Mad-Men: 4.07 "The Suitcase" (open spoilers)

[John_Mace]

I’m sure this has been pointed out before, but has anyone else noticed the lack of a sound track and how that enhances the show? You focus more on the characters and what they’re saying than on some spooky music in the background. This also adds to the “stage play” like atmosphere of this show.

Re-watched this ep last night. Damn it’s good!

[alphaboi867]

@Exapno_Mapcase

…I can believe his not remembering Miss Blankenship to the exact year, but when he says “1948, no 1932… wait 39…” he’s making crap up…

Why should we assume Roger had only one “encounter” with Miss Blankenship?

[lisacurl]

Miss Blankenship was the mom in the original Karate Kid!

[jellyblue]

@WOOKINPANUB

I voted “loved it” but everyone has ably stated most of the reasons so I’m going to register my one and only complaint; what’s up with the gratuitous vomiting? Okay, maybe not gratuitous, but it would seem Mr. Weiner has to include at least one puking scene per season. Last week’s could have been worse I guess. I was thinking what a thrill it was that they showed some restaint and didn’t make us see the graphic details and then we had to see ten minutes of Don with pouke on his shirt. Blerg. It could be my mild case of emetophobia, but not only did it not add anything to the story, I didn’t find it believable. Drinking is practically Don’s second career and suddenly he can’t hold his liquor? Even my boyfriend who was watching for only the first time but is familiar with what the character is supposed to be didn’t get why the main, badass dude was being shown in such a pathetic, unrealistic light. Am I missing something? I know we’re supposed to be witnessing Don being brought low but that whole scene just struck me as wrong.

He comments to Peggy that the elevator was “like a rocket” so I took it to be a combination of LOTS of drinking and a queasy elevator ride. He might have just been making excuses, though.
It seems like it takes quite a bit to make the characters puke. Roger had to drink, stuff his face with oysters AND cheesecake AND climb umpteen flights of stairs; Betty had to find out Don was sleeping with Bobbie Barrett (that would have done it for me!); Sally just had to eat Henry Francis’s mom’s cooking.