The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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It makes sense that everyone is at a crossroads in The Princess and the Plea.
First up in the self-reflection hot seat is Joel Maisel.
Sidenote: It turns out Ethan wasnt in trouble at all.
Joel knows how badly he screwed things up with Midge, and his eyes show sincere regret.
He regrets ignoring her for so long and for not helping to cultivate her talent.
He knows he failed Midge, but now, with Esther, hes been given a second chance.
Midges self-reflection comes a little later, but its sparked by her college-girlfriend meetup at leafy Bryn Mawr.
The best moment is when Midge reenactsthis immortal Lenny Bruce dialoguefrom the pilot, complete with a finger snap.
Theres that word again.
Though in this case, Hedy is giving Midge great career advice: Take the credit.
The patrician woman with intimate ties to the British royal familyalsohas intimate ties to Midges rude and crude manager.
Hedy loosely refers to Susie as her college roommate.
Its time for that self-reflection, cutie!
What Midge doesnt understand is that Hedy is a triggering subject for Susie.
Hedy wonders if Susie has more than just professional feelings for Midge (which Ive always suspected too).
The good news is Hedy agrees to the favor.
That was so nice of you!
Well, not exactly, because this is show business, andeverythingin this business is transactional.
Hedy didnotcome to play, pulling the one string that single-handedly controls her husband: Because you owe me.
Okay, I now need details.
Was she responsible for his success?
(There were a couple of lines in The Testi-Roastial about Gordon originally being a local radio nobody.)
She just gets the job done in red lipstick and impeccable beige suits instead of wielding a baseball bat.
Gordon is furious, but he immediately agrees to do his wifes bidding.
Midge then bolts out of the office, leaving us hanging until next week.
Does this mean Midges big break comes courtesy of a woman?
Leave it to Dinah to remind Susie about a little thing called racism.
