Some early reviews: 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's' final season sticks to the same old routine The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 5 review: Midge and Co. stumble
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I watched and actually loved the early seasons but got a little bored with the last one. I'm sure my better half will watch the new season soon, after major surgery. That's the plan.
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Watched the first two eps of season 5 last night. The flash forwards are really annoying but the pacing and laugh content is better than season four. Lots of silly in-jokes for those who dig that kind of thing.
Season 5 Episode 1 I didn't like the flash forward, I thought it was kind of bizarre. While there usually is some frantic energy. this one bounced off the walls. Too many stories in one show. Instead of a hold on, things go sideways vibe, I thought it had a harsh, negative vibe. It moved around so much there was little emphasis on style or fashion
I guess I'm the only one enjoying the flash forwards. They totally fit. There is a lot to unpack there. So far, I'm enjoying this season although I do think they tried to do a bit too much in Episode 1.
We’ve only watched season 5, episode 1 at this point. I’m not crazy about the frantic pace sometimes. This episode was pretty good I thought. Great closing song!
I was shocked by that decision, where basically <not a spoiler> Mrs. Maisel eventually becomes Joan Rivers 20 years later. My take is that this was always their goal, but Amazon told them, "hey, we want to wrap everything up in Season 5," so they took the next 20 show ideas and crammed them into 10 episodes instead. So the good news is there's not a lot of dead moments in the show... but the bad news is it does jump around a bit. I think from a structural point of view, if the story had just stayed going chronologically, and then done a final show that eventually revealed her career success but her failure as a mother, maybe it would have been seen as kind of a downer. I had been predicting for the last 3-4 years that maybe Mrs. Maisel would end when she finally was able to get in The Ed Sullivan Show and become a hit performer... but instead, she becomes a successful writer on kind of a version of NBC's Jack Paar/Johnny Carson Tonight Show in this era (1961, judging by the mention of Kennedy as the new President). Note that the TV cameras have no network-TV logo, which was an odd choice, since they did use shots of Rockefeller Center for the exteriors.
I couldn’t disagree more. I feel this season is disjointed, even more rushed and a step below the previous seasons. That’s what I figured as well. The time jumps make sense but, given that the show has never done this, the narrative change disrupted the flow of the show for me. I would have much rather they bookend the series with those. They also did not do a good job of setting up the expectations. I’m sure the series revamped using a trap door narrative when they found out this was going to be the last season.
Especially because we know Gordon Ford's show is on NBC. And since they keep mentioning Jack Paar being on, exactly what is Mr. Ford's time slot...? Back in the '60s, networks didn't lead in to a talk show with a talk show. - Kevin
Yeah, not at all impressed with the first episode. Felt like they were throwing random things at the wall to see what sticks.
