She’s baaack! Expect funny throughout The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season four, starting with a strip tease in a taxi. No, it’s not what you think. Miriam Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is acting out, not working, mind you. The opposite of work. She’s been fired from a European tour, and with Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein), the agent (who dresses like she’s refereeing prize fights), beside her, she’s having a tantrum, ripping off her beautifully coordinated hat and throwing it out the window of the cab as she’s making her way back into the city. Next comes the jacket, the skirt. Susie is wailing, representing us all bemoaning this untoward episode, equal parts astonishing and hilarious. We all know these clothes are much lauded –the work of costume designer Donna Zakowska who, in real life, has been feted at the White House and beyond for her to-die-for swing coats. “Stop, that goes with the outfit,” screams Susie before they find the one remedy for what ails our Midge—the comedy stage.

These are just some of the shenanigans of two episodes of season four critics were given. Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon, a diva at an asylum, is its own mini-movie. Don’t get me started on a scene set in Coney Island with the other Mrs. Maisel, Midge’s ex Joel’s mom, (Caroline Aaron) pushing pretzels, cotton candy, and other fun food at the family. Great nostalgia for a bygone era, Mrs. Maisel makes the laughs effortless.