Comment on the Great Lady Mercer

Mrs Mercer has been reading it for some time, but recently she has some new ideas. At first, I read a lot of introductions of official WeChat accounts, almost all of which said that she was very exquisite. At night, her husband got up to remove makeup after falling asleep, put on makeup before getting up in the morning, weighed herself every day, even during pregnancy, and so on. Many people talk about this drama, calling it the American version of My First Half of Life, but I especially dislike this concept. In addition to the heroine's completely different trajectory, I think there are many interesting relationships and ways to get along, and I want to write some feelings. There is a spoiler, please read it carefully.

At the beginning, her husband admitted to cheating, packed his things and ran away from home. The hostess Mickey was disappointed and determined, and said she would leave. At that time, her husband packed his luggage and took her box, which was a particularly bloody story. Considering that the background of the play is the 1950s in the United States, which is not an open era, there is a scene in which Mickey's parents heard that she and her husband separated and immediately exploded. The father felt that his daughter must have done something wrong and asked her to put on the most beautiful clothes at once and let her husband come back. Then my mother, too, first held her head in disbelief and said no, and then kept urging Mickey to find a way to get back together. Parents always attack their daughters. Are there many similarities with our national conditions? Such an excellent woman, who thought she married the most suitable husband, was betrayed by such a bloody man. However, her parents first blamed her for doing something wrong. At first, Mickey was particularly wronged, not only to her husband, but also to her parents, which led to her first talk show. The first show without intention is really a spit of internal injuries. Think about how hard she studied since childhood, gave birth to children for her husband after marriage, kept the house in good order and was strict with herself. She is still beautiful and delicate, but she is treated like this by her husband and family. No wonder she spit on the stage for the first time. Her figure is exactly the same as when she first got married, and even her chest is very strong (proud face). What man wouldn't go home for such a figure? However, my husband's cheating secretary is so stupid that she can't even sharpen a pencil, let alone be beautiful. It was distressing that she came to power for the first time. This woman is usually very depressed. On the night when her husband moved out of the apartment and was scolded by her parents, she rushed out of the high-end apartment with a bottle of wine and pajamas. She went to the bar where her husband used to perform in the rain. She never dares to do this in normal times. She never had to dress up and prepare the meals of a new chef to order for her husband's performance. It's never been this messy. If it's a national drama, it's probably time to find your best friend and cry about how you met a broken-hearted person.

After that, I used a lot of space to describe Mickey groping for how to speak a good talk show. Inadvertent spit won the applause, but the carefully prepared jokes made the reaction dull or even cold, just like her own marriage. When she had no clue, she thought of going to work and becoming a cosmetics salesman. Exquisite dress, infectious smile and meticulous seriousness made her stand firm in her new position, but she couldn't give up her love for cross talk and the burning feeling that all eyes were focused on her. Even if she was arrested twice for talk shows, even if she was banned by the entertainment circle for telling the privacy of a popular female comedian, it could not erase her love for the microphone in the spotlight. At this time, Mickey, without hesitation when he was betrayed, felt down-to-earth with his own efforts and found his life again. This can also be seen from her stage name. She has never used an alias before and changed her name in almost every scene. In the last episode, she shouted "I am Mrs. Mercer" at the end, and her face was filled with dazzling light that people could not look directly at.

Back to the emotional line, just as Mickey slowly found his goal in life, his husband gradually alienated his little secretary Penny. Many extramarital affairs are like this. The wild flowers outside the wall make people want to stop, but that's it when they really live together. He began to think about how to go all out in his career, although his father managed to sit in that position; He began to plan for Mickey and the children how to make them live a better life; He had the cheek to run to his father-in-law's office. Even if he was turned away, he had to explain his promotion plan clearly and tell his father-in-law that he really had the ability to give his wife and children a better life. The man at this time is much more mature than the decadent son whose parents and Mickey did all the details of his life. Perhaps only after comparison can he truly realize the pain of losing Mickey and have such a performance. At this time, Mickey got in touch with the man again. After helping their son have a birthday party together, they told each other that they were loyal to each other. Both of them couldn't hide their feelings, so they secretly had sex at Mickey's parents' house, just like the novelty when they first fell in love. At this time, Mickey is also very happy. She still loves her husband deeply. Although he cheated on her first, she also felt the change of her husband and found that she still loved him. So when faced with her father's incomprehension and anger, she bravely said "but I love him". This process is natural. Seeing this, I even feel that the man is not as annoying as he was at the beginning. How can the adult world have such a clear feeling?

The parents' reaction is also quite interesting. Mickey's parents were very mad at first and tried their best to fix up the two young people, but later the father heard from his daughter that he refused her husband's request to get back together and stopped asking. On the surface, this father is a serious and rigid professor, but in fact, he is also a lovely old man. It is not surprising that he can use hyperbola to describe the separation of his daughter and son-in-law in class. It is not surprising that he gave birth to such a daughter who can become a talk show actor by spitting out a slot casually. I think at the beginning, in order to get back together, he put down his face and let his in-laws share the burden of his daughter's wedding room. Later, without his daughter's knowledge, he secretly invited young colleagues to dinner at home and wanted to introduce them to her. This reminds me of the old father in "The Leftover is King". He urged his daughter to get married before, but when her daughter made up her mind to marry someone she didn't love, she couldn't help telling the man that "she shouldn't marry her parents". This kind of fatherly love is touching. Mickey's father is also very concerned about his daughter's happiness. Finally, when her daughter confessed that she wanted to get back together with her son-in-law, although she complained again, she still protested excitedly among the books: "It's all because you didn't agree to get back together with your mother and piled all my books in the living room. Now you tell me that you two are back together? " ! "The eyes and movements are so cute! Finally, when my daughter said, "I really miss him, I want someone to talk to at ordinary times, but I still love someone with a warm bed at night", my father let out a few words and said, "Well, I'm glad you're happy". Of course, he was relieved to learn from his daughter's mouth and his own contact that his son-in-law had changed and become self-motivated and responsible. Such a father is particularly real.

When it comes to mothers, it is not others, but daughters who have been strict with their mothers since childhood. Similarly, she has never let her husband see herself without makeup. For decades, she has been demanding her figure, which has kept her elegant and rich temperament. She always regards her daughter as her pride. After her daughter's marriage problems, she began to deceive herself, telling herself that everything would be fine, and even went to the fortune teller for verification several times. Mothers want their daughters to live better than themselves. Like many mothers in China, they live near the young couple in order to take care of their grandchildren and help them from time to time. However, the daughter did not follow the route she imagined. A daughter is closer to her father than her mother. The first thing she refused to get back together with her husband, she also told her father. Later, she told her father that she wanted to get back together. It seems that the daughter is more willing to confide in her father. So, knowing that she would choke, the mother threw all her husband's books into the living room, and then at a church service, she saw that her daughter was unwilling to tell her the truth and blew her hair. She lost her temper loudly in front of the whole church, especially regardless of her face. In the last episode, she caught her daughter rummaging through clothes in the closet for the performance. She seemed to let go and said quietly to her daughter, "You're still not going to tell me what you're going to do, are you?" Her daughter said seriously, "Mom, I'm still your daughter." So the mother reluctantly accepted this fact and suggested wearing a skirt with her daughter and walking out of the room. Compared with many parents in China, this mother is still more open-minded Some parents with a weak sense of boundaries have been encroaching on all aspects of their children's lives, and watching their children leave smartly is the real meaning of parenting.

To sum up, I like this play very much. What retro clothes, what jazz with ears, are all cliches. I wonder what this husband will do after knowing that his wife will eventually become an excellent talk show performer. The best outcome should be that Mickey becomes famous, and then her husband returns to the workplace to continue to be an executive. However, personally, I think Mickey's performance has indeed caused a lot of psychological shadows to her husband. It was supposed to be a family matter, but it was said in public, which made him lose face. Of course, this is also a form of performance, but Mickey has paid a lot for this impromptu performance, including being banned for impromptu spitting out popular actresses. This time, she made her husband sad and couldn't even accept the job that he had fully grasped. I hope she can make a breakthrough in the talk show next season, and I hope her feelings can have a good home, no matter who she is with.