The co-creator and co-executive producer (with her husband, Daniel) of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," is the marvelous Amy Sherman-Palladino. She decided that the final episode of this brilliant series (the 43rd over five seasons) deserved to be extra special. And that it is. She both wrote it and directed it. It's extra-long, at 76 minutes. And it's extra, extra good. Extra dramatic and extra comedic. Extra interactions with almost all the significant characters from the series, including Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce; Michael Zegen as Miriam's ex-husband, Joel; Caroline Aaron and Kevin Pollack as her in-laws; and the wonderful Tony Shalhoub as her pop, Abe Weissman. And finally we come to the title character, "Midge" Maisel, as portrayed with indelible charm and verve by Rachel Brosnahan. It is not possible to credit her and co-star Alex Borstein (playing Susie Myerson) enough: one or both of them is/are in every shot/scene/story, and you're both mesmerized by and worried for them, individually and collectively. And the leap forward by 40-45 years in the final scene is both moving and hysterically funny-simultaneously.
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