She’s back. We waited a year, and it’s finally here. Ten new episodes of The Marvellous Mrs Maisel, in Technicolor glory, have made their way on to Amazon Prime.
In this period of political upheaval, the ability to escape into a bright and brilliant world of laughter should not be dismissed out of hand — and thankfully, the second series of this hit show does not disappoint.
As with last season, we see the whip-smart Miriam (“Midge”) Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) trying to navigate the treacherous byways of the New York comedy circuit.
Together with her manager, Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein), she faces down numerous obstacles, including chauvinistic male comics, unscrupulous club owners, and suspicious family members, especially her parents (played to perfection by Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle). In settings including New York, Paris and a Catskills Bungalow Colony, Midge grapples with old relationships, while cautiously testing the waters with new ones.
