![]() There was something very right about the costume. It started with the shape of the hat and what would work here. I really had this feeling of her starting a new journey. “That’s why the whole image of the sailor cap is built in. “Red in general is a very powerful color for Midge, and I refer to that as the red sailor outfit,” Zakowska said. However, the standout is the eye-catching red outfit that Midge wears on her first day as a comedy writer on “The Gordon Ford Show.” With its flowing plaid skirt, cute tie, and sailor cap, it’s indicative of her ambition to break the glass ceiling on the talk show hosted by Reid Scott. In the other flash-forwards, Midge vividly captures the moment: She sports an upscale red sequin outfit for her “60 Minutes” interview, a peach Bedouin-inspired outfit and turban (looking like “Lawrence of Arabia”) in Israel, and a dark blue dress for her visit with Joel in prison. In fact, Esther can’t help wearing a red MIT sweater over her rebellious Ramones T-shirt. Not surprisingly, Midge’s wardrobe continues to convey a sense of style and theatricality that’s spot-on for each decade (including Brigitte Bardot-influenced French coats). And, in Episode 5 (“The Pirate Queen”), Midge visits ex-husband Joel (Michael Zegen) in prison and complains about their poorly dressed daughter-in-law. In Episode 2 (“It’s a Man, Man, Man, Man World”), Midge recounts her successful career and unsuccessful love life on “60 Minutes.” In Episode 3 (“Typos and Torsos”), Midge bristles at the sight of Ethan (Ben Rosenfeld) living on an Israeli Kibbutz with a fiance she didn’t know about on her way to a benefit show in Tel Aviv. ![]() In Episode 1 (“Go Forward”), we learn that Esther (Alexandra Socha), Midge’s genius daughter at MIT, is in therapy to overcome her mother issues. Choreographer Jamal Sims Helps the Pink Ladies Rule the School on ‘Rise of the Pink Ladies’įour of the first five episodes open with flash-forwards to the ’80s as a way to resolve many of the personal conflicts in Midge’s life, particularly a bitter falling out with Susie sometime in the future.
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