carmo-5 Review of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023)

Trying to become a famous comedian without being a comedian.

[7/10 · 27 May 2023]

Since the first episode I did not sympathize much with Mrs. Maisel i.e., the Midge character. Although incorporating a great deal of the women values in the 50-60s, she does not take them very seriously, which can be understandable. However, since the beginning she acts as having two goals in life: a strong focus on herself as well as pursuing a career as comedian, no matter what. Her efforts to becoming a successful comedian were the support for the development of the 5 seasons of the series. Surprisingly, in my opinion Mrs. Maisel is not funny at all. Her type of humor can be very caustic and sometimes quite offensive. Usually she uses as the source of her jokes to pick on or degrade people she is related to and not only that, but also identifying them, which can be very unfair. As a character she was very disappointing to me, mostly due to her selfishness, lack of empathy and by irritatingly pushing herself into being a famous comedian without even being a comedian. Except for Mrs. Maisel, the series is entertaining and good.