Mad Men.

This Betty and Henry thing couldnt end well. They barely know each other. Not only is Betty leaving the kiRAB with Carla for six weeks, but she's doing it over Christmas. Couldnt she have postponed it a couple of weeks?

I loved the whole episode, I may have cheered when Joan walked in. The scene between Don and Peggy was so incredible. I feel like they might have spent a bit too much time on Don and Betty this season at the expense of the folks at SC. Hopefully we'll get more of the office life next season.
 
I'd somehow assumed that Peggy's baby had been adopted, but am now wondering where I got that idea from - and am intrigued by your comment about her sister being pregnant too. I suppose all will become clear, eventually - can't wait for the next episode. This really is so much better than any other series on TV.
 
I loved the phone conversation between Roger and Joan. Brilliant stuff. And Betty confronting Don. Really well done all round.

What a wonderful series this is.
 
Her struggle to maintain her dignity was heartwrenching. It seems so unfair that she doesn't get that chance to use the fine brain under the sultry exterior (is that the price she pays for being so luscious? plainer Peggy is "allowed" her brains, but even when she scrubbed up very nicely for the night out in the strip club, she still looked girlish and didn't inhabit the look, and is not in Joan's league of stunningness).



Absolutely. I despised him when he looked Betty in the eye. As January Jones points out in that brief video clip, she looked so naked and raw after finally taking her shower, one had to feel for her. My crush has now been transferred from Don Draper as character firmly onto Jon Hamm, actor.
 
Yup, Vincent Kartheiser. Been spending most of the series trying to work out where I've seen him before (and then remembered that IMDB exists - d'oh!)
 
Love Mad Men and am so glad it is back.

One thing I didn't like - actually hated - was Peggy and the boy she works with doing that 'John/Marsha' thing. For some strange reason I had a really strong reaction against it.

Anyone know what that was all about? - Not my reaction, but how it fitted with the show.
 
I thought it was brilliant how the Aquanet campaign idea came up quite naturally and fitted into the plot, making Peggy look smart etc. and then wham, the pay off this week. So clever.
 
I didn't find last night's episode as strong as the earlier episodes. I didn't believe that anyone in 1962 would consider travelling to the South to work with voter registration unless they were very dedicated to civil rights. People trying to help African Americans register to vote weren
 
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The routine was from a comedy album by Stan Freberg. It was mocking soap operas.
As to how it fits with Mad Men, I would say it demonstrates that Peggy and the other guy are of the younger generation in their sensibilities. Remember in the very first episode, Don sees a Volkswagon ad describing the car as Lemon, and Don doesn't get it. This was the new generation of advertising, that didn't emphasize how great or useful the product was, but tried to make you feel like you were hip, an insider, if you got the joke. The idea was that you would buy the product in order to show that you were not a conformist. This became very influential as the 60's unfolded, and is still dominant today.
 
Thankfully, the life of this particular show will be based almost purely on its American audience and rather encouragingly, the season finale of the second season was double the size of the first. So it appears to be building an audience in the US, however slowly. Plus, it is a prestige show for AMC, the channel that airs it in America. It singlehandedly put the channel on the map and consequently, they will tolerate, to a certain degree, a smaller audience simply for the attention, awarRAB and accolades it brings to the channel. Battlestar Galactica was valued by the Sci Fi Channel for the same reason: it gave the channel critical credibility it never had before. It's a business opportunity; writers, producers and studios who in the past may have been hesitant to work with you or offer shows to you are open to the possibility.
 
I too am loving the evolution of Peggy - reflected in her wardrobe across this series - but I suspect she's in for some kind of confrontation with odious Pete Campbell pretty soon ... :eek: I just hope she holRAB her own.

I can't believe Don's "resurrection" will not see him returning to Manhattan - there is so much to pay off: Duck's takeover in which Don will report to him; and his marriage. Plus John Hamm can't leave!

I too am concerned about Betty - not least after that telephone conversation with Sarah Beth, when she chastised her for doing something we know she had secretly wanted for herself (telling SB off for not knowing the difference between "wanting and having"). I wonder if Betty herself might lose this distinction sometime soon ...

I am still devastated by what happened to Joan. :mad::cry: So horrendous but so beautifully done (her leaving the flowers on the desk as she left). Let's hope she gets a resurrection, too ...
 
I loved Roger Stirling's reaction to that walkout too. You could see he was loving it when he told them that Don didn't have a contract because they hadn't thought it necessary. :)
 
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