Re: “Saturday Night’s Alright,” I mentally snorted when Veronica got to the line “I’m a juvenile product of the working class...” uh...not quite, Veronica. Not even close. I get that it had to be intercut with shots of Archie actually fighting, but...not convincing.

I’m sure Charles is pulling a fast one on Betty. She’s a fool to confide in him. After all, he and Chic are lovers. Something’s afoot.

Oh, man! I didn’t even think of that, but you are 100% right! That would have been spectacular!

Joel is Midge’s ex-husband, and since they have kids together, they will have to continue having some kind of relationship. And this isn’t the sort of show that kills off characters. Also, I think Joel is still around because it’s interesting to see the direction he takes after the divorce. What’s stranger is why Joel…

Midge didn’t know that Mary was pregnant, or that the pregnancy was the reason for the marriage. She stumbled onto that secret while doing her (unasked for, highly inappropriate) riffs at the reception. Midge was definitely being the worst kind of jerk, but she didn’t betray a confidence.

Maybe Shy made a last-minute decision. Maybe Reggie only had Susie’s phone number, with no idea he could reach Midge at Moish and Shirley’s place.

It’s the late 50s/early 60s, and Susie dresses and acts very much like a man. (The blazers, the swearing, the brusqueness.) At the time, gender roles were very rigidly defined, so a woman acting that way definitely came off as “mannish,” “butch,” and most likely a lesbian.

I thought Shy might be gay, not because of anything he said or did, but because it’s pretty typical these days for shows set in the past to have a gay secondary character. (Think Bob Benson on “Mad Men.) Plus, Shy seems to be based partly on Johnny Mathis, who is gay. It was confirmed for me during the press…

Eh, the lawyer knows that what the client did is indefensible, and it’s on video, so Bozarjian has him dead to rights. The lawyer’s just throwing out any weak BS  to make their client look not so bad and distract from what he did. Much like the  Republicans during the impeachment hearings. Callaway’s got nothing.

Emily and Lorelei did the “identical nightly routine” in “Gilmore Girls,” too...with Rory watching. Seems to be an ASP trope: you end up being more like your mother...or your mother is more like you...than you ever care to admit.

They’re like the rude mechanicals in a Shakespeare play. Or maybe the gangsters in “Kiss Me Kate” (who are also modern rude mechanicals).

Some spoilers in this response.

Another commenter has mentioned that it’s possible that firing Midge is entirely Reggie’s decision as Shy’s manager and protector. Shy may not even know about it. But that’s just one possibility. It could very well be Shy’s decision or a joint decision.

Reggie doesn’t know Midge knows Shy is gay until after the set. Midge isn’t supposed to talk about having found Shy on the boat, or what was said there, and she doesn’t. 

Plus, Reggie is telling her to talk about “late night craziness, gossip, tantrums,” assuring her that it won’t work anywhere else, but it will work in Harlem. *And* in talking about all this, she’ll be riffing, which she’s good at, but which has gotten her into trouble before, notably at Mary’s wedding. *And* she’s…

Darn near everyone in Stars Hollow was an annoying jerk. And don’t get me started on Emily and Richard. Sometimes Rose seems a little like Emily, but she’s not nearly as horrible. For one thing, she’s had the same maid for 20 years or more. Emily couldn’t keep a maid for more than a couple of weeks.

When I first watched this episode, I honestly believed that the first few minutes were a nightmare sequence: waking up to Shirley screaming, rushing out the door, the subway ride, rushing from recording studio to recording studio. I didn’t realize it was supposed to be actually happening until they’re at the hot dog…

I think Midge left Benjamin because...she completely forgot about him and their engagement the minute Shy Baldwin asked her to go on tour with him. Once she realized she was capable of completely forgetting Benjamin in the excitement of furthering her career, she also realized that that relationship must not be…

Yeah, but Susie desperately needs the cash.

Wilde continued, “It’s a basic misunderstanding of feminism as pious, sexlessness. It happens a lot to women; we’re expected to be one-dimensional if we are to be considered feminists. There’s a complexity to Kathy, as there is to all of us, and I really admired her.”