‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’: Let’s Talk About Susie’s Sexuality

Mild spoilers ahead for Episode 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s fourth season… One of the frequent criticisms of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel over the years has been of the caginess with which the show has treated the sexuality of Alex Borstein’s Susie. Despite living in Greenwich Village, the heart of New York’s queer scene in the late 1950s, over three seasons Midge’s surly, butch presenting manager hasn’t been given anything approaching a romantic or sexual life. During a recent Q&A, creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and husband Daniel Palladino were asked whether they would finally address the character’s heretofore unacknowledged sexuality… Read Full Article