The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel had one of TV's best friendships—and then ruined it
Even before it was revealed that she was once romantically involved with Mrs. Gordon Ford , Susie was a queer-coded character. Midge even tried to take her to a lesbian bar last season, the first instance of the show addressing the open question of Susie’s sexuality. She balks at the well-intended gesture, reminding her that if she wanted to find a lesbian bar she wouldn’t need Midge’s help. Some fans have theorized that she’s been in love with Midge this whole time.
The issue seemed destined to simmer in subtext for the duration of the series, except for a fleeting mention in the stand-up set that opens this episode that seems to imply that Midge was definitely aware of what was going on. She tells the audience in 1985 that she’s just broken up with someone. The audience yells out the names of the various men she’s been with, including Paul Simon, but she brushes them off. “It was a woman,” she says, then holds up a finger. “Don’t.
The flashback to Midge’s aborted wedding to Phillip Roth is a stark encapsulation of how much she’s thoughtlessly put her through. Not only does Midge lean on Susie for emotional support, but it seems like Susie planned an entire destination wedding for her, which Midge doesn’t even go through with. And Susie’s the one who has to cancel everything and break the news to the groom. Their relationship has been turned into a transactional game of give and take, with Susie doing all the giving.
Susie isn’t totally blameless here, either. If she’d been a little better with money and addressed her gambling problem, she wouldn’t have had to sell her soul to the mob. Because she couldn’t separate her personal financial problems and her business, those problems became Midge’s and Joel’s too. That bill was going to come due someday. It’s still nothing, though, compared to the way Midge recklessly toyed with Susie’s feelings and used them to her advantage.
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