Pete’s still married, but separated, from Trudy who still lives in suburban where-ever-it-was outside New York. Bonnie is his girlfriend in California.
It’s not SCDP any more. Just SC&P or SCP for “Sterling Cooper (and) Partners.”
With all the shenanigans that go on at the firm, Don’s enforced leave of absence makes less and less sense.
Don’s shenanigans were a major embarrassment in front of the customer and blew a huge deal. Word of what happened got out to the rest of the industry. At least everything else was kept in the family.
It was Roger’s initiative that got them in the running for Chevy.
Maybe somebody can explain to me why I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF at the elevator scene, where Roger tells Harry Hamlin, “I’d hate to have to think of you and me as adversaries.”
I just busted a gut at that scene. I literally rewound my DVR six times and watched it over and over. I have no idea why I found it so funny, but I did. Maybe because HH had the greatest expression on his face; a combination of distaste, disdain, and triumph.
Bonus Question: Why do I think of Roger as “Roger” but I think of Harry Hamlin as “Harry Hamlin” and can’t remember his character name?
Anyway, I loved the episode.
I think you think of Roger as Harry Hamlin and Harry Hamlin as Roger because the conversation went the other way around in the elevator, Harry Hamlin says that to Roger. 
I think you laughed because Hamlin has really taken control of the character. He’s not just another Roger, he’s like a quirky Machiavelli-meets-Sheldon Cooper. There was that scene last season where Bob comes into Ted’s office and says “I don’t mean to interrupt” and Cutler looks genuinely perplexed and says “But that’s what you’re doing.”
There’s been other ‘public’ incidents such as Don’s public denunciation of tobacco or the “equal opportunity” thing. Other firms were immediately aware when SCDP lost Vicks and I’m sure everyone knows about the lawnmower incident. Plus numerous other minor events that just weren’t bringing back into the plot. People change companies, clients talk, etc.
But I agree that the Hersey thing seemed to go beyond that and, beyond the embarrassment and lost potential client, signaled to the firm that Don was obviously unstable. Whether he needed a shrink or a detox or what, he was a time bomb of liability for the firm.
I loved the scene where Don lazed about the messy house all day, then showered, shaved, straightened up like he was getting ready to impress a date, all so he would look on top of his game for Dawn. Then five minutes later, off came the coat and probably back to shuffling around the place in his jammies. It looks like he fixed the slider to the balcony.
I also like the fact that in past seasons, Peggy was made to look young and fetching and cute, and this season- when she’s unhappy both professionally and personally- she’s looking a little… homely.
And damn, Shirley’s skirt was short. I don’t see how she’d have anything between the chair seat and her ass but panties.
Pantyhose. They made miniskirts acceptable in polite society. And they were–beyond high school…