5, 6, 7, 8…
Welcome to our penultimateFosse/Verdonrecap.
Its a story of greed, exploitation, adultery, and treachery but not necessarily in that order.
Credit: Nicole Rivelli/FX
This slick intro is matched with a fight to equal the one between Roxie Hart and Fred Casely.
I betcha you would have done the same.
Less razzle-dazzle, more merry murderesses.
Nicole Rivelli/FX
Production is a challenge for Gwen after wanting this for so long, shes desperate to make good.
Its clear shes not happy about literally being reduced to a dummy.
Meanwhile, Bob is obsessed with getting his hands on some Dexedrine.
And he simply cannot do it alone.
Start writing now Paddy.
The name on everybodys lips, not just Gwens, is Roxie.
So, Gwen gets her wish, and Kander and Ebb write her Nowadays to shut the show.
They all push back, even Chita.
She did him the biggest favor of all by giving him his career.
This may sound harsh, but, and I cannot stress this enough, he had it coming.
Bob actually takes the tirade pretty well and insists its purely a creative decision.
But Gwen tells him she can have him fired from the show with a phone call.
At the opening night party, they wait for the reviews while everyone ignores Nicole.
Theyre good for Gwen, but they dont want to show them to Bob.
Before long, Bob and Gwen are in the doctors office investigating their fertility issues.
Gwen goes through some painful procedures in an attempt to conceive, but it doesnt work.
They decide to try for adoption.
A baby is due in June in Rochester and its theirs.
Gwens victory and good reviews are short-lived, however, because soon she has blisters on her vocal cords.
Possibly triggered by a misfiring confetti cannon?
Her illness is contrasted with her pregnancy in the past.
Because as theyre awaiting the birth of the baby theyre adopting, suddenly, Gwen faints and shes expecting.
Its a big surprise to both of them.
So much so that Bob asks if hes the father.
Back on theChicagotimeline, Gwen is recovering.
Ron tends to her while shes on vocal rest.
He leans on it being good for the show, but Gwen isnt having it.
Her self-doubts merge with Bobs personal bias, and she insists he never wanted her in the part.
He did, but fifteen years ago.
Ron tries to convince Gwen to quit in the wake of Bobs latest betrayal.
But we all know she wont.
With the great new review, the show will run for years and set Nicole up with royalties forever.
Which, ok, sure we know Joans death made her slightly more concerned about her parenting.
Theres a jolly note from Liza on her mirror, but its quickly tossed aside.
She looks in the mirror, and we fade to a memory of her and Joan with their newborns.
Gwen has picked a middle name, Providence.
She wasnt joking about her seeing Nicole as a miracle.
Lets hope they can go out on an equally high note next week.
