Mrs. Maisel’s Shy Baldwin Reunion Was Perfect (Because Of No Reggie)
Warning! SPOILERS forThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4, Episode 5 — «How To Chew Quietly And Influence People»
Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) finally came face-to-face with Shy Baldwin (Leroy McClain) again in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 4 and it was perfect, in part because of Reggie's (Sterling K. Brown) absence from the episode. Midge hadn't heard from or seen Shy Baldwin since the night at the Apollo when they bantered in Shy's dressing room before her ill-fated set where she essentially outed him in front of his hometown crowd. Shy refused to see Midge afterward and left it to Reggie to fire and humiliate Midge and Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein) at the end of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 3.
Midge meeting Shy Baldwin during an arthritis and rheumatism telethon at the end of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 2 changed her life, for better and worse. Shy is one of the biggest recording stars in the world and he hit it off with Midge right away. Shy gave Miriam the chance of a lifetime to be the opening act of his tour and, despite Midge occasionally blundering introducing him on stage, they grew close. Midge even discovered Shy's real name is Dwayne and that he is gay, a secret she kept until her foolish stand-up set at the Apollo. Mrs. Maisel season 3 also introduced Reggie, Shy's childhood friend and manager. No nonsense and intimidating, Reggie eventually warmed up to Susie and Midge, and he revealed how he's protected Shy their entire lives. However, it was Reggie who was the hatchet man when it came to firing Mrs. Maisel, and the way he did it was humiliating, which included leaking the story to the press before Midge even knew she was fired. At Shy's behest, Reggie torpedoed Midge's career.
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