We barely knew ye.
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There’s nothing exactly unexpected in the fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: It has the show’s signature Amazon-size production budget, a satisfying pitter-patter of dialogue, and a devotion to the idea that its heroine is charming despite her many flaws that are starting to wear a little thin. But as I dutifully made my way through the season, three things have haunted me:
(1) The fact that Midge is performing in a burlesque club means that Amy Sherman-Palladino, who was working on an adaptation of Gypsy in 2019, constantly references the musical both textually and subtextually throughout the season. (Midge’s mother’s name…
