I finished watching season 3 of The Expanse with a couple weeks to spare before the release of season 4. As I pondered what to watch next, Amazon Prime suggested The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I recalled a couple friends mentioning it on Facebook, so thought it would be a good placeholder while waiting for the next season of The Expanse.
Oops.
What do I mean by “oops”? Season 4 of The Expanse released a week ago – and I’m loving the online release of entire seasons, instead of having to wait a week between episodes – and I haven’t seen a single episode. I’m almost done with season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; when I finished, I’ll have to decide between its recently released season 3 or season 4 of The Expanse.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is set in New York City in the late 1950s and centers, appropriately, on Midge Maisel, whose life takes a sudden turn at the end of the pilot episode. She suddenly goes from a supportive housewife whose husband is trying stand-up comedy on the side to being the stand-up comic. Not surprisingly, given the era, she encounters discrimination as a comedienne, but verbally holds her own against heckling audiences and other unsupportive comedians.
Each episode is a mix of seriously funny content and the drama of Midge’s home life, not the least of which is her day job at the make-up counter. This is a truly funny show that keeps viewers coming back for more.