The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2

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Amazon Prime | Prime Video | AMAZON | Season Premiere Date: December 5, 2018

Summary: As Midge climbs up the stand-up world, she faces more challenges of working the circuit and finding a way to tell her family about what she is really doing.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E10. All Alone
Air Date: December 5, 2018
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S2:E9. Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy
Air Date: December 5, 2018
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S2:E8. Someday...
Air Date: December 5, 2018

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TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Dec 6, 2018

Perfectly delightful second season. [10 - 23 Dec 2018, p.8]

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Collider Allison Keene

Dec 4, 2018

It is a truly delightful, exceptionally spirited romp that explores Midge’s world of appearing classically conventional but actually being extraordinary--often by sheer force of will. She’s not for everyone, but to like Midge is to love her. The same is true of the show. Read full review

Kristen Baldwin

Nov 27, 2018

One benefit of this season’s leisurely pace is it allows us more time with the stellar ensemble. ... The look of Maisel is just so very that the beauty almost obscures the story; it was only after watching the episodes a second time that I was able to feel the characters’ emotions seeping through the visuals. Read full review

Rob Owen

Nov 29, 2018

It’s a warm but smart confection in a TV universe overpopulated with series vying to be the darkest, most brooding show possible. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Nov 30, 2018

As was the case in season one, the biggest assets in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel arsenal are Mrs. Maisel herself and Susie. Every time the show pivots away from them to focus on Abe and Rose or Joel, who’s now living with his overbearing parents, it loses some of its fizz. Fortunately, those detours never last for too long. Read full review

Joshua Kosman

Dec 3, 2018

Like her, it is funny, vivacious, hugely likable, and not infrequently error-prone; like her, it shrugs off any missteps and swings right back into the business of being delightful. Read full review

Sonia Saraiya

Dec 13, 2018

This time around, the story seems motivated less by the characters’ forward propulsion than by hastily sketching how to get from one fabulous set piece to the next. Read full review

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manningn15

Sep 16, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season was almost as good as the first season, I still give this season an A+ just like the last one and this is still my 2nd favorite comedy series of all time. The lead acting was phenomenal especially from Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Michael Zegen, and Kevin Pollak. The supporting performances from Zachary Levi, Caroline Aaron, Cynthia Darlow, Justine Lupe, Will Brill, and Erin Darke were stupendous. Luke Kirby, Jane Lynch, Rufus Sewell, Joanna Glushak, Emily Bergl, Jacob Kemp, Connor Ratliff, and Katrina Lenk gave outstanding guest performances. The writing was remarkably hilarious and emotionally touching and saddening. The costumes were magnificent, beautiful, and very well made especially Rachel Brosnahan's, Marin Hinkle's, Alex Borstein's, Caroline Aaron's, Zachary Levi's, Tony Shalhoub's, Michael Zegen's, Kevin Pollack's, and especially the costumes in the episode "Let's Face the Music and Dance". The music featured in the series was terrific. The cinematography was wonderful. The choreography in episodes "We're Going to the Catskills", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", and "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy" was excellent. The makeup and hairstyling was superb especially Rachel Brosnahan's, Marin Hinkle's, and Caroline Aaron's. The props were fantastic especially all of the cars, I especially loved Benjamin's car and Susie's moms car. Also the sets and scenery were great especially the Catskills sets and scenery.… Expand

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beccamac

Dec 16, 2018

My absolute favorite show. I can’t get enough! I love this era, Mad Men is in my top ten, so this just hits the spot! Cant wait for season 3!

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bulger_paul

Dec 5, 2018

I wonder how long can they hold this up. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel packs a staggering amount of energy into every single episode, so much so that binging through it can be exhausting (but in a good way), and I can’t help but speculate as to how long they can keep this up for before theI wonder how long can they hold this up. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel packs a staggering amount of energy into every single episode, so much so that binging through it can be exhausting (but in a good way), and I can’t help but speculate as to how long they can keep this up for before the energy begins to wane, but before that day comes, I’m going to enjoy the ride.

Season 2 is an even bigger blast than season one. If you weren’t already sold by season one, the second season probably won’t make a convert out of you, but for those of us who fell in love from the start, it’s wonderful to see what a marginal improvement this is.… Expand

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chinchbug

Dec 9, 2018

This has always been a great show. The way it makes you feel like 1958-59 New York, Paris, and the Catskills are amazing. In S2 5 and 6, it crossed into the realm of best ever. Alex Borstein is the Marvel in the show.

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JLuis_001

Jan 12, 2019

Rachel Brosnahan is still wonderful, but this season was lesser than the first. Especially because the ending is way too open, too fortuitous, too hasty and incredibly empty.

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Elthor

Jan 8, 2019

Season two of MMM is plagued with problems.

First and foremost is that the season is unfocused. It's almost like a second season was so unexpected that every random idea had to be turned into an episode. Then there is the problem that most episodes have scenes that feel like anSeason two of MMM is plagued with problems.

First and foremost is that the season is unfocused. It's almost like a second season was so unexpected that every random idea had to be turned into an episode.

Then there is the problem that most episodes have scenes that feel like an end-of-episode wrap-up, but in the middle. Sometimes more than once. The episode then staggers on like a zombie for awhile and just when something remotely interesting is about to happen with the plot, it does end.

I know that just sounds like 'cliff-hanger', but it comes across as poorly constructed scripts. It actually does make some sense because the over-arching story is so thin it has to be spread out.

Speaking of the walking dead. Zachary Levi joins the cast, acting the most stiff I've ever seen him. You'd think he walked in from another series or that no one gave him any acting direction. That is unless the director just told him to stand there in his scenes while other people talked at him. Two dimensional barely describes his role which includes a good deal of screen time for such a poorly developed character.

The drama in the dramedy is stretched thin and makes you want them to just get on with it. There are lots of pointless elements and plot-lines that should have been cut.

The comedy is the highlight of the season. The humor maintains a high level, especially Midge's stand-up acts. Unfortunately, the lighter moments are often too far apart making many episodes feel like a slog.

AND YET, some of the jokes occur at the expense of pulling you out of the show. Slang, references and banter is occasionally salted with anachronisms. Ideas that people of the period wouldn't know are used as fodder for jokes.

Finally, there is the last episode. So so terrible. Lots of new 'I've got something to tell you' secrets suddenly added for every single character just before ending and leaving everything unresolved. Again, you could call it a cliffhanger, but there is more unresolved in the last episode than actually occurs in the rest of the season.

Enjoyable, but a disappointing sophomore season.… Expand

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mickrussom

Dec 9, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well rounded? She is completely ditching her kids! She is like the worst mother EVER. So excuse me while I object to her ever being well rounded. I do enjoy the show in fleeting moments of humor here and there. Most of it is contrived and hack but it still gets a chuckle. But the bulk of this is daytime soap opera garbage at this point. People want a lot of stand up acts and some show blended in. The folks here confused this and made a soap opera with some standup for 5 minutes every other episode. The language in the 1950s/early 1960s was never this horrible all over the place. Maybe dockworkers and low-brow gruff types but it certainly wasn't standard issue. Not even in NYC. The first F-word in a movie was late 1960s. And there would be no need to have this level out of place language to break the mold in 1950. I don't even remember this much foul language working in NYC in the 1990s! It happened but it wasn't something you would use without risk in front of a boss and never at a religious Jewish dinner. I really don't think the lack of structure and neglect of these children were standard issue in the 1950s/1960s either. Maybe in the lower classes but middle and upper class? Doubtful.

This show isn't about for people who lived the 50/60s or know NYC first hand. This show plays with history like its a toy - rewrites whatever it needs to when its convenient and is basic opiates of the most basic people ever - the millennials and current 20 somethings - they are different (like everyone else) and this is the kind of garbage they seem to like. Too bad it has shards of hope - everyone likes comedy - but in the PC world of the NPCs I don't expect to see any real edgy George-Carlin level stuff.

One more thing - women looked so much prettier 'then' than now. The women of today dress like garbage and have man-ish disgusting hair. Its so nice to women looking like women on TV rather than tank gyrl.

This show could have been great. The second season is going in the wrong direction.… Expand

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