Bob does a great job of shaking hands/smiling while making trash talk. Reminded me a bit of Will Ferrell’s character in The Campaign for anybody who’s seen that film.
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Pretty freaking subtle. I didn’t see Sally’s actions or Pete’s as merciful, but I can sort of see how someone would. I feel like both of them were saving their bombshells to drop at more opportune moments when the payoff might be greater.
That was Don’s first concern, but then he immediately said that the bit would stand on it’s own, even if the viewer didn’t know the reference.
(that’s “Carla”, not Clara. And yes, I immediately thought of Betty’s maid!)
Brain, meet fingers. Fingers, meet brain. Talk to one another every once in a while.
Yes, I read that little moment between Clara and Pete as something of a giveaway that Pete might be involved with her. But Clara seemed a bit too motherly, straightening his tie and all…
Anyone recognize the closing music? Sounded like Mickey Dolenz’s voice but the song isn’t familiar.
It’s from the movie Head- quick google- Porpoise Song.
At least the second time they’ve used a lesser known Dolenz song for credits on an AMC show; they used Going Down to close an episode of Breaking Bad. I wonder if the same parent company owns the network and the catalog.
Bob definitely has balls (as we’d have seen if his shorts had been a little shorter). They way he stared down Pete and took what he assumed was going to be getting fired and exposed on the chin was actually admirable. That was a well done scene by both Kartheiser and Wolk.
I think a problem I have with the show is there hasn’t been much character development of late. Roger and Don, for example, are pretty much the same people now as they were three seasons ago, which might be true to life but for drama I’d like to see some change. Do you think anything major will happen next week in their lives?
Speaking of next week, regarding clips of next week’s episode:
Was the person in the pool [ala Sunset Blvd] a scene from next week or just a flashback to Don in the pool at the party?
Sounded to me like The Monkee’s “Dolphin Song.”
It’s Don from 2 episodes ago. As usual the preview for the season finale is made up of clips from past episodes.
Your criticisms of Ted are over the top. The guy was one of the top 3 men at an ad agency that was as successfull as SCDP. In other words, he’s as accomplished as Don. One is on the creative side, the other os on the accounts side. He knows what the hell he is doing, despite his lapse in judgement.
Really? I’d say that fucking one of your biggest clients goes way beyond Ted’s googly eyes for a coworker.
Clara. Carla. Dolphin. Porpoise.
I am old enough to remember the 60s, you know. Faintly.
Ask and ye shall receive. Somebody on Reddit made this at my request.
Ted is also creative. He was Peggy’s boss, just like Don was.
The difference between the two men comes down to style. They both get the job done, but Don Draper is a lone shark who comes up with big ideas under pressure. Ted is a manager of creative people. He works with them, inspires them, and gets the maximum performance out of them. It’s actually a very good depiction of a very specific management style. He may not have a lot of creative power on his own.
But in any event, that pause of Don’s was not to allow an opening for Ted to seize the moment. Since Ted had no idea what Don was talking about, there was little he could do or say. Don just hung him out there for a minute to punish him - and Peggy. To them, Don was threatening to tell the client about their budding affair. They were terrified. Then Don twisted the knife by ripping the credit for the ad away from Peggy as punishment or out of just plain meanness.
As Peggy said, Don is a monster. He’s a control freak, a narcissist, and possibly a psychopath. He’s one psychotic episode away from strangling a hooker in a hotel room.
“Here’s looking up your old address!”
I nearly dropped to the floor in paroxysms of laughter when Glen said that in the dorm room. We used to say that all the time back in the day. Hilarious.
I’m looking forward to MANY great scenes in the girl’s dorm. I guess that makes me a dirty old man. So be it.
Also - anyone else recognize the dude who played Byron Poole, the customer who didn’t want to pay for the Rosemarie’s baby ad? He played a POTW on “House” who was so nice that House didn’t believe he was for real; he assumed the niceness must be a symptom of some horrible disease.
I’m sure you’re right. I was thinking that the dead guy was head of creative and that Ted was accounts, especially since there doesn’t seem to be a serious accounts guy from their firm anywhere.
Also, we haven’t seen Don come up with an idea in quite a while. He’s way more of a manager than an idea guy these days.
Disagree. When was the last time that Don was the first one to arrive at a meeting. He had the whole thing planned from the beginning.
Something didn’t ring true about Pete’s grovelling “Thanks for your faith in me.” line about taking over Chevy. Even though things hadn’t been going his way he was one of the top people at the old firm.
As I’d mentioned upthread, he’d been planning the whole thing since seeing Ted and Peggy at the movies, which is why he had to call Harry when he got home to start putting his plan in action. He can’t stand not being in control of everything, and his concession to Ted (to get back into Sylvia’s panties) was not going to stand for long.
It’s your job. I give you money, you give me ideas.
But you never thank me.
That’s what the money is for!
My bold and my point.
I agree, Don was not being nice and giving Ted an opening, but Ted could have seized the opening all the same. But he can’t think on his feet, and doesn’t have ideas of his own. He’s the kind of creative person who can nurture and support others’ creativity but doesn’t have original ideas. Don is the Lone Ranger, yeah.
Yes. But beside the point. Ted didn’t have to hang there twisting in the wind with his mouth hanging open. He could have made some attempt to save himself and Peggy. Yeah, Don is a meanie. Not his fault Ted couldn’t find his balls.
Now YOU’RE going overboard. What earthly purpose of Don’s could have been served by telling the client about the affair?