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“The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan has addressed criticism around how the show depicts her as a parent, saying that the series is not about exploring motherhood, but the story of a woman who is stepping out of her comfort zone to pursue her dream of becoming a comic.
“I don’t think that Midge and Joel (Joel Maisel) are the world’s greatest parents! But parenting is hard, and I also think it’s odd, some of the ways in which their parenting has been framed. I’ve had people ask if I think that Midge loves her children,” Brosnahan told hollywoodreporter.com.
“I’ve had people lead interviews by saying ‘Well, God, she’s a terrible mother!’ And I just want to say, why do you think that? Because, OK, Midge doesn’t have the healthiest body image and that’s probably something she’s passing on to her young daughter, and that’s not ideal. But the kids have two parents who are involved in their lives, who are making an effort to remain involved in their lives even though they’re both working, and even though they’ve split up, they have four loving and very involved grandparents, they have a Zelda, they have neighbours who often watch them — a village is raising these kids! And I’m not sure what about that equates to bad parenting. You don’t see the kids all the time on the show, because the show isn’t about Midge as a mother, it’s about Midge as a comic, and pursuing this dream,” she added.
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Set in 1950s Manhattan, “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel“, available on Amazon Prime Video, tells the story of Midge Maisel who is trying to find her own voice after her husband leaves her. With music and lighter tones, the show by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, puts the spotlight on gender issues, and the disparity. It also stars Michael Zegen, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub and Kevin Pollak.