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Set in the 1950's, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel centers on Miriam 'Midge' Maisel, a 25-year-old sharp, sunny, energetic and absolutely adorable Jewish girl married and living with her husband and two children in NYC. A woman of her time, Midge is a dutiful daughter and a cheerleader of a wife to a man who, though he has a good job in his father's company, sadly harbors delusional dreams of a stand-up comedy career. One day, Midge's perfect life blows up when her husband leaves her for another woman. Completely unprepared, Midge suddenly finds herself at sea with only her wit to help her build a brand new life for herself. She goes on to become one of the first female standup comics.
The characters don't gel because it's largely unclear who's sticking around, other than the star, and the pilot doesn't pick up until the metaphorical gun goes off. But when it does, wow, what a bang.
If Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here shows the seamy, dark side to 1970s-era comedy, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a more upbeat, feminist counterpoint set a decade earlier.
With a much-needed message for our times, a talented ensemble cast, and the period appeal of a Mad Men-with-a-feminine-flair production design, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is well on its way to becoming the next obsession for Gilmore Girls devotees.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel tells its story with verve and wit and warmth, and it digs deep enough into Midge's psyche so that we can understand just how well she understands the dilemma that she and Lenny Bruce share.
Rachel Brosnahan grabs the screen from her opening monolog in a wedding dress ... and doesn't let up in a performance that whipsaws between fast-talking comedy and overshared upper-middle-class angst.
If you enjoy that trademark Sherman-Palladino style - that fast-talking, uber-heightened, female-focused sheen over anything and everything onscreen - than you will love the heck outta "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
Mrs. Maisel can -- yup -- be chatty to the point of exhaustion, and a little can go a long way. But what's here is worth savoring and, if you can get past the verbal gymnastics, worth the trip.