Joel and Mei's Relationship Timeline | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video

There’s a lot that’s happened in the past 4 seasons, so here’s a marvelous refresher on the timeline of Joel and Mei’s relationship.

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About The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel’s life is on track- husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she’s good at - and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls).
About Season 4: It's 1960 and change is in the air. Looking to hone her act, Midge finds a gig with total creative freedom. But her commitment to her craft and the places it takes her creates a rift between her and the family and friends around her.

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[@MellSayzHi]

I honestly like how their relationship has developed. Joel clearly has a type, strong willed women who aren't afraid to speak their minds and strive for them to have the life they want. I really love Mei and I think she's good for Joel and I hope the series does them justice in the last season

[@peter_parking]

Nope.💔

[@sandothemando8924]

Ever since seeing how remarkable Stephanie Hsu was in Everything Everywhere All at Once, she's one of my new favourite actors and I can't wait to see what future roles she takes. She brings so much charm, charisma, and strength to the characters she plays.

[@conniesaavedra8461]

Oh my god I can’t believe that I just realized she’s the daughter from everything everywhere all at once!!!!

[@samisfun868]

she is amazing

[@zzzzzzzzzzzk]

And she's gotten an Oscar nom.

[@RaymondHng]

@@zzzzzzzzzzzk She's won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

[@anna-fi3yy]

this show hits really close to home as my sister is Chinese and a doctor, married to a Jewish man from New York (just like Joel). his parents never accepted his relationship with her though as she was Chinese, and my sister and brother-in-law had struggled with that for many years while they were dating. ultimately, they are married now and happy even though my brother-in-law had to cut off almost all communication with his parents due to them not accepting my sister.

[@BestoftheBest-oz4ei]

Talk about short sighted...their son married a DOCTOR and they still won't accept her...would they rather he married a Jewish just for their sake but he is not happy and in a bad marriage?

[@ilikepineappleonpizza4257]

I hate your parents in law.

[@cupidok2768]

Y so hard to find a bf

[@blankspace5185]

Why would his parents want Chinese grand kids

[@tigerjonn]

I like that part where Susie's 'assosicates' goes to find out about Mei's family and they get totally freaked... And find out Mei's family is not someone you should mess with... Even criminals were afraid of them...

[@llc1976]

Me Too Except it Portends problems For Joel’s future

[@The84336]

Sure, Mei was an intriguing character, but I'll admit that when she was introduced I didn't think her relationship with Joel would last. At the time, before they had Lenny and Midge get together, I thought the show was building up to Midge and Joel getting back together with a better understanding of each other (which I wouldn't have really minded, but obviously Lenny is so much better for her). Honestly, when Moishe has a heart attack at the end of the fourth season, and Joel says at the hospital that Mei isn't there yet because she's taking her exams, I thought it would turn out that that was a lie and that she'd actually left him or maybe even gone to get an abortion. But then she came back and genuinely bonded with his family, and I'm actually really looking forward to seeing where the last season will take this couple! I've really come to appreciate Joel's development as a character and it was so touching how Moishe accepted her at the end. Even today there are unfortunately plenty of Jewish families who would struggle with their children marrying outside the faith.

[@dw_ella]

oh my god I also thought she left and went to get an abortion! Like I love them together but I really thought for a second she left bc this is no what she wanted

[@sleepyandhollow.]

I absolutely hated her but seeing her in the hospital with his parents made me start hating her a little less

[@AHouseDivided1998]

I think since Mei chose becoming a doctor over having Joel’s baby, he’ll either find out about it in S5 and it ends their relationship or, God forbid, she’ll die while having an illegal, back alley abortion. I just don’t see them making it in the long run. Same with Midge and Lenny (for more obvious reasons). I’m predicting Joel and Midge will reunite again by the series finale. It’s what the writers seem to be leading towards imo.

[@beatm6948]

I would've HATED if Joel and Midge got back together. It just feels so antithetical to what's healthy for them. They can have a loving relationship, but that doesn't mean it has to be a romantic one.

[@theblackbabygoat6876]

I can tell you, it's not just the Jewish. I speak by experience.

[@jackierosas9593]

I like them together. They feel like a partnership, a partnership in which one’s a secret agent bc who the hell knows where Mei lives?

[@Firegen1]

Let's be real for Mrs Maisel stans this is why Stephanie Hsu doing so well was not a surprise. She was outstanding from the second she walked into Joel's story. I am overjoyed she is finally being fully recognised

[@chaaaargh]

100% agreed!!

[@spookyspice596]

Couldn’t agree more. She was also fantastic in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

[@michellehong395]

I love that he learns Chinese it’s so cute! And he’s not that half bad, it so adorable that’s he’s trying too!

[@wyattnguyen6323]

this is how you write an Asian female character. Take notes Hollywood.

[@coralbluenumber7lipstick688]

Omg she’s in Everything everywhere all at once that’s why she’s so familiar! She’s so charismatic

[@liv-bv3pl]

I love her for Joel and i also just love her character. Stephanie Hsu is so fabulous and i cant wait for more of her as Mei.

[@spellru23]

I was so engaged with Midge and Lenny that I overlooked this couple. I love them together.

[@annaaccon2560]

I love all her varied hairstyles so much! Especially the beehives!

[@RaymondHng]

She's won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

[@prawn2003]

Her dresses are my favourite out of all of the costumes in the show

[@qanh96]

Gotta say, Jews and Asians historically and famously get along with one another. We share too many darn stereotypes it's almost natural some of our community members ended up getting married.

[@peacetea1001]

I know it’s a thing but like why? What similarities do we share? A genuine question bc I literally don’t know lol asking for a friend. It’s very interesting though why are Jews and Asians drawn to each other?

[@qanh96]

@@peacetea1001 I can't speak for everyone but in my experience: we both quite conservative groups of people (not necessarily a good thing, but a similarity nonetheless), both worship the concept of hard work, wealth and sacrifice, both got stuck between the racial/ethnic war between the Whites and Blacks and are derogatorily considered to be "secondary White people" despite also suffering through a lot of hardship and discrimination amidst the oppression olympic; both groups consider doctors and lawyers to be worthwhile professions yet despise being in the room with one. That's just a few things. Not to mention both groups have some of the craziest parents who wouldn't mind haunting your entire life if you ever decide to marry people outside the community.

[@whatreallymatters571]

​@@qanh96 I'm sorry race/ethnic war between whites and blacks? Do you mean black people fighting for their freedom under white supremacy?

[@ramonaflowers2813]

What a weird as comment lol

[@KA-nw6iy]

@@peacetea1001 Asian who grew up in a Jewish neighbourhood here. A lot of it is just the silly parts of the cultural overlap. The way we treat elders. We love to gossip. We have a lot of aunties and aren’t blood related to them. There’s the idea of a matchmaker in both cultures. (My Chinese mother hooked up two Jewish couples and everyone told her she should have been a yenta.) Overfeeding as love. Worship on a lunar calendar. We love haggling and deals. Some of this is not politically correct to say but is just kinda true in a funny, laughing-with-each-other kinda way.

[@dianadoraen7864]

3:49 The sax guy on the stage is having a blast while pretending to play 😆

[@Vesperitis]

2:36 "You are the most perfect girl in the whole world, but if you wanted to, you could kill me with your bare hands."

[@yenxion6516]

I never seen the show but now I want too. Mei is so like my sister in law. She get to the point, says what on her mind and do what ever she wants because she is a strong and independent women.

[@PeytonSlim]

Mei Maisel..has a cute ring to it

[@tardybloomer]

their relationship has been pretty rough but I look forward to seeing it bloom! the last couple of seasons felt quite rushed where a lot of things were happening at once, but I'm excited for the upcoming season.

[@Ernie1978]

Stephanie Hsu is soo bloody awesome! I love her in the show, Mei was a welcome surprise in Season 3.

[@chappellroanplsgotomanilaibeg]

Stephanie Hsu is a fantastic actress

[@jenniferj.9973]

Love Mei so much! Looking forward to seeing more of her

[@hata3128]

She was so good in Everything Everywhere All At Once!

[@gregg06x]

I see now why she was chosen for Everything Everywhere. I liked this show but stopped in the middle of season 2. Have to go back and watch it just to see Stephanie Hsu. She is amazing.

[@wanpingchan8362]

Happy you like Stephanie hsu, do you know some American commented that they accept and happy Jamie Lee Curtis nominated in Oscar but upset and anger Ke, Stephanie hsu and Michelle yeoh get nominated. So bias.

[@mdy8949]

they’re so cute! i hope we get to see more of them next season ❤️

[@pillbugm8914]

Stephanie Hsu's Chinese is genuinely really good

[@philipanthonylebanno7089]

Me about two episodes into season five after loving these two: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

[@tangofoxtrot40]

So this is Joy in this universe.

[@Photik]

That's a new perspective.

[@karlabermudez9495]

I love them, Stephanie Hsu and Michael Zegen are amazing😍

[@angelmartin7310]

So weird, I dated Mikey like 13 years ago, so glad he's doing so well. I urged him to audition for Walking Dead. This is a great role for him. He hasn't aged a day.

[@Lychiis]

How is it that I'm now finding this show out? I love these teo characters!!!

[@blueutpala]

She is such a captivating actress!!

[@Piemaker93]

Joel definitely has a type.

[@jazzycat8917]

And then Season 5 put her on a bus to Chicago in the first ep and we never saw her again. What an absolutely wasted potential storyline. Either the show could no longer afford Stephanie after her rise in fame following EEAAO, or the writers had committed themselves to this "eternally devoted to Midge" storyline for Joel and Mei had no place in it.

[@KJ-js7pi]

Did it become too expensive to hire Stephanie Hsu for a 5th season?

[@zlatan5204]

When she said I wanna do EVERYTHING perfectly, that gives me chills

[@pathwaytobeingablacksmith9808]

I wish my cousins wore name tags at family gatherings. It would help a lot

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

LOL I remember Joel's actor from Brooklyn! I may just start the show now because of this compilation!

[@terrology]

Love these two!

[@jamilyamuksin]

She is just like Midge, more independent and a bit cooler

[@KurtanaLove1998]

She also doesn’t baby joel and keeps him on his toes, which sometimes he clearly always needed.

[@DrexelJoseph]

@@KurtanaLove1998 her accent, got bit on the Brooklyn side. she gangster

[@beatm6948]

I started watching this show and it was only when they first introduced Mei that I remembered watching this video months before.

[@sm11199305]

If Jobu is Mei in this universe, then Maisel is cannon in EEAAO!

[@adalovelace521]

she is too good fo him

[@suncore598]

It sucks how they ruined such a sweet relationship in Season 5.

[@peacetea1001]

They need their own spin off NOWWWW

[@VLF218]

That boy Joel was reeeally spittin’ some game with Mei. It was wonderful to watch lol

[@Priya-ti4fe]

Reading all the comments now is a wild journey

[@taylor6672]

I really love them together

[@da96103]

Her mandarin tones are excellent. She was just pretending in EEAAO.

[@RaymondHng]

That's because the character of Joy is Americanized, so her Mandarin would not be as fluent as her English.

[@flipingboredcritic]

I love that the father didn’t faint because she was Chinese or pregnant, he fainted because she wasn’t Jewish xD. And he wants her to convert lol

[@basilpyc]

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED STEPHANIE HSU MY BELOVED

[@dogperson4436]

I like her actually

[@cummiestcat]

I'm amazed at Stephanie's accent..

[@dingleberry4234]

Why it’s a normal American one

[@cummiestcat]

@@dingleberry4234 It's Transatlantic and I'm amazed coz most of the time Chinese character depicted with bad accent.

[@jac8313]

I really really like Mei, but I don’t know if the writers will let her be end game with Joel which makes me sad. I hope they are though.

[@saliuarts]

I like mei and joels banter

[@Tsuramo]

OMG!! This was Joy!!😅

[@delrey874]

Stephanie Hsu was great at this show and at Everything Everywhere All at Once.

[@thomasalexanian927]

SHE'S IN THAT?

[@RaymondHng]

@@thomasalexanian927 Yep. And she has an Academy Award nomination for her role in _EEAAO_ . She's won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

[@johnbednarz1750]

what is the name of the background music

[@moiseduvert5396]

Pain after season 5, that's all I can say just pain

[@amppyo]

spinoff show with just them pls

[@JoshJazz01]

Joel’s mum beating Mei at mahjong is hilarious

[@Ummmmmmmm841]

I haven't watched the series after season 2 and I just stumbled upon this, at least I'm happy that they now cast actors that can speak mandarin for Chinese characters, not actors who pretend to speak mandarin with terrible accents which hurts my ears.

[@delrey874]

You should watch the rest of the series as soon as possible. In my opinion season 3 was the most enjoyable season of the entire series and season 4 was great too.

[@chaaaargh]

@@delrey874 season 3 was my favorite, season 4 can't compare imo 😭

[@xundaraa3737]

it’s nice to see jobu tupaki in a retro timeline

[@ameliathecat-hw3dr]

I love Stephanie Hsu!!

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Seriously wish they would just end the thing between Midge and Joel once and for all.

[@marzadky4934]

The romance yes but them being friends no. They are parents.....,... It happens in real life just like that when they get to be each other's team mate.

[@juliacastro8505]

@@marzadky4934 don't have to be friends, they just don't have to be enemies lol

[@hannahpascua4881]

They are adorable couple...

[@cobrakaier238]

At first I liked her but later she became way too neurotic for my taste. It was funny how Shirley interracted with her. Hope we see more of that. More Shirley and Moishe!

[@TheRudocha]

They won't care that you short 😂

[@hatelovebowel4571]

This relationship in Maisel makes Michael Zegen so hot!

[@Epaulshi]

Love Stephanie Hsu!

[@mervintorres7514]

Wow this looks promising

[@clowicous]

Oh Em Gee, I have literally been wondering (but also been too lazy to go online and check) why the actress from Everything Everywhere All At Once looked so familiar and then this came up! Bruh lol

[@xynthar4432]

I just came here for stephanie hsu :)

[@wilhelmpaulm]

When you play a character so well people love and are extremely annoyed of you

[@bibiworm]

wow her mandarin is perfect.❤

[@dingleberry4234]

Who woulda guessed -_-

[@Vmvmvmvmvn]

She and Lenny are the best thing in the last season... It's a shame he will die in the next one.

[@AHouseDivided1998]

Mei might too. Illegal abortions were a big risk back then.

[@sandothemando8924]

6:53 - is that Al Pacino?

[@gillriet773]

Never saw Stephanie in anything but everythingeverywhereallatonce smd i thought she was amazing but she's amazing all over apparently.

[@CarrotFlowers421]

I'm really interested to see the direction they go with Mei's pregnancy. She really doesn't want to be a mother right now, which is completely fair and her right. Will ASP respect that or make her go through with the pregnancy as some kind of imposed character change ("growth"). She's had uncomfortably pro-life messages before so we'll see.

[@draconic1802]

Well it’s not like Mei has many safe options for abortion in this time period

[@CarrotFlowers421]

@@draconic1802 as we know about abortion, that won't stop someone who really doesn't want to be pregnant. She's really determined for nothing to get in the way of her being a doctor and because she is medically trained, she will know how to get one safely more than most.

[@sofireTTR]

To be fair the most jarring pregnancies from gilmore girls happened after she lost creative control of the series... But I still share your concern about Mei. Specially after the overruling, this storyline could make an impact

[@CarrotFlowers421]

@@sofireTTR EXACTLY 😢

[@CarrotFlowers421]

@@sofireTTR did she lose creative control of the series? Wasn't the plan always to *SPOILERS FOR GILMORE GIRLS* get Rory accidentally pregnant by her blond ne'er-do-well boyfriend and be stuck in place with an unglamorous life, exactly like her mother? I thought that was her plan all along. If she takes Mei that direction I'm gonna cry

[@TheBeautifulDisaster]

Christine Canigula

[@BenevolenceBlack]

No but I really want to know the translation of what she says to him when speaking... Maaaandarin??

[@leopolddevandersnatch5788]

What show is this?

[@helpyourselfimbusy5747]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

[@andreap9689]

Ooh I didn’t know Stephanie Hsu was in here

[@tomwotton9]

Ok, is the background music through the whole of this video in the actual show or do they have quite bits too? Cos it’s very annoying. Love Tom

[@karitthasun290]

Anyone know the song at 1:53?

[@brendie7098]

Tea-Plucking And Catching Butterflies by Lily Chao. Shazam is amazing😂

[@karitthasun290]

@@brendie7098 ommgggg!! you are a mystery solver! i wasn't confident shazam will catch that at all. thank u!!

[@brendie7098]

@@karitthasun290 lol, no problem

[@karitthasun290]

@@brendie7098 the tension between those two during the two is just 🔥🥵

[@christhis9597]

She meets a rabbi, reads a book, takes a bath Lmao

[@AlejandroGonzalez-jm9sy]

does anyone know the chinese song playing when theyre dancing

[@gflower3]

Tea plucking and catching butterflies - lily chao

[@Virgil-Binny]

What is mei saying ,i can't find translation?

[@meheheh6432]

"you're the most beautiful girl in the world, but if you wanted to, you could kill me with your two hands." i think(?)

[@Introvertsan]

They are a cute couple

[@Jcmc9317]

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE STEPHANIE HSU🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@blankspace5185]

The Chinese girl from that one movie yay

[@samanthab1923]

So she’s going to be Mai Maisel? 😆

[@uofc57]

Can anyone tell me what she's ordering at 1:28?

[@thekymjversion]

烧鸭， 牛肉面。米饭也有。 Roast duck, beef noodles... Rice too.

[@chaaaargh]

it's kinda funny seeing people come here from eeaao 😭 love that tho cause stephanie hsu is great wbk. mei is literally my fave character in this show, they better not do her and joel dirty i swear...

[@havefaith4358]

I like her personality. How some EVAH, I'm still trying to get over his behind walkin' out on Midge AND had to use her luggage to do so. Lousy Bumb!

[@tracys169]

Omg. Stephanie Hsu?! Omg. I got to watch LOL. wAIT, THIS IS 1960, is it legal to have interracial marriage then...I thought they only legalized it in 1967.

[@clash5j]

Anti-miscegenation laws were passed in many States to prohibit interracial marriage. I'm fairly sure that NY never enacted them, but if they ever did, interracial marriage in NY was NOT illegal by 1960

[@MonicaChen]

Sino-Jewish relations have been a match made in heaven for close to a hundred years.

[@ivvisslyly1066]

Did they end up together in the end?

[@scornfvl]

they ended their relationship in the first episode of the final season - mei got an abortion and went to chicago to become a doctor

[@ivvisslyly1066]

@@scornfvl TYSM

[@ChrisPBacon3000]

No, she murdered her baby.

[@blankspace5185]

No thank god

[@CM-hk8so]

I think this is interesting because its very hard to become a Jew unless you attend a liberal Jewish congregation (don't know a better term). I would imagine that in this time period converts to Judaism wouldn't be widely accepted. I wonder how accurate it is.

[@Praevalidum]

Only Reform Jews would consider their children to be Jewish since it passes matrilineally. Conservative, Conservadox, and Orthadox branch’s would not consider their child to be Jewish.

[@sydster999]

Midge’s sister in law managed.

[@CM-hk8so]

@@sydster999 But, it's not the norm in reality. At least for stricter jews

[@xoxlove6101]

That's so not true. Every version of Judaism has converts, so you are wrong on that. And the mizals are reformed Jews anyway

[@CM-hk8so]

@@xoxlove6101 I didn't say you couldn't, I said it's very hard. Look it up.

[@lilleasmr]

Am I the only one who hopes that Midge get back together with Joel? Lenny would be also a good match❤️

[@metro121482]

A relationship with Lenny Bruce will not be long term!

[@PodChklilpp339]

I would habpve loved it if midge and benjamin where the final game

[@kelleymasters1522]

Cute