New season of Mrs. Maisel

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Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

lol! I’ll have a hamburger. Hold the onions. And the cheese. And the patty. And the bun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

What season and episodes did this happen in?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

And forget the whole episode dedicated to not one, but two renditions of garbage: the musical.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

What season and episodes did this happen in?

It was an episode before Susie’s roast. I think episodes 4-6.

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It was a terrible ending to a nice show. I didn't recognize it as over until I came here. It was so unfinished.

I agree. I found it upsetting that she didn’t end up with Joel despite them having resolved their issues and still loving each other. Seemed inconsistent with the story they told, and only served to prove a purpose that a person can’t be successful and have a happy marriage.

My interpretation was that Joel had died but they'd remained close, thus the wedding picture on her desk

No one really has to interpret it. Any Sherman palladino told Rachel brosnehan when they filmed season one that the series would end with midge wildly successful, but she would always consider the day before Joel left her to be the happiest time of her life.

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Midge and Joel were incompatible for the long term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Midge and Joel were incompatible for the long term.

That could have shifted as the series kept getting renewed. Maybe, but maybe not. She looked pretty happy the day she stole the 4 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ASP recently did an interview that she shouldn’t be doing during the strike.

They might have edited the article--but it says the interview took place before the strike.

[Anonymous]

I liked the ending and love that she ended up with Susie in the end not some dude. That was the real “love” story, the enduring friendship between these two

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

Lenny Bruce was a real person. His downfall was based on facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

Lenny Bruce was a real person. His downfall was based on facts.

LOL. This.

Like, what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

Lenny Bruce was a real person. His downfall was based on facts.

LOL. This.

Like, what?

Are you serious? He was a real comic and actor. He was convicted for obscenity (which is what he was ranting about in the last few episodes), and died of a drug overdose. They thanked his daughter Kitty Bruce at the end of the show. He's very very famous and has been inspiring comics, singers, song writers for decades.

I'd post actual links, but my work doesn't let me visit too many sites. Wikipedia will have to suffice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

Based on this point, I dismiss the entirety of this babble.

[Anonymous]

I thought the final season did the whole show great justice and especially the finale.

The previous season lagged for me so I came in with lower expectations but they did great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait an someone explain her breakup with Suzie and when did they get back together? I watched it all but maybe I forgot. I think they broke up because of the money / gambling and. Joel fixed that - but when did midge and Suzie reconcile?

They broke up because Susie got mixed up with the mob and in order to clear midge of it, Joel quietly gave over control of his club businesses to Susie’s mob associates. Midge found out when Joel eventually went to prison and midge lost it at Susie for getting them in this deep. That was in the mid 1980s.

They made up after Susie’s roast in 1990. Midge extended an olive branch

It was more than that. She was mixed up with the mob and gave them a cut of all of Midge’s earnings, which Susie failed to tell Midge. That’s why Joel wanted to clear Midge from being entangled and indebted in any way to the mob.

I liked the flashback to the Chinese restaurant and Lenny Bruce but did not like Lenny’s downfall at all. I felt there were a lot of things that weren’t needed at all this season: the kibbutz scene, the daughter and the psychiatrist, the scenes at the preschool, every scene with the maid (her marriage and compulsion to continue working), the marital problems of Joel’s parents and then their stupid fur coat/shower reconnection scene, the stupid scenes with Susie and the woman in the office across the way (where the bucket was stuck), the dad agonizing about having a typo corrected in his article, etc. just a lot of wasted time that could have been better spent developing another aspect of the show.

Lenny Bruce was a real person. His downfall was based on facts.

Of course, I know that. But his downfall was drawn out with his bombing of his act, which he did in real life. But the series wasn’t about lenny’s life, so watching it go on and on added little to midge’s story. It had nothing to with midge by then. The scene made no sense to me - as it wasn’t a show about him and he’d not been a focus in her life for awhile. (Maybe if they had reconnected in a meaningful way after she’d found his drugs and we saw that connection and her continued draw to him over time…) but to throw Susie in there offering to help, it was too forced for me. It showed what happened to him…and felt forced to me and added nothing. (I would have rather seen Sophie Lennon screen time with her seeing Midge take off.)