Julia
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We have somecelebritiesin this episode, and not the gastronomic kind.
Everything centers around a gala, which is veryBridgertonof them (We must prepare for the ball!).
She and Avis and Paul stay at the same hotel (cute), but, oh no!
And hes terrible at being sick.
Im talking in need of compresses, tea, and being positive hes dying.
Im convinced the writers added in this whole scene to play up the Lilith-slash-Niles nostalgia of it all.
Bebe Neuwirth and David Hyde Pierce are very cute and clearly like working together.
The lunch is … challenging.
Blanche is unimpressed with Julia, no matter how much of her charm she lays on.
Julia goes into ecstasies about the menu selection; Blanche complains about how hard it is to read.
This is where I confess that I wrote downmultipleentire monologues and exchanges in this episode; I loved them.
Blanche talks about the importance of books, and I just [puts hand on heart.]
Not that TV isnt!
But it was the 1960s, and that conversation didnt seem to really be there.
This is one of several exchanges in the episode where Julia gets knocked down.
But that one is for later.
No matter what heights Julia Child might rise to, there will always be people who scorn her work.
Back at the office, Judith tells Blanche that she was too tough on Julia.
Blanche disagrees, saying Julia gushes and flutters.
Blanche does admit, though, that she is taking her frustration out on the wrong person.
But what about Alices lunch!
Now-titled producer Alice goes to lunch with aman.
A man her mother wanted her to meet, sure, but nevertheless!
Shes never done that before!
His name is Isaac, and he ishandsome.
Hes also a lawyer.
A lawyer who turned down an offer from a big firm so that be a public defender.
He lovesThe Twilight Zone.
That was Alices TV inspiration job!
They are both very into this whole thing.
Despite Alices tight schedule, they stay until past closing, and the waitress kicks them out.
Isaac asks to see her tonight, but she has the gala (damn you, gala!).
He gives her his number and says hell be sitting very close to the phone.Isaac.
All the points for you.
Haha, but also, the horror of being judged!
Russ meets a documentarian hes interested in working with.
Russ is rightfully embarrassed and thanks her.
Take that, Russ!
(I really do like Russ now.)
After her encounters with Blanche and the restaurant chef, Julia revises the speech.
Culture and histories are locked inside the flavors of each cuisine, and it can bring you endless horizons.
This is so much more apt!
Everyone gives her a standing ovation; great job, Julia, what a happy ending.
), they strike up a conversation.
Which is a point for Betty!
She knows shes going to be harsh, and she wants to stop.
But Julia is me early in my marriage and is determined to talk it through with no break.
Turn back, Julia!
(She cant hear me.)
Julias show, Betty claims, has raised the bar on what it means to be a good wife.
How can women have time for anything else, including a career?
Itdoesnthave to be an either-or.
Julia, in other words, cannot win.
She co-authors a successful cookbook and literary snobs look down on her.
She leaves the ballroom teary-eyed (ahhh!!)
and goes to sit by herself in the lobby when a man comes up to her.
When Julia says that not everyone agrees with him, he says, Well, I liked you.
I liked you just the way you are, and I shouted!
