Henry asked Don if he wanted him to just put it in storage and deduct the cost from the rent. So the Francises have at least started paying rent since episode 4.01. It was nice to see [del]Cutthroat Bitch[/del] [del]Lura Grant[/del] Francine again. So Betty still has at least one friend in the neighborhood. I’ve been wondering how much of a pariah she’s become.
BTW, what exactly did Joan say she could do if she had wanted to handle the situation herself? I got the gist of it, but am fuzzy on the details.
Something like ‘one dinner with Mr. So-and-so from Sugarberry hams.’ I’m not really clear on how that would make Joey go away either–he was a freelancer, so…? Was he the one that Peggy thought up the ham fight with? That would make sense–tell the Sugarberry Ham people about the fight, and he’s out the door like Duck’s dog.
Yeah, I caught that after the fact but it’s still pretty ballsy of Henry and Don was still pretty wishy-washy.
Come to think of it Peggy, despite her moment of glory, was kind of lame as well. “It’s only a job…”
I wonder if Vincent Kartheiser was bitter about having to come into work that week 
It struck me as an omen of the beginning of the end for the three martini lunch. Now, of course the secretaries can’t get away with those long lunches out of the office, but it does remind me of the policies of a lot of modern business, essentially “eat your shit and get back to work, cog”.
Yeah, that’s what she said she would do. Manipulate the situation so Joey is fired the same way Sal was tossed out.
You know I’ve wondered how the actors’ salaries are handled. Does the main cast (the ones in the opening credits) still get payed for episodes they aren’t in? Do they get payed the same amount for making a cameo appearence as they do when they’re a major character?
I could easily be wrong, but as I understand the rules, persons listed in the opening credits must be paid for each episode in which their names appear in said credits.
I think Don Draper, and Dick Whitman, are not the sort of guys who hem and haw over a decision. I can totally see him waking up the next DAY after Peggy chiding him and saying “ok self we’re gonna swim every day and we’re going to give up the drink.” Seeing him do it a few days or weeks later is no surprise.
Actor’s salaries are negotiated before the series starts, before it’s even written. That’s why they’re salaried and not hourly workers.
If an actor is famous enough, his or her agent negotiates all this stuff in advance. Otherwise, they are paid according to the guild scale.
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I didn’t realize it was the same actress until this very moment.
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I think you nailed it. Joan had already tried the old intimidation tricks, and failed. She claimed that the problem was already dealt with, but it clearly was not. And, her backup plan if the problem persisted was to schmooze the client over drinks and get the obnoxious jerk pulled from the account.
But that’s the way things worked in the old power structure. The times have changed. Joan is becoming an anachronism, while Peggy is the true modern woman.
Yeah, he was going to abstain but then just as we realized he was looking at the booze and not Peggy one of the guys said something to the effect of, “And pass this one to Don.”
I just saw it now. It wasn’t a terrible episode but I didn’t like the “Dear Diary” element.
The whole Joey thing was interesting in that it’s the first time Joan has ever been called out for dressing provocatively. He essentially told he she dressed like a whore, and honestly she kinda, sorta does. Her physical presence held no appeal for him and almost seemed to repel him per his “my mother was a Joan” comment.
He’s an incredible jackass, but it was the first time anyone, that I can recall, was not responsive to her manipulation on some level.
I didn’t mind the diary dialogue. I don’t think it was overused, and you got to hear a certain inner voice in it you really can’t get in person to person spoken dialog.
I don’t really think of prostitutes being as completely covered by clothing as Joan always is.
The Harry Crane “you’re so handsome” comments to Joey in trying to play starmaker were a little weird. Inflated ego or not I can see how he thought Crane was coming on to him.
'Whore" was probably the wrong word. Joan dresses so skintight, even from a 2010 perspective it’s a bit over the top provocative leaning to trampy.
Harry’s not gay or anything, he’s just gone native during his trips to Los Angeles and fails to realize that New York isn’t like that.
Yep, in an earlier season she chewed out a secretary for her decolletage. So she covers up, but she’s wrapped tight enough the curves can’t be missed. That secretary, I believe, went on to be Sterling’s wife.