MAD MEN on AMC - Season 6

pffft xp

xp i rewatched the episode right now. i think he meant that being in the ad world had naturalized capitalism/branding/corporate culture for him, made it second nature, and he feels this to be a violation.

Yeah, this comes after Cutler calling him out. He feels compromised and too weak to not be part of the machinery of oppression, etc.

http://www.buzzsugar.com/Bob-Benson-Mad-Men-30649888

i think he is either a corporate spy or a government spy -- because he is always lurking around -- but that he believes in what he is doing so the earnestness is not disingenuous, even though he is being dishonest all the time about his real motives. in any case, cutler's interactions with him are amazing. "i don't mean to interrupt"... "but that's what you're doing."

Bob Benson will sabotage the Vega!

definitely like the 'G Man' theory. although also the 'he's just nice! leave him be!' theory is pretty OTM too.

He and Ginzo will create the beloved advertising icon "Juan Valdez".

Don's "are we done yet?" after just sitting down was the biggest lol of the entire series for me.

Pete's "moment" at the end is tough to read, but he sees the corporate writing on the wall much more clearly than don or roger do.

In retrospect, I'm kinda amazed at how naturally Pete toked up considering he's the one character that doesn't smoke anything.

He didn't appear to be inhaling.

Campbell/Benson '92!

I don't buy any of the conspiracy theories surrounding Bob Benson. That's just not this show's style.

He just seems like a prototypical wannabe ladder-climber type to me.

he's the show's best character not appearing in season 1 as far as I'm concerned

i dunno about that, i like stan a lot.

i like the Bob-is-Don's-son theory for sheer creativity & appeal as a soap opera angle. I don't buy it. But I can dig it

Also love Henry's Mom and Joan's Mom.

i dunno about that, i like stan a lot.

― monotony, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 7:43 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah hm.

do you remember how odious stan was in his first major episode?

I do, heh. The beard might be a mind-controlling alien parasite.

I actually feel guilty liking Stan now because I LOATHED him so much at first why bcz misogyny/chauvinism, entitlement, dismissiveness, etc. It's hard for me to reconcile the fact that he's kinda likable (and also attractive) now

I've never rewatched previous seasons, so I don't remember many details about how we got where we are. That being the case, it's easy to forget Stan's old characteristics because it's like they never happened.

I almost kinda resented Peggy for putting up w/ his disgusting sexist bullshit and being buddy-buddy w/ him after how horribly he treated her, but maybe that's just indicative of the era, idk.

The relationship between Stan and Ginsberg is kind of sweet actually. Also Stan and Peggy. But it does feel like they've dialled the obnoxiousness of that character back a lot over the last few seasons, but hey that happens as people progress through their 20s.

Yeah after the intro of the beard i was kind of wondering if it was even the same guy

it does feel like they've dialled the obnoxiousness of that character back a lot over the last few seasons

Ditto x 100 for Ted Chaough.

Ted was only obnoxious when he was actively competing with Don though. Stan was actually an obnoxious person.

Well yeah. Back then, people LIKED Don.

Dunno, Ted kinda looks like a dick.

Would totally watch a Norman Lear-type Stan & Ginsberg sit com.

Megan Draper is already dead

Alright, I'll play along. I don't have anything to really add to this Sixth Sense-type theory, but I'll ride the coaster until it turns out to be wrong (or right?).

Yeah. I feel if this was Lost I would totally buy it. For Mad Men, not so much, but it's a good theory, ie. backed up with arguments and facts.

Megan having already died could also be one explanation for Don being so 'off' this season

I've begun to think that having the show end with Don's death (or just a lot of deaths in general) would be a bit too Sopranos-esque for Weiner and co.

I still don't believe Tony died tbh

Maybe Don will wake up and it was ~all a dream~

what if WE'RE all dead and this is Weiner's way of letting us know?

Don "I'm having a lot of emotions too" Draper has been dead inside for a while

Lol forks. Mind is blown

I still don't believe Tony died tbh

Maybe Don will wake up and it was ~all a dream~

well a bunch of other people besides Tony definitely died :)

but yr "all a dream" joke gets at why I don't think such a morbid ending is likely, it's too pat/predictable

I don't think Mad Men will go an ~all a dream~ route, but it's been such a low energy show since the beginning basically that whatever the final scene is next year will be a conversation piece.

Sally will stab Don with a pitchfork

last season should take place in 1982

It'll end with a present-day shot of Weiner saying to a TV executive, "So, that's the show. Whaddya think?"

The executive, played by Jon Hamm, says "Pass."

says "Pass." "You're fired."

Otm up here Shakey :)

And I too think this is not the show for huge dramatic endings, but rather some underwhelming yet significant shifts. Which I applaud.

tony's dead btw

spoilers!

im only on episode 5 but i had to scroll down and lol @ "i dont think anybody's in the mood"

scrolling back up now brb

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Which seat should I take?