moonorchid

Without Donald and Maya according to variety. I do not care if people think the premise is great for anthologies, I loved this show because of them and I was hella invested in them. I also don’t care about the finale. They literally didn’t show anything definitive for a reason. Everyone wants to be an anthology now and it’s starting to feel lazy. This show was damn near perfect for me but some of the complaints I heard were valid, but what seemed to be the only thing agreed upon across the board was the chemistry between Donald and Maya and imo that is what made this show work. This might be my bias but I think it’s a mistake. Im gonna miss them a lot.

If this is too dark for you, 6 and 7 will be apocalyptic. I considered eps 1-4 to be the lightest ones lol.

https://deadline.com/2024/04/mr-and-mrs-smith-co-creator-maya-erskine-interview-1235883789/amp/

I never considered continued resentment being a possible season 2 thing. Honestly the way the finale went, it felt like a cleansing. I don’t need this to carry over and for me, FOR ME, the chemistry has made me forgive a lot of things in many shows and the few complaints I have about Mr and Mrs Smith I forgive because of Donald and mayas chemistry. I really need this season 2 announcement soon.

It’s an easy suspension of disbelief for me.

Like most shows, they are playing fast and loose with Jane being a sociopath. She loves and cares for John too much to be one and she does feel things…and you’re right, John can’t be that much better considering he’s doing the same things Jane is doing with about as much care toward it. Just cause he wants kids doesn’t make him a more empathetic person. He’s just more personable. I don’t get too hung up on their skill level when it comes to them being spies because it was established they are not the cream of the crop. They were rejected by the CIA and the marines respectfully, and got this gig by email and a cattle call interview. None of that screams “give me the best of the best”. HiHi and the organization they are running is looking for people who are kind of desperate one way or another. John and Jane do get better as the series progresses but their hang up is each other. They become too bogged down by their relationship problems and it definitely affects their abilities as spies. Well that and their innate insecurities and ego. I hope they get a season 2 cause I just really love Donald and Maya together and can watch multiple seasons of them just talking. lol. But I am intrigued by how the writers would approach another season. From what I’ve read, they have ideas.

They were so naive to just accept what other John and Jane were saying at face value but it didn’t feel so out of sorts cause you can tell they desperately wanted to share their experience with another couple like normal people. They haven’t grasped yet that they are in no position to be normal. People who go to a cattle call for a non entity cia type organization aren’t going to be wise enough to ask the important questions. Despite this, the end scene of them in bed is when I completely bought in on John and Jane as a couple and Mr and Mrs Smith as a show. The awkwardness of their telling each I love you for the first time is so charming and wholesome and then them laughing over how much they hate the other John and Jane…I just love them lol. I love how they are not just in love with each other, you can tell they are becoming each others best friend. I can’t rave about Donald and Mayas chemistry enough.

The show seemed to make a big splash for a good month and then slipped into the ether. I hope its numbers were good enough to warrant a second season. It was some of the most earnest, intentional, original writing that really hits emotionally that I’ve seen in a long time. This show thrives on the backs of Donald Glover and Maya Erskines performances and chemistry. If they don’t work, this show doesn’t work cause honestly, the spy action stuff feels like an after thought at times and I think that’s intentional. I wish so badly more people talked about it, it’s really ripe for discussion and analysis.

John’s last line of the season being “I like Jane”…it kills me. The gravity of that moment being him bleeding to death and close to losing consciousness, finally coming to a place with Jane where they can function but it’s possibly too late…you don’t get to this moment, you don’t feel the gravity without episodes 6 and 7. Watching those two episodes, as hard as they can be, are the lowest of the low for their relationship. To still be able to say with all the love he can muster, “I like Jane”. It’s everything. I wish more people would give this show a real shot. It’s so deep and layered and emotional. Theres so many little moments throughout the series that has a payoff in the finale. There’s so many angles to see everything.

Watching the scene where Jane finds out John is still in contact with his mom: One: how chill is his mother? He tells her he’s married and she never gets on him to bring her home. She doesn’t think that’s weird for a son that close to his mother to just not be introduced to his new wife? How on earth did he explain that? lol. Two: in the future it’s prob a jealously thing but I can see Jane’s side. She’s absolutely right, what they do is dangerous for them and for her. No one saying he should abandon her, what he should have done was never take on this kind of job. It was selfish of him. Three: I’m not here for John judging her for disappearing on her dad. Jane went too far with the molesting thing but the bottom line is he doesn’t know the why. Four: I like petty Jane. Sue me. lol. Jane really does care about John to just go ahead and make sure his penis would be saved hahahahaha…I was like “noooo baby girl no” hahahaha On first watch i was neutral about this episode but on rewatch, it’s actually super cute and really fun. Touches on everything that will be an issue in the future, they’re in their fun and sexy phase, and I just really love John and Jane.

Hopefully this means a season 2

They are def supposed to be the stand in for either Brad and Angelina or what audiences would expect from a show titled Mr and Mrs Smith. Killing them off within mins tells you immediately to subvert your expectations.

I was not prepared for “I want to make you cum so bad” lol

There’s so much I want to say at a later time when I can organize my thoughts, but I keep thinking about what Bev says to Jane, that John thinks they are incompatible but he wants to be with her incompatibly. There’s something so wretchedly beautiful about that statement. I think that tells you everything you need to know about how John feels about Jane. Even while massively unhappy during that time. There’s a lot to unpacks in general. Michaela Coel is mesmerizing.

I thought this finale was fantastic from start to finish. It somehow brought action, comedy, drama, tragedy, and intense human emotion and made it all flow easily. Nothing felt jarring. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are gold in this show and it does not work without them doing what they are doing. It was smart of the writers and creator to lean into them like they did. That ending, while initially upsetting, is actually cinematic level top tier quality. This show is damn good and I’m crossing my fingers for a season 2.