The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 Interview: Rachel Brosnahan & Alex Borstein
66Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 5 Episode 6 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
After five episodes, we finally see the aftermath of the break between Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein). In this week's episode "The Testi-Roastial" of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel we flash forward to 1990 when Susie is being roasted by her colleagues. There, we learn about her illustrious career and how it played out for her after her struggles during the late 50s and early 60s. Throughout the series, Midge and Susie's relationship has been the heart of the show. Not only is Susie Midge's staunch supporter, but Midge was Susie's first client and ultimately Midge's success launched Susie's career.
However, after a fallout over the arrest of Joel (Michael Zegen), Midge cuts off contact with Susie. Joel agreed to work for Frank (Erik Palladino), Nicky (John Scurti), and the mob if they would give up the 30% that they earned from Midge's performances, and throughout the years, he participated in more and more illegal activity. Ultimately this led to him being arrested in 1985 while at Temple in front of his whole family and community.
We talked to Brosnahan and Borstein about this final season and discussed the flash-forwards with them and what it was like getting into costume as their older selves. We talked about Susie and Midge's relationship, whether or not they're soulmates, as well as Susie's sexuality being discussed explicitly in the series finally.
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