The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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Season 2
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
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  1. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Dec 13, 2018
    45
    This time around, the story seems motivated less by the characters’ forward propulsion than by hastily sketching how to get from one fabulous set piece to the next.

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#17 Best TV Season of 2018
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#79 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018
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#4 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 112
  3. Negative: 11 out of 112
  1. AsObjective1
    Dec 8, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I was looking forward to Mrs.Maisel Season 2. I am stunned that I could not even finish the first 2 episodes of this new Season. The storyline went absolutely Soap Opera. Mrs. Maisel seems to have forgotten that her husband was a cheating coward, which seemed to apply to both his marital life and his aspirations to be a professional comic. So now the amnesiac is beating herself up for following her natural talent. Mrs. M's mother flies off to Paris to start a new life being a well financed bohemian versus the uptight well financed socialite of some level back in NY. My spouse thought the mathematician husband was having a dream sequence in Episode 2 as he is suddenly very bohemian himself and seems to instantly understand French. Mrs. M lost us both. It seems to have entered Downton's Abbey territory as costume entertainment. Both projects were entertaining and interesting their first seasons but lost most everything but the costumes in quality thereafter. The solid acting can't make up for the storyline trajectory imploding on the launchpad. Disappointing.… Full Review »
  2. mickrussom
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Well rounded? She is completely ditching her kids! She is like the worst mother EVER. So excuse me while I object to her ever being well rounded. I do enjoy the show in fleeting moments of humor here and there. Most of it is contrived and hack but it still gets a chuckle. But the bulk of this is daytime soap opera garbage at this point. People want a lot of stand up acts and some show blended in. The folks here confused this and made a soap opera with some standup for 5 minutes every other episode. The language in the 1950s/early 1960s was never this horrible all over the place. Maybe dockworkers and low-brow gruff types but it certainly wasn't standard issue. Not even in NYC. The first F-word in a movie was late 1960s. And there would be no need to have this level out of place language to break the mold in 1950. I don't even remember this much foul language working in NYC in the 1990s! It happened but it wasn't something you would use without risk in front of a boss and never at a religious Jewish dinner. I really don't think the lack of structure and neglect of these children were standard issue in the 1950s/1960s either. Maybe in the lower classes but middle and upper class? Doubtful.

    This show isn't about for people who lived the 50/60s or know NYC first hand. This show plays with history like its a toy - rewrites whatever it needs to when its convenient and is basic opiates of the most basic people ever - the millennials and current 20 somethings - they are different (like everyone else) and this is the kind of garbage they seem to like. Too bad it has shards of hope - everyone likes comedy - but in the PC world of the NPCs I don't expect to see any real edgy George-Carlin level stuff.

    One more thing - women looked so much prettier 'then' than now. The women of today dress like garbage and have man-ish disgusting hair. Its so nice to women looking like women on TV rather than tank gyrl.

    This show could have been great. The second season is going in the wrong direction.    … Full Review »
  3. Hemphiz1
    Jan 26, 2019
    9
    I felt season 2 was much better than season 1. Marcus Shalhoub who plays Tony is absolutely hilarious and is the reason I even consideredI felt season 2 was much better than season 1. Marcus Shalhoub who plays Tony is absolutely hilarious and is the reason I even considered watching season 2. I'm glad I did as he has alot of camera time on Season 2… Full Review »
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