Back in the middle of April I noted that the final week of May would see me bidding farewell to several sets of variously endeared characters, as several series would have their finales. So it was, that since last time we got together, we've seen the close of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime) a week ago today, Barry (HBO) this past Sunday, and Ted Lasso (Apple tv+) no Wednesday, the fuinal day of May. Maisel went out on good notes, with the final season stretching into the future for most of the characters, emphasizing life lessons learned, growth, and the comfort of hard-forged friendship returning to provide comforts late in life. That's a good thing to achieve. Across its five, uneven, seasons, 43 episodes, beginning in 2017, Midge, Suzy, Abe, and many of the other characters became dear to me, and I'll inevitably get back around to rewatching it to take it in more as a complete, imperfect package. I'l...
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