Michael Zegen Reacts To [Spoiler] Leaving 'Mrs. Maisel' In First Episode of Final Season

Michael Zegen meets up with Rachel Brosnahan and her real life husband, Jason Ralph, for the Marvelous Mile takeover and installment in New York City on Friday (April 14).

The trio – along with Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Alex Borstein, Marin Hinkle, Caroline Aaron, Luke Kirby, and showrunners Daniel Palladino and Amy Sherman-Palladino – headed to 620 Loft & Gardens for the takeover event celebrating the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

In a new interview, Michael opened up about the shocking first episode of the final season – where one of the main stars left!

WARNING: SPOILERS INSIDE!

According to TV Line, Stephanie Hsu, who played Joel’s girlfriend, Mei, left the show after her character aborted their unborn child and she was headed to Chicago to become a doctor.

Michael admitted that the twist caught him off guard.

“It was a complete shock after reading the first episode,” he shared. “I thought maybe she was going to come back, but [Stephanie] told me she wasn’t. It was shocking… I expected them to be together forever, to be honest.”

The final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is streaming now on Prime Video.

Check out 35+ pictures from the Maisel Mile event in NYC in the gallery…