evillemmons]

[januarysix]

I liked Abe's speech about how he's realized that he ignored Midge because she's a woman.

[ishi_chan]

I do think that it sort of glosses over the fact that he only sees Esther now because she's exhibiting intelligence in a form he can recognize/is his own.

And conversely they're basically writing Ethan off at age six because he doesn't do well in school. That was super fucked up.

[silverstarry]

While I’m glad that Abe now believes that Midge’s daughter is capable of being a genius (and he has already started treating her differently than he treated Miriam), it’s been disappointing to see how much stock he put into an aptitude test given to a six year old. Just because Ethan didn’t test as a genius, HE IS SIX. Kids are full of potential and there’s no telling what they will end up liking/doing/excelling at based on one test.

[evillemmons]

[evillemmons]

[ishi_chan]

Same, that actor does smarmy hot so well.

[evillemmons]

[rabbitofalice]

i do not respect that at all!
actors are too hot and good looking couple not to have an affair