The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, S1
Nov. 28th, 2018 09:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lotesseWatched S1 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" -- enjoyed it, very ASP-ish, with a nice budget to go with the fast talk this time around. Very much looking forward to the usual ASP intergenerational exploration of these characters.
Noticed how very good ASP's shows are at creating these male characters, not really love interests, who are good enough people that you understand why the women love them, but nevertheless are not good enough partners for those women for you to really root for them. You end up liking the male character, sort of, but you also don't want him within 50 feet of the woman in question, because he's just so very obviously not up to her level. It's ... a resonant character archetype, is all I'm saying.
I want to ship Midge/Susie, but I don't quite have a grasp on the erotics. Susie going all badass in defense of Midge is super hot ... but I also want more for Susie than she's gotten so far, she's a sweet lonely honey, and I wonder if I really wouldn't like it just as much if Midge were the rescuer. Midge's self-centeredness is pretty delightful in the show, tbqh -- it's a good power fantasy -- but I'm finding it makes her hard for me to ship.
Noticed how very good ASP's shows are at creating these male characters, not really love interests, who are good enough people that you understand why the women love them, but nevertheless are not good enough partners for those women for you to really root for them. You end up liking the male character, sort of, but you also don't want him within 50 feet of the woman in question, because he's just so very obviously not up to her level. It's ... a resonant character archetype, is all I'm saying.
I want to ship Midge/Susie, but I don't quite have a grasp on the erotics. Susie going all badass in defense of Midge is super hot ... but I also want more for Susie than she's gotten so far, she's a sweet lonely honey, and I wonder if I really wouldn't like it just as much if Midge were the rescuer. Midge's self-centeredness is pretty delightful in the show, tbqh -- it's a good power fantasy -- but I'm finding it makes her hard for me to ship.