mad men post

[dianora2]

I felt there was a need for a Mad Men post! Have been absolutely loving this season, and this past week's episode was the best one yet. Amazing.



What a gift Matthew Weiner gave to Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss with this episode. Their Emmy nominations for next year are already secured. They both got to exhibit a gamut of emotions and be in an episode that was almost like a two-person play. I really loved that the episode was essentially a passing of the baton from Anna to Peggy as the one person who gets Don, who understands who he is and cares about him (loves him?) anyway. We haven't seen enough of these two together lately so it was great to get so much of it here (even if it did mean less Joan and Roger for me, woe). I don't see their relationship as romantic, though I could see it growing into something verrrrrrrry slowly. But what they do have is so interesting, I love it just the way it is. I especially loved how he kept yelling at her to get her to stay because he KNEW that was where she really wanted to be, and he was right. He knows her just as well as she knows him.

Also loved the revelation that he did know she had a baby. Will he ever find out it was with Pete? The drunken swing at Duck was pretty great, too.

And the Don/Roger bromance is in FULL EFFECT. I don't know, I see a lot of speculation that something Very Bad is going to happen to Roger by the end of the season, and then I would have to cry and cry and cry. Love that silver fox.

Anyway, what did you guys think?

Comments

[outoftime.livejournal.com]

Ha, I'm watching it again as we speak :) Such an AMAZING episode.

I need a newPeggy icon!

[kate-spencer.livejournal.com]

I LOVED it. Laughed, cried, amazed at the writing and acting. Tour de force epi.

[corianderstem.livejournal.com]

It was amaazing - what else to say?

And my memory of earlier seasons is rusty. I thought we already knew that Don knew Peggy'd had a baby? He went to see her in the hospital - was it that he visited her but didn't know why she was there?

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

He went to see her in the psychiatric ward but it was never made clear whether he knew about the pregnancy or just that she'd been committed.

[corianderstem.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. Thanks!

[nicole-anell.livejournal.com]

Definitely loved this last ep. I don't see Don/Peggy as a romantic relationship but I love the deep kinship they have. I had already assumed from the hospital scene that Don knew about her baby, but it was nice to see that confirmed and brought up again.

I'd forgotten how much I missed the Don/Roger bromance back when Don was hating him. Weirdly glad to see them in action again.

Don and Duck's drunken attempt at fighting... oh lord. How'd you let that prince go, Peggy? XD

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

A friend on Twitter pointed out that Roger totally drunk-dialed Don. LOL.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a terrific episode. The Peggy-and-Don moments were brilliant. They know each other well, and there is a kind of companionship there that is pretty modern, which makes me wonder how likely it would have been historically, but who cares? It makes for wonderful drama.

Don's breakdown at Anna's death was far more than grief over her; I think it was about everything he's lost. I'm curious to see what shape he'll be in in this week's episode.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

It'll be interesting to see if he continues a downward spiral or if this new realization of his connection with Peggy helps bolster him. At the end of the episode Peggy asks if he wants the door open or closed, and he says open, which is hopefully a sign of things to come.

[kiss-me-cassie.livejournal.com]

I'll just go with... ditto to your whole post. LOVED.

[sarmoti.livejournal.com]

Loved it! Definitely the best this season, and one of the best of the series. I almost lost it when Don did, after the phone call to CA and then looking up to realize that Peggy heard the whole thing. OH THESE TWO. Great characters, great performances. I never want them to be linked romantically; I love this platonic, personal connection they have.