All Alone

**All Alone** is the 18th episode overall of Amazon Prime's *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* and the 10th episode of Season 2. It is also the finale episode of Season 2. It was released on Amazon Prime on December 5, 2018.

## Synopsis

*Midge and Rose begin planning for Midge's future as Benjamin attempts to impress Abe. Joel stresses over his next move, while Abe is presented with some big decisions of his own. Meanwhile, Susie tries to smooth things over for Midge.*

## Plot

Rose visits her psychic who "sees" Midge in front of a large audience, which Rose assumes is a wedding. A flashback shows Joel proposing to Midge (without first asking her father for permission). Meanwhile, Benjamin asks for Abe's permission to marry Midge, despite her still being married to Joel. Abe requires that Ben provide relatively intrusive personal details before deciding.

Abe wants to quit Bell Labs and Columbia University to return to social activism. Sophie Lennon asks Susie to become her manager, saying no one fights for her the way Susie does for Midge. After seeing Midge perform, singing star Shy Baldwin, impressed by Midge's telethon performance, hires her as his opening act for a six-month tour in the US and Europe; she immediately accepts.

After being pulled offstage for discussing pregnancy, a dejected Midge encounters Lenny Bruce in a bar. Lenny, equally dejected and nearly broke, says there are arrest warrants out for him (for using obscene language in his act).

Midge goes to see Lenny backstage, when he performs on Steve Allen's TV show, but his "All Alone" monologue routine incites Midge's own fears that she will end up successful but alone. After, Midge goes to see Joel after Lenny's show, saying she needs to spend the night with someone who loves her.

Meanwhile, Abe gives his blessing for Midge and Benjamin to get married but it's too late.

## Episode Notes

### Music

* Shall We Dance? performed by Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner (from "The King and I")
	+ *Flashback to Joel proposing to Midge; they dance outside The City Spoon, disrupting traffic.*
* Witchcraft performed by Patience & Prudence
	+ *Midge and Rose are looking through wedding magazines for Midge and Benjamin’s planned wedding.*
* My Man's an Undertaker performed by Dinah Washington
	+ *Susie asks Jackie to fix the chairs at The Gaslight.*
* Mucho de Nada performed by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
	+ *Abe goes to Bell Labs, demanding to have a talk with the people there about being a security risk because of Midge.*
* One For My Baby (And One More For the Road) performed by Frank Sinatra
	+ *After being kicked out of continuing her set, Midge leaves and soon spots Lenny inside The Dublin House Bar, so goes into shelter from the rain. They talk.*
* It's Dizzy performed by Buck Clayton
	+ *Midge visits Susie at her apartment, to say that Midge has been asked by Shy Baldwin to open for him.*
* All Alone performed by Luke Kirby
	+ *Lenny performs a song on The Steve Allen Show, while Midge watches behind the scenes, having gone to see him to give some moral support.*
* This Will Be Our Year performed by The Zombies
	+ *End credits.*

## References

1. ↑ This description was taken from *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon page.*