I like the time when Midge stand up at the stage and talks off the line. She made it this episode and wonderful as always. In general, this show has what I call "subtle comedy". You will smile and laugh if you give attention to small details around. I started to like scenes when her father shows up.
He always add depth to scenario with the tone of his voice.
I guess I will continue to watch the show as long as it goes.
6 Reviews
Well Crafted
Hitchcoc17 December 2018
Like the early Lenny Bruce, Midge ends up rocking the boat. After a meeting with a big time producer, woman who has become an adored comedian (played by Jane Lynch) agrees to let Midge front for her, but she has to meet her first. She plays a fat, frumpy housewife type, but when our girl meets her, she is a shallow, overbearing, narcissist. The problem is that Midge uses the meeting with her as comedy material and tells secrets about her, crossing a line. The producer walks out on her and blackballs her from any of the New York clubs.
Everything's great apart from the stand up.
elias-340138 June 2023
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The production value is fantastic, you can tell a lot of money and hard work went into making the sets and creating a world set in the 50s. Even getting actors like Jane Lynch to guest star is great. However, Midge just seems so full of herself and smug whenever she does her act. I don't know what it is but it just makes me cringe and want to turn it off whenever she tries to do comedy. She needs to get humbled soon. Also it's very preachy about not needing men to do anything for them. I get that it's a show in the 2010s set in the 50's so they're all for disregarding men and making women look great but there's plenty of other ways to do it. Susie repeats to midge that she doesn't need a man to manage her that's what Susie is for, yet susie is represented through masculine traits and appearance. Make up your mind.
Midge is Not a Good Person
TDawg73618 February 2022
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How anyone can like Midge after this episode is beyond me. The famous comedienne she took down was nothing but nice to her, even giving her a fur coat, for crying out loud. And Midge destroyed her career for nothing but a laugh that wasn't deserved. What a crock.
[7.4] Plots acidosis
cjonesas14 July 2022
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Episode 7: Good production value, nice setting, true "epoque" atmosphere, big acting and score, but not a pure comedy, not truly hilarious and dragging more than a bit this time, even if it subtly shows it.
Being at the penultimate episode of the season, it still doesn't quite know what it wanna do with itself, "la serie pietine enormement", moves at its own too slow pace, (only) does some bright drama semi-comical things along the way and in conclusion is not satisfying at all.
Quality doesn't always mean satisfaction. It lacks thrill, flow and "leaders" in its storyline.
Brosnahan shines as does the setting and atmosphere. The storyline plots not at all.
Being at the penultimate episode of the season, it still doesn't quite know what it wanna do with itself, "la serie pietine enormement", moves at its own too slow pace, (only) does some bright drama semi-comical things along the way and in conclusion is not satisfying at all.
Quality doesn't always mean satisfaction. It lacks thrill, flow and "leaders" in its storyline.
Brosnahan shines as does the setting and atmosphere. The storyline plots not at all.
preachy and sermonising -- litterally
G_top21 May 2018
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