Lenny and Midge (spoilers)


I'm so happy these two are finally together, but I'm worried the final season will end with Lenny Bruce ODing on the bathroom floor. It'll break my heart if that happens.

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I dont think theyre gonna become lovers. I think it just made sense for them to fuck at that point. She needed to hear somebody she respects give her the harsh advice we had sort of been thinking all season--that her progress as a comedian has been on a treadmill all season in that seedy stripper joint. That pays off narratively with the shot that closes Season 4.

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I think they'll be lovers but not in a conventional way.

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Well, the last season was still set in 1960. The real Bruce died in 1966. Unless the final season jumps ahead or spans 6 years, that is unlikely to happen.

I don’t like the Lenny/Midge hookup. Lenny was a real person. It is interesting to have him cross paths with Midge in comedy circles, but not becoming directly involved with her in a romantic storyline.

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Yeah, I agree, don't mess or play around with someone who was a real person.

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