The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel

I finished watching the series today - around 50 hour-long episodes!

It was so good! There were plot lines I got tired of really fast - like when she got a job as MC in a strip club, and they insisted on showing us the strippers’ performances. I just thought it was so degrading. I’m wondering if there were complaints when the show first aired, because they suddenly stopped showing those scenes, even though she was still working there.

Throughout the first seasons, they had occasional flashbacks showing us the background for what was happening now (around 1960). But in season 4, they started flashing forward. I just thought it was so clever! We were shown scenes from the 1970s and 1980s, before finishing off in current-day early 1960s. Finally, we’re shown 2005. I’m wondering if they added that last 2005 part when they knew it was the final episode, because it was 15 minutes longer than the other episodes.

Also, I got a kick out of spotting Gilmore Girls actors among the cast - Lorelai’s mother Emily, Rory’s rival Paris, handyman Kirk, and Jess!

I feel like I made good use of my accidental Prime trial subscription. I watched a few Oscar nominees and a series I always wanted to see.