“This is the point that Abe has been marching toward for five years,” Shalhoub tells EW.
WARNING: This article contains spoilers forThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselseason 5, episode 8.
Abe finally understands what a treasure Midge is.
Tony Shalhoub on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.amazon studios
But for Shalhoub, this was the moment Abe has been building to all along.
It was also a very personal scene.
Not just in their working world, but in their character as people, as women."
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ season 5 first look.Philippe Antonello/Prime
“So, we were carefully picking and choosing.
We wanted to complete this journey.”
“It definitely was that,” Sherman-Palladino says.
“The world couldn’t see it, and they insisted that they’d be seen.”
“We’ve all experienced something like that,” she says.
I wanted Abe to have that kind of regret because it’s going to make him grow.
“I used the other characters to lead Abe down this road,” she notes.
I would like to think that that character went on to grow as a person."
For his part, Shalhoub promises we’ll see that moment payoff in next week’s series finale.
“Even if it’s just within the eyeballs.
That plays out in the final episode in the final scene.”
The final season ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselis now streaming onPrime Video.
The series finale drops May 26.
