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“But but okay so it’s about…it’s about parenting but it’s not about the kids, you see, it’s about wanting time with your…fucking partner. It’s about wanting…it’s about wanting time where they stay fucking your partner….so anyways, the song is called “Future Days”. So let’s sing “Future Days”. You know, looking forward to future days when the kids are gone and it can be just us again…romantic…and uh you know, just being fucking romantic.”

- Eddie Vedder explaining the meaning behind Pearl Jam’s “Future Days” right after playing “Come Back (Live)” aka the song that’s playing as Carmy and Sydney take turns fixing the table together.

#the bear #the bear s2 #carmy berzatto #sydney adamu #carmy x sydney #fx the bear #ayo edebiri #jeremy allen white #carmy sydney #carmy

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…and now i’m covered in you

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to any marvelous mrs. maisel/luke kirby/lenny bruce fans who might not already know about its existence, i highly recommend checking out kevin pollak’s new maisel podcast where his first guest is luke kirby!

currently listening to it and its so nice to hear luke speak so relaxed (unlike some of his interviews where he seems a bit more reserved haha)

i only found out about this podcast through one random tweet so hoping to share it with others who might enjoy it!

#luke kirby #kevin pollak #mrs maisel #mrs. maisel #lenny bruce #moishe maisel #the marvelous mrs maisel #the marvelous mrs. maisel #tmmm #maisel podcast

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“I’m veering toward cliché, but that feeling that you get when somebody’s present and available, that you don’t really have to do much to conjure anything…being in a room breathing with someone can be a very tender thing and can really stir up so many different degrees of weather within you.”

- Luke Kirby on working with Rachel Brosnahan, interview by Savannah Walsh for Vanity Fair [x]

#mrs maisel #the marvelous mrs maisel #midge maisel #mrs maisel season 5 #mrs. maisel #rachel brosnahan #the marvelous mrs. maisel #tmmm #luke kirby #lenny bruce

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MIKEEE

#mrs maisel #the marvelous mrs maisel #amy sherman palladino #mrs maisel season 5 #mrs. maisel #the marvelous mrs. maisel #tmmm #jason ralph #mike carr #maisel s5

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I just really really like how, despite her mother’s constant nudging to always be the perfect wife, society’s never-ending comments on her “attitude as a woman”, and even her own father’s initial passiveness for her as a daughter, Midge always came across as someone who knew she was destined for great things.

This trait would, in fact, get the better of her and prove to be unpleasing to watch (*coughs* the baldwin incident) at times, but at her best Midge pretty much is one of the best characters (at least for me) in terms of showing exemplary skill AND the willingness to just go at it. I mean don’t get me wrong, it’s rough but there’s definitely something there…You should do standup, and I can help you. You got dumped by Baldwin? Go get another gig and another and another. Just don’t ever give it up.

And, as much of an arguably wasted (I just wanted more of her, okay?) yet still absolutely allurring character as Hedy was, I really feel like her advice on taking credit was the final push (timeline-wise) for her to grab that mic and just go at it. I have a feeling working in showbizness can give even the most talented and dedicated performers a great feeling of inadequateness because of obvious industry hiearchies, so even if this is all fantasy its still awestrucking to have a character who always knew her worth even when others didn’t, fell down most of the time, but took the advice of those who believed in her and fought hard for what she wanted. The spotlight waits for you center stage, all you have to do is step up and claim it.

Midge wanted to conquer the world as a comedienne and Susie as a manager. Well, really, what’s so wrong about that?

So to end the series with the then-two-unknowns Susie Myerson and Midge Maisel literally getting the last laugh—well…

#midge maisel #mrs maisel #rachel brosnahan #the marvelous mrs maisel #amy sherman palladino #mrs maisel season 5 #mrs. maisel #the marvelous mrs. maisel #tmmm #susie myerson

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S04E08, “How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?”

- There is a moment in this business, window's open. If you miss it, it closes. Just don't...

S05E08, “The Princess and the Plea”

- What does it say?

- “Don’t”.

#the marvelous mrs maisel #the marvelous mrs. maisel #mrs maisel #mrs. maisel #maisel s5 #midge maisel #rachel brosnahan #lenny bruce #luke kirby #tmm

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As much as the character of Mike was bothersome to me at times, it sure felt satisfying to let Jason Ralph have a callback and in-character appreciation (probably not intentional?) for Midge AND his irl partner with this line.

Because really, as much as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is carried by its production, writing, and every single person working hard behind the scenes, Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel is just one motherfucking legend. What a showstopping performance.

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And if she’s got what it takes, she’ll bounce back.

#the marvelous mrs maisel #tmmm #mrs maisel #maisel #mrs. maisel #mrs maisel season 5 #mrs maisel s5 #midge maisel #rachel brosnahan #amy sherman palladino #the marvelous mrs. maisel #midge

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I’m gonna hold you to that.

#the marvelous mrs maisel #gilmore girls #jess mariano #rory gilmore #rory and jess #midge maisel #lenny bruce #luke kirby #rachel brosnahan #amy sherman palladino #mrs maisel #mrs maisel season 5 #alexis bledel #milo ventimiglia #marvelous mrs maisel #lenny midge #lenny x midge #rory x jess #parallels #the marvelous mrs. maisel #mrs maisel s5

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only wise words from the lorelai gilmore

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Gilmore Girls— “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out” (2005) “We always played that Rory and Jess saw each other for what they were. That was the great thing about that relationship. She saw Jess for exactly what he was, and he really got her. So it just seemed like a natural thing [for Jess to pull Rory out of her funk] because you needed somebody to do it.” —Amy Sherman-Palladino

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel— “How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?” (2022) “Part of what I love about [Midge and Lenny’s] relationship is he looks at her as his equal. He doesn’t look at her like a skirt or a conquest. And when they’re sitting and drinking in that bar, they’re doing so as two comics who are beaten down. They’re peers and they’re trying to help each other.” —Amy Sherman-Palladino