Marvelous Mrs Maisel (TV 2017): Energetic, witty, privileged stay-at-home mom struggles to break free of 1950s conventions. Greenwich Village's beatnik/stand-up comedy scene is her opportunity. Rachel Brosnahan is a delight, supported by Alex Boorstein. A-
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel finale (with spoilers): In flash-forwards, Season 5 already showed us Midge's future success with a Joan Rivers-like career. In the finale it focuses on her big career break getting a slot on a Johnny Carson-like late-night talk show. Series was best in Season 1 when it dwelt on her standup act. The finale brought us back to the joy of that. A-
ReplyDelete