Yeah…I discovered the incorrect quotes generator. I know some of these have been done but…
Midge: I still have no idea how I’m attracted to you...
Lenny: Yeah, well, you’re stuck with me, and no take backs, honey.
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Lenny: I would never say that my partner is a b**** and I don’t don’t like them. That’s not true… My partner is a b**** and I like them so much!
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Midge: I have feelings for you.
Lenny: Why? What's wrong with you? Are you sure you're okay?
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Lenny: I don't need to go to bed. I'm not tired, I'll be fine.
Midge: But, darling, I'll be so lonely without you. Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again.
Lenny: O-oh. Well. Are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns??
Midge: Is it working?
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Lenny: I want to be with you for the rest of my life.
Midge: Damn, that sounds like a marriage proposal.
Lenny, getting down on one knee: That's 'cause it is.
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Lenny: I’m in love with you.
Midge: We called off the prank war last night at midnight, dork.
Lenny: I know.
Midge: Ah. Okay. Um. Cool. Neat. Very cool. Cool. Cool. Coolcoolcool-
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Midge: Okay, I’m going to get the wedding cake.
Lenny: Perfect, while you do that I’ll check on the ring bear.
Midge: ...
Midge: You mean ring bearER, right?
Lenny: ...
Midge: Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.
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Midge: Are you ready to commit?
Lenny: Like, a crime or a relationship?
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Lenny: Hey, random question, what are your favorite flowers?
Midge: Peonies, why?
Lenny:
Midge: Were you going to get me flowers?
Lenny:
Midge:
Lenny: ᶦᵗ’ˢ ᵃ ᵖᵒˢˢᶦᵇᶦˡᶦᵗʸ
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Lenny: Midge, you love me, right?
Midge: Normally I’d say yes without hesitation, but I feel like this is going somewhere I won’t like.
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Lenny: So... what would you do if you were in bed with me?
Midge: Depends. Is your bed comfortable?
Lenny: Yes.
Midge: I'd sleep.
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Midge: Do you want to explain the text you sent me last night?
Lenny: It was autocorrect.
Midge: Autocorrect wrote "You're so hot. Please step on me."?
Lenny: Yes.
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Lenny: Valentine’s day is just a consumerist holiday that holds no real value other than drive people insane buying heart shaped chocolates for their significant others and pos-
Midge: I wrote you a poem.
Lenny, already crying: You did?
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Lenny: Midge is playing hard to get.
Lenny: Little do they know, I'm a master at playing hard to get rid of.
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*Lenny comes home absolutely drunk, undresses, and stands in Midge’s bedroom.*
Midge: Babe, are you.. coming to bed?
Lenny: No thank you, I’m sure you’re lovely but I have a girlfriend.
Lenny: *Lies on the ground and falls asleep*
Midge: ...
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Lenny: I can't take this anymore, someone needs to take me out!
Midge: In a dating type of way, or an assassination type of way?
Lenny: I don't know, surprise me!
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Lenny: Come to dinner tonight. I can’t cook, but I’ll bring plenty of free wine.
Midge: Marry me.
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Lenny, throwing their head into Midge's lap: Tell me I'm pretty!
Midge, lovingly stroking their hair: You're pretty f***ing annoying, that's what you are.
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Lenny: My crush isn’t picking up on my hints.
Midge: What hints have you given them?
Lenny: Well, I think about them a lot.
Lenny: And sometimes I even think about talking to them.
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Midge: Ugh, crushes are so dumb.
Lenny: I know. Whenever I’m near the person I like I just start acting stupid.
Midge: But you’re always acting stupid?
Lenny: ...
Lenny: Yeah, don’t think about that too hard.
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Lenny: I’ve been dropping them the most insanely obvious hints for like a year now. No response.
Midge: Wow. They sound stupid.
Lenny: But they’re not. They’re really smart actually. Just dense.
Midge: Maybe you need to be more obvious? Like, I don’t know… “Hey! I love you!”
Lenny: I guess you’re right. Hey Midge, I love you.
Midge: See! Just say that!
Lenny: Holy f***ing s***.
Midge: If that flies over their head then, sorry Lenny, but they're too dumb for you.
Lenny: Midge.
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Lenny: Midge and I are no longer dating.
Midge: Lenny, that’s a horrible way of telling people we’re married.
Y’all there’s Jazz version of “Uptown Girl” by the Cooltrane Quartet.
Okay, part 5 my of Domestic Burlesque series is up! We’re out of the dark times, yay!
Okay, the next installment of Domestic Burlesque is up. This deals with some heavy elements so mind the tags. Please tell me what you think!
Head canon: When Midge and Lenny get married, he has the numbers from her fortune cookie engraved on her wedding ring. She has “I’ll always bring my umbrella” engraved on his.
This head canon comes features in “Two Comics Walk Into Temple…” part of my “Domestic Burlesque” series on ao3. Please go check it out and review!
Her lucky numbers are 46, 24, 11, 6, and 5.
Let’s do the number meaning for it.
TMMM Series Finale Review:
- Midge…WHY DIDN’T YOU JUST GO TALK TO LENNY?!?!
- I love Abe
- Stop cutting to Joel!
- Aww Susie!
- Aww Rose!
- Chinese Restaurant Scene broke me and she keeps the Fortune!!!
- The ending with Midge and Susie is great
- This is still a disappointing season overall.
Okay, so I’m working on Part 4 of Domestic Burlesque, it’s just that it covers 1964-1966 (if you know you know). Obviously, it’s going to end happily, but it gets pretty dark. So, I decided to post a little bit of fluff first. Please let me know what you think!
Not me restructuring “Very Blue Lives” on ao3 again…
Joel: Zones out while Midge is talking.
Joel: Remember when you met my parents?
Midge: Remember when we fought in the back of a cab because I was doing something for you because you didn’t properly communicate your needs?
Joel: Remember when I cheated on you while you were pregnant?…anyway, want to get a drink?
Midge: Sure
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Okay, the reunion was cute but it felt like a season 2 plot. Plus, it didn’t really go anywhere. Also, what happened to Marcie and Janie, the friends Midge specifically mentioned in S3E5? Eh, I guess ASP just forgot.
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Awwww Abe! I love this man. Recognizing his mistakes.
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Oh, I guess this is a way to use your lesbian characters? It’s not…a great one…but it is one.
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Oh. Oh no. Oh no. Is the cliffhanger about Abe? Is he not going to be able to see Miriam…I really hope I’m wrong but…wait, Esther says that she and Abe were close so…
When she started quoting Lenny my heart broke 💔😩
Okay, the third installment of “Domestic Burlesque” is up! I’m insanely excited about how chapter 5 turned out. Please check it out and let me know what you think!
The second story in my “Domestic Burlesque” series is complete! Please check it out and let me know what you think!
This was originally titled “Tying Cherry Stems” however, I have combined it with the sequel, added to it, and heavily restructured it. I love reviews, so please let me know what you think! I need feedback like Midge and Lenny need each other.
I was thinking about Midge and Lenny while working on a new chapter of “Very Blue Lives” (it’s on ao3, please go read and review. I need validation like Lenny and Midge need each other).
Anyways, I was thinking about Midge and Lenny in Miami and why Midge turned Lenny down.
Sure the bs Vegas train wreck just happened, and Carol kind of freaked her out, but those answers are boring.
First of all, he’s weirdly reluctant to talk about her career. In Miami, whether she knows it or not, Lenny’s avoidance to discuss her career is part of the reason she walks away. Flash forward to the blue room, he’s making it clear that he listens to her and promises to take her seriously, and that’s when she decides “yes, okay. Let’s see what’s between us.”
She needs him to take her seriously as a comic, and once she realizes that he does, she’s willing to be vulnerable with him as a woman.
And that’s a great step for Midge, who isn’t taken seriously personally or professionally, especially by people she loves.
So I’m doing a Marvelous Mrs. Maisel rewatch (to remind myself of when the show was good). I got to the Season 2 episodes with Benjamin and… I don’t like him. I always thought he was kind of boring, but had a few good moments with Midge, but now…
From the beginning, he’s just so unnecessarily rude to Midge, and only after she riffs along to the radio and proves herself sufficiently “weird” that he shows any interest in her.
Their relationship seems rushed too. We don’t see their first kiss or him meeting the family.
He springs marriage on her out of nowhere, after ambushing her at the park. The man is a doctor and supposedly very smart, I don’t know why he would think this was a good idea. He hadn’t met Joel but he’s proposing? Even Abe points out how rushed their relationship is.
Then there’s Midge, who falls back into old habits. She bends over backwards to meet Benjamin’s desires, even if it means putting herself at risk. She feels like she has to put makeup on in the mornings. She didn’t even mention Benjamin to Susie.
It’s later revealed that he bought a townhouse for himself and Midge, but didn’t consult her about it, because she apparently didn’t even know about it.
Even from their first date there are signs that Benjamin is never going to be enough for Midge. First of all, she knows immediately when and where Lenny’s show is, and it is her first instinct to go to him. Once Lenny is onstage, Midge is captivated. She only looks at Benjamin to gauge his reaction to Lenny. Her approval of Benjamin hinges on his approval of Lenny. (Personally, my favorite part is when Benjamin spends less than a minute watching Lenny and Midge interact and he is immediately like, “Did they…?”)
But the most interesting interactions come in S2E7: Look, She Made a Hat. Benjamin takes Miriam to an art show, something he knows she has no interest in. Now, yes I think you should try to take an interest in your partner’s hobbies, but the thing is, Benjamin keeps leaving to go brag or get drinks, and makes no effort to include her.
Now, contrast that with Lenny in S3E5: It’s Comedy or Cabbage. Lenny says he has a “work thing” which he brings Midge to, which turns out to be an appearance on Miami After Dark. He could’ve easily dumped Midge backstage for the entire show. But does he? Of course not. He brings her out to do a bit, have fun, and get her some exposure. He does this over the objections of the crew, because he loves her.
Returning to 2.7, Midge finds a painting she likes and buys it. She returns to Benjamin excitedly to show it off, but he demeans it. “That’s where they put the very minor artists. Or the mops.” Then he tells her that she overpaid and Midge feels the need to justify her purchase.
After the show, they head to the Cedar Tavern and Midge expressly tells Benjamin that he isn’t paying attention to her. Then, Declan Howell is introduced and Midge is captivated. Here is a man, an artist, who talks dirtier than he looks and can hold a crowd’s attention and make them laugh. And Benjamin is hesitant for Miriam to be around him.
Benjamin abandons Midge again in a situation that he thinks could be dangerous (yes he’s on call but still). And Declan gives Midge his complete attention. He is no longer dismissive, but attentive.
He asks her why she bought the painting she showed him yesterday. He remembered. She seems taken aback by the question, and even more shocked when he doesn’t accept her flippant response. She realizes he isn’t asking to make her feel bad.
When she finally gives her answer, “…She knows a joke that I don’t…” (Midge likes art that is warm and full of laughter which is a piece of characterization that I love), he is staring at her intently, and realizes she is worth showing his life’s work to, being vulnerable in front of. He listens to her answer.
Like Lenny does. Yup. It’s time to talk about The Blue Room.
Lenny stares at Midge like Declan does (but more because it’s Lenny). Lenny was listening to her, he always listens to her, and proves it by quoting her act.
“You are more important than God.”
“You were listening?” Midge asks this like it’s something she’s unaccustomed to (because it is).
“To you? Always.”
Men like Declan, men like Lenny, hold Midge’s interest for a reason: they listen to her. They make an effort to understand her. They show interest in things she likes without real judgement. They are real with her when no one else is. And that’s why it didn’t work with Benjamin. Because he just wanted someone to bum a light.
Midge needs someone who will give her the last puff.