God Save the Queen of D
Doug continues to stir the pot though, sending out copies in the post. With the second issue now released, Doug is incredibly happy with the reaction the magazine is having.
Joyce is concerned that the magazine is gaining too many criticisms and turning away the very people it’s trying to encourage to read it. ..
Terence Carpenter, a reporter for the Associated Press, showed up at the police officer later on. He was there to cover for Beauler, whom Joyce was looking forward to talking with. Unfortunately her conversation about female oppression and wanting this sort of magazine when she was “coming of age” was misinterpreted by the journalist as wanting 13 year olds to read the magazine. Typical journalists, eh! ..
With Joyce bemoaning how hard this gig is and how difficult everything has been, a present from Glenn at least puts a smile on her face. For Doug though, he’s over the moon at how quickly this magazine is selling out. Cleveland, Vegas, New York; Minx is selling like hotcakes.
With this success though comes a lot of hate mail. While Doug can brush it off, Joyce cannot. Even seeing Doug’s “love letter wall” full of hate mail is not enough to sway her.
Joyce sleeps with Glenn that night and he encourages her to keep her chin up. He tries to encourage her to switch over and choose a different publisher, riffing on Doug and claiming he knows nothing about distributing a magazine. So Glenn pitches an alternate idea to invest in her. Joyce is clever though and sees through this façade, realizing it’s a ruse to take Minx away from her. Joyce gets dressed and vehemently declines to follow through with this.
Joyce decides to go on the radio and more than holds her own against her two hosts. Unfortunately, she indirectly reveals the truth about Shelly’s sex life, which doesn’t go over well. ..
As the episode ends, Joyce finally embraces her new role as the head of the family. She begins to understand what this role means and how it affects her.
The Episode Review
This week’s episode of “Minx” is another hilarious installment that features the characters dealing with the fallout from last week’s controversial article. With protests happening all around town, the attention of the public has turned to Minx and Joyce. This new interest has caused a whirlwind of change for the magazine, and the comedy in this episode is top-notch. ..
The little montage showing it selling out all over the country is a nice touch, while there’s some great moments with Joyce that allow her to shine. Specifically, the radio interview is a real stand-out moment, with Joyce holding her own against the two hosts – even if it does come at the expense of outing Shelly’s bedroom antics.
With another episode released today, we can finally get a good idea of what’s going to happen in the next one.
