THE MARVELOUS MRS MASISEL SEASON 2 EPISODE 10 SERIES
In that case, the Gilmore Girls episode has the added sour taste of being Amy’s last episode of the series at the time contract negotiations breaking down with The CW meaning that the story would have to resolve itself without the series’ author, and the wrong being righted until 2016 when the series was revived by Netflix. READ MORE: Catch up on all of our season 2 reviewsĪlthough “All Alone” is nowhere near as problematic, its final couple of minutes cannot help but remind the audience of “Partings”, the season six finale of Gilmore Girls that left that series on a major cliffhanger involving its lead character going back to an old love just when it seemed she was possibly going to get married to their current partner. The latter really shouldn’t be funny but it manages to the brilliant feat of becoming funnier the longer it goes on.Įveryone gets their moment to shine in the sun Rose pays a visit to her psychic which we haven’t had this season in a brilliantly witty opening scene Benjamin asks Abe for Midge’s hand in marriage Abe makes some monumental decisions regarding his career, and we get a wonderful return appearance from Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce and the episode throws out many open-ended plots for the series to juggle with upon its return for season three which really can’t come soon enough. Maisel to a climax in fine style, with a customary wealth of wit, comedy, drama, and a return to one of the funniest moments of the season involving an impromptu meeting at Bells Labs involving Abe, his bosses and a buzzing door. Lots and lots of hats.įor the bulk of its running time, “All Alone” brings the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are television series characterised by female leads, fast dialogue that owes a heavy debt to 40s screwball comedy, complex parental relationships, complex romantic relationships and hats. Gilmore Girls, Bunheads and The Marvelous Mrs. Like Joss Whedon or Aaron Sorkin, she has crafted a body of work that one can pinpoint as belonging to her, making her in some respects an epitome of the adjective auteur. It’s hard not to pinpoint storytelling similarities or recurring tropes with certain writers, especially those with very distinctive voices and who have done a lot of their most prominent work on television.Īmy Sherman-Palladino is one of those types of writers.