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the ensemble scenes were always the best part of the show. and zelda’s one liners.

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Countdown to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5

S02E06: Let’s Face the Music and Dance

[harrietmjones]

Goodnight The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Can’t believe it’s all over. 😭💖🎙️

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It takes them a while to show up, even though Shy had specifically told all three of them 10 pm, sharp.

Still, at least they showed up at all.

Gordon is first, looking sharp and slick. Every picture of the television host.

Then comes the brother - Noah - a little harried. A little confused, but pleasant.

Lenny is last. Grumpy, black-suited and chain smoking to beat the band.

Shy sips his bourbon as he looks them all over. “I appreciate the three of you coming out tonight. I know everyone has lives to get on with, but I need about forty-five minutes of your time.”

“I’m a little confused,” Noah admits shyly. “If we’re playing ‘one of these things is not like the other...’“

“That would be true, except that we all have a person in common,” Shy explains.

Lenny narrows his eyes, turning to Noah. “Who are you?”

“Uh...Noah Weissman,” he replies. “I uh...I’m a researcher for-”

“Midge’s brother,” Gordon grumbles. “What’s wrong with Midge?”

Noah’s eyes widen. “Wait, what? What’s wrong with Midge? And-” He takes a head count of the the other men. “Why isn’t Joel here?”

“Because I do not care for his face,” Shy tells him. “Or his voice. Or his clothing. Or his attitude.”

Noah blinks. “I like you.”

Shy nods. “thanks. Look...I went by Midge’s apartment last night. We were supposed to get dinner together, and when I got there, she was sitting at her kitchen table, trying to piece together a broken casserole dish.”

Noah blinks. “The Pyrex broke?”

Shy nods. “The Pyrex broke. She said she’d gotten clumsy and dropped it.”

“Fuck chance,” Gordon comments. “That thing made it into her very first set on my show. There’s no way she would be that careless.”

“It took a while, but it turned out the ex broke it by accident,” Shy goes on. “They were talking and he lfited it up, fiddled with it and it slipped.”

Lenny narrows his eyes. “We’re sure that wasn’t on purpose?”

“No,” Shy says. “We are not sure...and she’s...not in a good place. I offered to buy her a new one - ten new ones - but she said she just wanted hers. But the damn thing is completely ruined.”

“And something tells me she’s not taking that too well,” Noah mutters.

“No, she is not,” Shy confirms. “She’s working too hard, she’s got those kids most days, her parents are insane-”

“They’re not so bad,” Lenny comments. “I mean sure they’re a handful...”

Noah looks at him as if he were insane. “When did you meet my parents?”

Lenny shrugs and takes a drag off his cigarette. “In jail.”

“I’m sorry, in-”

“That’s besides the point,” Gordon cuts in.

“I just thought, that between the four of us, maybe would could...I don’t know,” Shy shakes his head. “Make her feel better. Help her out. Do something. I’m not exactly fantastic at thinking about other people, but it broke my heart, watching her try to put that thing back together.”

“One of the last pieces of her old life,” Lenny says quietly. “That thing probably held a lot of meaning about...I don’t know. Motherhood and shit.”

“‘And shit,’“ Noah nods. “Very eloquent. Don’t you talk for a living?”

“Wait, why are you hocking me a chinik?” Lenny asks, looking confused.

“Oh, I don’t know, Mr. ‘I want to go back to being friends,’“ Noah responds, eyeing him warily.

Gordon rubs his eyes. “Lenny. Fuck. Please tell me you didn’t.” 

“That is no one’s business but mine and Midge’s,” Lenny snaps. “Aside from which, I am a garbage fire.”

“Yes, but she wanted you to be her garbage fire,” Shy comments. “God are you dumb.”

“Weren’t we talking about ways to make her feel better?” Lenny pleads.

“Yes, we were,” Shy says.

All eyes land on him.

Lenny stubs out his cigarette and lights another one. “Fuck.”

“Oh, please, it’s not like you’re not dying to take back that ‘let’s just be friends’ horseshit,”  Gordon accuses. “Anyone who has ever seen the two of you together knows you’re so in love with her you can’t fucking see straight.”

“That’s not-”

“Oh, no, he’s right,” Shy cuts Lenny off. “You have no chill around Midge.”

“Why didn’t I know about this?” Noah asks, bewildered. “I thought he was just some shitty guy who jerked my sister around.”

“He is, but he’s doing it because he’s terrified of being happy,” Gordon tells him.

“You all do realize I am sitting right here,” Lenny grumbles. “I can hear you bar stool psychologizing me.”

“Good, maybe you’ll get your head out of your ass,” Noah snaps, annoyed. “No wonder she’s losing it over the Pyrex. Joel leaves. She has to pick up the pieces. Shit blows up with Benjamin, more pieces to pick up. The tour blows up, even more pieces to pick up, and now you, rejecting her, and for what?”

“For-” Lenny sighs. “I just- if you knew-”

“Give me a little credit,” Noah scoffs. “I know who you are. I’ve been trying to get you off of people’s shit list for months, because you’re not worth going after, and we have bigger fish to fry.”

The other men blink.

“I work for - people,” Noah stumbles. “That’s not the point, the point is, if you love my sister, what the fuck are you doing?”

“I cannot believe this conversation has become an intervention on my love life,” Lenny shakes his head. “You know what I’m thinking? I’m thinking that between the arrests and the drugs, I am not worth the heartache that will inevitably befall your sister if I throw caution to the wind. I am thinking that she might deserve better. More than what I can give.”

“Except she just wants you,” Gordon says simply.

The four men go silent at that.

Shy sighs and eventually speaks up. “I am concerned, that this is going to spiral into a very intense breakdown. I can throw money at the problem, obviously. Noah, you’re her brother, you can rally your family-”

“Kinda,” Noah admits, a little grim. “The family hasn’t exactly been...supportive. Of the comedy thing. I mean. Joel and I both know she’s good, but our parents just think she’s vulgar and Moishe and Shirley doesn’t think she’s funny.”

“Ouch,” Gordon flinches a little. “That’s gotta be rough.”

“The life of a comedienne,” Lenny mutters.

“I can give moral support at work,” Gordon shrugs. “Give her some time off if she wants.”

“And Lenny can stop being a moron,” Shy nods. “Good. This is a good start.”

“I did not agree to-”

Shy turns to him, looking him in the eyes. “Tell me you don’t think about her every days.”

Lenny doesn’t respond. 

“Tell me you don’t wish you could call her. Spend time with her. Tell me, and I’ll drop it,” Shy says.

Lenny looks away, fiddling with his cigarette.

“That’s what I thought,” Shy shakes his head.

“For all of our sakes,” Gordon pleads. “Just drop the friends thing. It’s insane, and you’re just hurting both of you.”

Lenny lets out a breath. “I’ll...I’ll think on it.”

“I’ll make arrangements for the kids to stay with Joel’s parents for a little bit,” Noah chimes in. “And I’ll find a way to get our parents out of the house for a few days. That way she can have some quiet when she’s not working, and when Lenny goes over, they won’t be interrupted.”

“I said I’d think about it.”

“Don’t forget to get her flowers,” Gordon says.

“I didn’t say-”

“Nice ones,” Shy adds.

Lenny shakes his head. “Jesus Christ. What the fuck have I gotten myself into?”

[its-a-state-of-angst]

I love these looks....Midge win’s again though

[talistheintrovert]

“You called in favours for me?” Midge raised an eyebrow coolly, even as her pulse thrummed a little harder than it had before. “I thought I told you not to do that.”

“You told me not to do that when you were getting yourself back on your feet,” he pointed out, waving a hand, like it was nothing. No big deal. “Now you’re firmly back on your feet, and you’re a very good friend of mine, and a very good comedian, and it’s time the whole world knew it. Besides, it’s not a favour, I don’t do favours anymore. I’ll put it on your tab.”

Midge couldn’t remember how to swallow, and her voice was too soft, too earnest, too much, when she said, “Lenny.”

The sheepish expression grew and he fidgeted uncomfortably. “You don’t need to make it into some big thing - you’ve been standing outside my playdates for a long time, it’s time you get some playdates for me to bring an umbrella to.”

Read the Final Chapter HERE!

Chapter One!

[like-sands-of-time]

ok i finally got around to watching the last episode of mrs maisel and oh ?? my ?? god ??????????

first of all wHAT?? like i figured a drama filled cliff hanger was very possible given last season's ending but wow i wasn't expecting that. I mean I'm always shocked in this show but wow.

and I really liked Reggie.. he was tough but he was smart you know? but that was the coward's way out and he hurt Midge for his own screw up. ugh. and poor Shy, he doesn't understand and is probably extremely hurt because Reggie would rather lie to him than own up to his own mistake. UGH. the anger is still strong.

also Rose has been a less than stellar character this whole show but that's the height of yikes I think.. I do wonder if something's gonna come back for Ben and Midge because he would've been a supportive husband, he wouldn't have minded her telling jokes because that was the woman he fell in love with originally. she made her choice and didn't even talk to him so I do wonder about them..

When they showed Rose talking to Ben and then Susie admitting to losing all Midge's money I thought for sure they were gonna say Midge would do a marriage of convenience so that her family could have a place to stay. kinda glad that didn't happen but that just goes to show how unprepared I was for every single thing that happened this season.

and then Archie. ugh. men are dUmb. really really dumb. he thought he could just leave home like Joel did, save for the sleeping around bit, and just not be a father for awhile but it would all be fine and Imogene would just take him back. what because Joel is such a great example of model father/husband behavior?? it's not like the relationship he and Midge have was something that came easily. it happened with a lot of broken pride(on his part) and hurt feelings (on hers). they worked it out cos they realized they loved each other and they loved their kids. amicable divorced parenting isn't a common thing Archie and you should feel stupid. also was that Imogene going out and getting a job at the end? is that about that feeling of self reliance and independence? good for her if that's what they were meaning.

also can we talk about how Zelda deserves better?? hands down my favorite character (except for Mei). and omg Joel's parents. Moishe is sarcastic which I like cos I relate to it. and I do love that he and Midge had that talk.

oh and then there was that thing they tried to force between Lenny and Midge that about made me throw hands cos I've loved their friendship from the start and why can't men and women just be friends without one of them being gay ?? tv do you not understand? I'm not asking for much. that really pissed me off though. they're great and they come in and out of each other's lives at different stages and they inspire each other but they wouldn't work together. they wouldn't. stop forcing every heterosexual pairing possible for the sake of tv plEASE.

and then that whole mess with Sophie was disappointing but I'm not surprised. she's so self centered she couldn't even see she was ruining a good chance all because she reverted back on what was comfortable. she got nervous, it was her first show, so mess up a few lines!! don't try and take over the show with your cringy overused comedy.

and then Astrid as a mom.. that poor kid lol. also Mei and Midge finally meeting!! ah it was as great as I expected (read: them torturing Joel) I wish they'd shown Mei's reaction to her on stage but I guess they didn't figure it was too important. and Jackie?? who looks like a whole mess?? is this wonderful househusband!! oof. the updates he did to Susie's apartment, the little apron he wears. how he doesn't take any of her shit and gives it right back. noice. but that weird stalker guy could maybe go away lol.

all in all im still hooked and im three seasons in so I'd say it's a success. it's really hard for me to stay with a show after season one and season two was iffy at times for me but they picked it up perfectly, or as perfectly as a show that thrives on the crazy can be.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S03E03 (Panty Pose) 

Book title: Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer (1941) by Victor Appleton