The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel finale ****SPOILERS***

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I was just reading an article about the finale and thought this quote was interesting. I remember when the show started and so people on that thread commented about the clothing.

“Throughout the series run, Midge had 320 costume changes. The costume department also built over 800 hats, shopped from over 2,270 vintage shops, and fit 38,000 background actors. “

Her amazing wardrobe was definitely consistent throughout the show.

The cinematography is stunning and Midge's wardrobe is flawless. I loved watching just to see her clothes.

I loved that she took the leap of faith. I think Gordon fired her because she did the stand up 'cause he is still an ass. He invited her to the couch because he can take credit for launching her.

I liked Susie's reveal about her relationship with Hedy. We finally see a bit of her personal side.

The show was always about their relationship. I am glad they ended with that.

It was nice to have the closure with Lenny Bruce.

I liked this season because we find out what happens in the future as well as how she got there.

I would like to think that Joel and Midge got back together. Maybe he died and that is why she is alone.

Midge's makeup at the end was terrible. The worst aging I have seen. Distracting.

I love Abe.

The writers acknowledging Midge was fantastic.

I watch the show with my daughter, so we have lots of conversations around social themes of the show. Gordon's relationship with his wife and how they're friends even though they're not in a traditional marriage. How they can give each other legitimacy by being married.

And of course the costumes, the hats alone are worth the time.

I loved how the ended the Lenny Bruce situation, I was really upset that they hadn't dealt with it and was hoping they would address it. It felt like closure that she would keep tabs on him and try to help. My daughter went to LA this spring on a school trip and one of their stops was the Hollywood walk of fame. She sent me a photo of what she thought was Lenny Bruce's "star". Turns out it was Bruce Lee We had a conversation about who Bruce Lee was and she was crying she was laughing so hard.

We were cheering for Midge as she took the mike, and when Gordon invited her to the couch, I explained the Jonny Carson connection to her (my daughter).

My favorite scene though is Suzie on the couch with the gold shoes, the mumu and the birds behind her. "I named her whore" I laughed so hard at that I had to pause the show.

I was not a fan of the flashbacks at the beginning, but by the end I loved how it set up that we knew she would go on to be super successful. That she had the rift with Suzie but eventually healed it, and what happened with her kids.

I will definitely miss it.

I just finished watching as I didn’t want to start until all the episodes were up. I really enjoyed it and will miss it. I too loved the clothes. They were amazing.

I didn’t really care for this season overall, but I thought the finale was very clever. I thought they wrapped up the storylines really well without being overly sentimental or dramatic.

I avoided this thread until we watched it.  My favorite seasons were the first two.  Season 4  was not one I really enjoyed.  I did like how she took over on the Gordon Ford show and was brought over to the chairs (that was always a big thing on the old Johnny Carson show).  And that her mother finally came on board.

I'm glad they didn't do the ultimate ending for Lenny Bruce.  I loved his character and what they did show was sad enough.

I have to say I loved the doctor from season 2.  I always felt like she never gave him a chance to embrace all of her.

And yes her costumes were fabulous.

Yes, we were both cringing at the set Lenny was doing, but I looked at my daughter and said he was deep into heroin at this point. This is what happens. I found it totally legit that Midge and Susie would try to help him and that he said no. So much more powerful than just Midge reading about his death in the paper. What a sad, but necessary "beat" to have in the finale.

You’re not the only one. I forgot or missed it to.

Yes, they didn't really address that again, but I took it to mean that her mom was ill and may not have much longer to live and Midge was doing what she could to keep her mom happy.