#the Marvelous mrs. Maisel

[zanephillips]

NOLAN GERARD FUNK The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2.04 "We're Going to the Catskills!"

[matchtheminrenown]

historical costumes + purple

[crazyrichxplainr]

Stephanie Hsu for Vogue Singapore (ph: Vanessa Zican Feng)

[hadesoftheladies]

i don't think it's a coincidence that heroines and female protagonists in most entertainment franchises are depicted as extremely beautiful and a good chunk of their power is expressed primarily through their sexual prowess. it makes women correlate attractiveness and femininity with power without actually showing them what having and getting real power looks like. this "women can do both" femme-fatale shit distracts audiences from the fact that femininity actively disempowers women. it drains their finances, keeps them focused on appealing to men instead of overthrowing them (priming them to seek men's approval above their own well-being), and harms their bodies.

i promise you women being sexually attractive to men never helped get them rights or respect. not even an iota.

(also, i've noticed that these super smart, charismatic, beautiful women are always portrayed as exceptional while the women around them are flighty, crazy, stupid, helpless, dumb, hysterical and she's the one to help and liberate them from their bad looks, empty heads, and cowardice. because the narrative must show that she is an EXCEPTION and not the norm because most women really are "like that." they are an unachievable standard that is simultaneously used to bash women while pretending to lift them up. also, there's a lot of white supremacist rhetoric)

[limitedseries]

"Your lucky numbers are 46, 24, 11, 6, and 5." It's all how you read it.

[yourtinseltinkerbell]

[whitefluffyyeti]

The marvelous Mrs. Maisel 

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Lenny + Midge + Parallels, Callbacks, & Foreshadowing (Seasons 1-5) 

+Bonus

[theroseinthedarkness]

Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam/Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

S1E05

[mrgaretcarter]

[factoseintolerant]

I just can’t think of anything funny to say.

[matthewrhys]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 5 premiere + callbacks

[matchtheminrenown]

historical costumes + yellow

[dcminions]

MIDGE MAISEL & LENNY BRUCE in the marvelous mrs. maisel S4E08.

[miriammaisel]

THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2017-2023) SEASON FIVE, EPISODE NINE | FOUR MINUTES 

[limitedseries]

Called me "cute," huh? — Does he know? Know what? That you've been corrupted. — You know I like you, and normally I would do everything in my power to make you feel better. — Want me to come stand outside your playdate? You are lovely. — Dear Upper West Side, thank you for bringing your umbrella. — You're staring. Am I? Do I have a hair out of place? I didn't know how to tell you... You're still staring. So are you. — So, what did you think of my act? I thought it was sensational. — Maybe someday. Before I'm dead. It's a date. — You want me to go away? Yes. Because I would make you nervous? You would make me nervous. — What, I’m not important enough to go through all of that trouble for? You are more important than God. You paid attention? To you? Always. — I think my show corset turned your head. My head turned a long time ago. — They will know your wit, your intellect, your smile. Your great, expressive eyes. They will be helpless to your charms. They will fall at your feet and worship at the altar of you and your show corset. — You will break my fucking heart. — Lenny, I'm not gonna blow it. I'm gonna hold you to that.