Cigarette commercial restrictions getting tighter . . . and of course their primary client is Lucky Strike. This has been one long arc a buildin’.
“Why is this empty?”
“Because you drank it.” Oh, ouch!
I like the scrappy more-modern vibe to the way they’re working. Bustling, multi-tasking. Interesting to see both Don and the motivation research woman praising Peggy’s ideas.
Pete’s Clearasil account being bumped for Ponds? Damn! Nice little bit of office politicing, with him saying that he doesn’t expect Lane to understand the personal and family trauma in this, but Roger must. And I tend to think that each of them actually understands. Lane just doesn’t really care while Roger will pretend to care. Sort of.
“Throw yourself on the grenade. Protect the agency. You’re a partner now.”
And then they pretend there’s a fire. Heeeeee!!
Cosgrove mention – yay!
Interesting meeting in the elevator between Peggy and the Life woman. What’s going to come out of that, I wonder?
OMG, the scene between Pete and his father at the bar? Comedy gold! “You’re some kind of high WASP, alright” and the oh-so-earnest “what are you talking about?” and the TMI babbling as Pete mentally goes to his happy place and so on. HA!
Oh happy pregnant Trudy! Awwwwwwwww!! And in her own way, Trudy is just as ruthless as Pete is. Saying that she should tell her dad because he’s already feeling so guilty, he’ll “never feel the knife go in”.
Interesting to compare the reactions to the Pond’s call for “girls” from the office and compare it to the lipstick test just a few years ago. Now it’s “why do we have to do this” and getting cooperation through payment. And also now it is a set-up, with the motivation research woman somewhat deceptively taking part. Leave the e off, so she can correct it and be more “one of them” because she’s not important. And it works. Damn devious.
“Can you imagine? Your financial future’s in the hands of a room full of 22 year old girls.”
“Not mine.”
And then Peggy’s “she’s amazing”.
And Allison’s glance at the mirror (she knows) and Don’s guilty little adjustment (he knows she knows.) And then OMG,
Peggy is all “I feel kind of responsible”? Ouch!! Yeah, not you so much, Peggy.
Lots of layers in those small sentences and little moments.
“I feel like it doesn’t matter what I see, it’s what he sees.”
“Your problem is
not my problem.”
“Fine.”
“And honestly, you should get over it.”
WHOA! Harsh! And it’s because it pushed just exactly the wrong button with Peggy. Letting her know just exactly what some in the office are assuming and saying about her – she must have had sex with Don, or why would she have the job? Just exactly the thing to set her off and soooooo not the way to keep her on your side. Also? Peggy is all about the moving on herself and struggling with this just a bit right now, pushing even more buttons.
Heee! The theme of not enough space is a perfect running gag. As is the amusing column in Pete’s office.
Ha! Harry is getting positively adorkable with his TV exposure, isn’t he? Ken just goes right for Pete’s throat. OMG, and he has the brass to be all “Harry is just like that” but it matters when Pete says snotty things about him? HA!
And whoa! Lots of McCann hate. Plus, interesting to hear that things are not necessarily happy-rosy-fun-times at other agencies either.
Oh, Alison. Don’t confront him, woman. It’s not going to get you anything. Oh, damn, just quitting? (Dude, you should have taken him up on the idea of writing your own recommendation and then getting it signed. Because he really isn’t a “good” person. Certainly not now, wallowing in all his ouches and angst and drinking himself into a stupor all the time.) OMG, Peggy peeking over the wall? Heeeeeeee!!
Time woman! Inviting Peggy to a party! Cool! “Kinda pretentious” – HA! You are not in the best place to call someone else pretentious, woman.
Whoa! Pete! Goin’ right at the business, put daddy-in-law right up against the wall. And if it works? He really took what Ken said to heart. Go big, Pete, don't just get a part of a company, get it all! He’ll be big man at the office. Also? "Every time you jump to conclusions, Tom, you make me respect you less." Oh, snap, Pete!
Oh, Don. Drinking alone in the dark in your office? That way lies Freddy Rumson territory, dude, and no one wants to see that!
Party-girl Peggy, lookin’ sharp and getting high.
“He doesn’t own your vagina.”
“No, but he’s renting it.”
Oh, Peggy, can you be any more fab? I think not!!
Compare and contrast happy Peggy to sad drunken Don. “Right now my life is very . . .” Very fucked up? Very depressing? Very trainwreck? Hitting bottom, perhaps?
Ha! Copy-writing is writing. You tell ‘em, Peggy!
“For someone to sell their soul, they’ve got to have one.” Ha!!
Ooooh, cute bohemian guy and kissing in the dark. Yay you, Peggy. Now, run from the cops before you get your head punched in.
Blenkinship. Ha! She’s actually the perfect secretary for Don.
And Pete gets to be the big hero.
That was a really nice moment between Peggy and Pete, congratulating him about the baby. Both of them just so adult and calm and then one little moment when she goes off to smack her head briefly and then – moving on.
Research says to go with the idea of Ponds and marriage. I love Don’s reaction. “Hello, 1925.” And, while he’s falling apart in other ways, I do agree with some of what he’s saying here – that of course a new idea isn’t going to be brought up by the audience because it is exactly that – new. I agree with that. I mean, think of all the new shows or movies or pop culture hits, etc. that just suddenly take the world by storm. Could they have been predicted, manufactured based on consumer research? I think not – they became as popular as they did because they couldn’t be predicted, couldn’t be imagined until they were there. People loved them because they were a
surprise. (Well, and also I have my own biases and agree with the whole “it’s nobody’s business” thing too, so I’m not exactly impartial. ;D )
Awwww. Peggy going off with the fun young things and Pete schmoozing with the clients and then, just that little look. Awwww.
Message of the ep? Get your act together, Don!
Also? Did she get the damn pears? I need to know!!!