MAD MEN on AMC - Seasons 7(a) & & 7(b)

This was one of those episodes that felt three hours long. When the repeat started on AMC, it was like I was watching scenes from two weeks ago.

Did they rehire him with these harsh conditions just so they can fire him for real without having to buy him out? It seems like he's going to violate this contract eventually

Yeah, I mean how long is he going to last having to answer to Lou Adler?

also we'd like you to wear this easter bonnet and you'll receive your tuesday spankings from bert

The Model Shop!

gotta hand it to jon hamm, the way he delivered that "okay" at the very end was great.

He ate a lot of shit this episode, pretty great

The other partners can't point their plastic fingers at Don; he's gonna wave his freak flag high.

can't wait until Peggy and Don go after Lou

For some reason, I think Lou would be perfectly fine with being described as "adequate".

i guess the offer from jag guy was a bit of a lowball but they sure did seem like they really wanted him. deal seemed an obv 'we are going to fuck you', much of it seemed very justified but the ability to absorb his share if he fucks up again - good lord, call their bluff. just cash the checks you're gonna die soon. write a book or something. anyhow it was fun seeing ppl reacting to don just showing up - ken really misses him, joan clearly past the point of no return w/ him (which is sad considering how great the scenes they had together in the past were), peg so angry and bitter she can't even recognize and opportunity to change things ('you haven't been missed' - bs), cutler's clearly got joan and bert on his side even w/ the open acknowledgement that they're a mediocre ad agency now. cutler downplaying creative in favor of crane seemed like a sign of things to come. don in lane's office, yikes.

waterface otm -- already picturing the Don/Peggy tagteam for Lou smackdown

and yeah, lane's office D:

even if its only as an unrelated powerplay, hooray for Harry getting some fraction of acknowledgement for carrying the firm for the last few years

Harry's awful! loved Rogers instant dismissal of him.

yeah huge lol at rog immediately assuming cutler wanted crane fired when he brought him up

i didnt really like how a lot of this was the art of pretend forgetfulness abt 'how did we leave things w/ don?' like cutler just seemed really overly incompetent to not know dons a partner and not in breach of his contract who has to be bought out and a drunk sterling having to explain everything

remind me very much of the management of the company I work for -- or how I imagine their meetings go

also I loved Betty's field trip -- smoking on the bus, the teacher with no bra, the sandwich fiasco, betty in her shades surrounded by plumes of smoke on the picnic blanket with Bobby

classic Betty. she's so terrible

"why don't they love me?"

because you are a childish harpy

Must've been a helluva sandwich.

BUT BETTY YOU NEVER EAT (except for shots of whipped cream from the fridge in the middle of the night)

At least she got some milk

betty milkbucket was definite lolz

was half expecting her to barf

Funny how in every scene after that one, she's super bitter. Maybe it was just the milk.

those Draper boys will grow up to become child molesters or rock critis.

?????

The only future rock critic in this series is Glen.

Rolo looked like a rock critic

"C'mon baby, let's listen to CSNY"

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muMpWT6XUZM/Ub96hMOOlwI/AAAAAAAADIc/8jZX510EJAI/s1600/sally_rolo.gif

When I saw this scene last night, I thought "that was made for a gif".

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lol

ughhhh little bobby four was so happy!!! someone pointed out that betty wasn't around to see him self-importantly tell that kid "you can't sit there, that's my mom's spot!"

I love the despondent way Bobby says 'I wish it was yesterday' when Henry asked what happened

Ha, that made me worried that the episode-ending song would be "Yesterday."

loved that they used If 6 was 9

the last shot was genuinely tense, felt like Don could've said "fuck you" and it would have been just as believable as his tight-lipped "ok"

I was surprised. Can't tell if he just wants to disappear under Lou and call it a life, or spend the next few months scheming and working his way back up to a real (non-neutered) partner...

Loved that scene where Don goes to the office, intercut with the flashback of him sitting alone in his room, getting the courage to leave. The music, the camera-movements.

yeah that was awesome, find myself sympathizing w/ new don way more than i should

Didn't his wristwatch say 9? I initially thought he was late, but now I think it could have been him at home day or night before or after the meeting.

felt bad for New Don and the almost spiritual sense of self-abnegation to order tomato juice from an attractive stewardess

loved that they used If 6 was 9

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, April 28, 2014 5:51 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Totally. Perfect -- and unexpected -- choice.

And yep, his wristwatch said 9.

xp

Definitely the best of the season yet, I had no idea how the Don squatting in the office situation would resolve itself.

and Don there in his brown suit with his hat really underlined that whole 'man out of time' thing that someone noticed a couple of weeks back, don in his hat striding through the airport... he looks like a relic now, where before he always looked like the most together dude in the room

where the fuck is bob benson

Why am I still watching this

^

he's in detroit smarmily doing the job he embarrassed pete out of.