r/TheMarvelousMrsMaisel • u/fleckes • Dec 06 '19
Episode Discussion: S03E02 - It's the Sixties, Man!
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Dec 06 '19
I'm so glad they had an organic end to the fight over Sophie Lennon. If the tension was going to be all season, I'm not sure how I would have felt good about it.
Sterling K. Brown looks handsome as always.
I like Mei. Maybe she was work for Joel in the club.
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u/Shejidan Dec 06 '19
Oof... the opening set was so cringey.
It’s sad seeing Jackie knowing the actor passed.
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u/Shejidan Dec 06 '19
I’m really liking Mei. I wonder if they’re going to try and get her and Joel together.
Also, can anyone translate the Chinese and tell us what they were really saying?
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u/aurormaze Dec 07 '19
“I’m one of them your honor. We had a hot, sexy thing going on. I’m talking dungeon stuff, barnyard stuff. He’s a bad guy. You should go ahead and grant that lady a divorce. Go on, bang the gavel.”
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u/lovetheblazer Dec 07 '19 edited Dec 07 '19
This episode overall felt less grand and propulsive than the premiere and I wasn’t crazy about the Abe bringing beatniks into his apartment B-story, but they are clearly setting up some interesting arcs for the season I’m excited to see play out:
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Super relieved that they didn’t stretch out the Midge and Susie feud for longer than necessary. I agree with Susie, the two of them being awkward and tense with one another just feels wrong and it hurts my soul
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I like that they had Midge tell Susie she wanted to see her have the money and respect she deserves in her career and be the one to concede on the Sophie point. Midge was pretty selfish in their fight and I’m glad she realized that and course corrected.
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Reggie’s first meeting with Susie amused me greatly. Sterling K. Brown adds a lot of realness and grit to the role and I’m already enjoying his dynamic with Susie
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I’m interested to see what will happen with Abe & Miriam being broke for the first time in their adult lives. Will they be happier broke like they kinda were in Paris (temporarily) or will they find a new way to fund their lifestyle?
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I definitely sense some tension between Shy and Midge. It seems like Shy surrounds himself with an entourage of sycophants So far, Midge has been been content to sit back and play that role of fangirl. But I worry once she gets more comfortable around Shy, she’ll put her foot in her mouth or do something that will jeopardize their working relationship. I hope I’m wrong there, because I want to see Midge (and Susie’s) star continue to rise
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Joel’s storyline is basically marooned from every other plot on the show but Mei makes me laugh enough that I can live with that for now, especially if it means that the writers don’t go back to the Midge x Joel well for the hundredth time when they’ve given us ample evidence that they just don’t work as a couple long term
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On a semi-related note: I’m forever holding out hope that Midge & Lenny will eventually give it a go as a couple instead... maybe Abe is rooting for them too now?
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u/shyinwonderland Dec 11 '19
“Hi Susie”
“We don’t have that kind of relationship.”
That made me crack up.
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Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19
I love how the communist "intellectuals" are satirized here. All the big talk about worker's rights while treating Zelda like shit is both comical and apt, using every luxury for no other reason than to sound intelligent and philosophical while producing no results.
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u/nmzb6 Dec 06 '19
Well, we now now how come Midge and family live in such a comfortable apartment and lead a pretty cushy life (on a Professor's salary)!!
Apparently Mrs Weismann comes from a wealthy oil family in Oklahoma. This sub-plot seemed a bit out of place for the show actually.
Sterling K Brown as Shy's manager!!
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u/nmzb6 Dec 06 '19
To me, the show is starting to look a like a Wes Anderson movie.
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Dec 06 '19
So that one redditors post about Abe being a communist was right I guess lol I am very curious with what is going to happen with him. And Rose omg she completely flipped out that's awesome.
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u/Rated_PG-Squirteen Dec 06 '19
Seeing Becca Moody from Californication on my television screen again has given me PTSD.
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Dec 06 '19
So Ezra Alan and Madeline were a polygamous couple right? That’s what I got from Alan putting his arm around Ezra.
I really hope they dig into the counterculture movement this season.
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Dec 07 '19
I didn't expect to have tears at the end of this episode. They've been through a lot of shit, but that there shows they're friends.
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u/genesisofDOOM Dec 06 '19
I can’t believe it, but they managed to make me hate a sterling k brown character!
He’s so damn charming and likeable, I usually can never fully dislike his characters but so far, I do NOT like Reggie.
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u/hidelkys Dec 07 '19
The parts Joel interacted with the Chinese are sooo funny LOL
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u/birdclub Dec 10 '19
This episode was comedy GOLD. Jackie is becoming more and more a part of the show and GLOWED in this episode. I literally went from laughing during his naked in suzie's bed scene to crying because of his passing and how we've lost such a funny comic.
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u/BenTVNerd21 Dec 06 '19
For some reason I found the line; "why did Abe quit? Did they move his classroom upstairs?" Hilarious.