![]() ![]() Armistead Maupin, who wrote the Tales of the City books, talks about Mary Ann in a commentary track for episode one. Instead of “Singleton” being some comment on Mary Ann’s love life (such an explanation isn’t even offered), Maupin associates “Singleton” with “one of a kind” and “single town.” The series begins with Mary Ann Singleton ( Laura Linney) moving to San Francisco from Cleveland. It’s an ordinariness that permeates into the characters’ names. ![]() That’s because Tales of the City is ordinary – stubbornly and, in the case of the finale, unnervingly so. It’s a miniseries where, if somebody told you magic was real, you’d shrug and say you suspected all along, but try to put your finger on evidence and you come up emptyhanded. ![]() Good night.”Įxplaining what makes Tales of the City unusual is a lot like trying to explain what makes that scene from episode three unsettling. “It was inevitable that I wind up here,” Mona says. Suddenly music creeps up, like there’s a spell around the place. Madrigal ( Olympia Dukakis) what would’ve happened if she’d decided against moving to 28 Barbary Lane. On the way home after seeing a show, Mona ( Chloe Webb) asks Mrs. ![]()
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