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A place to discuss AMC’s Mad Men, a critically acclaimed psychological period-drama series that earned sixteen Emmys and five Golden Globes.
Jun 10, 2013 · Did Andy from Avon ever call? Mad Men left that, and a number of other questions hanging this week in favour of forty minutes of characters wringing their hands about Vietnam, butting heads,...
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- Synopsis
Don is preoccupied with keeping Sylvia's son from being drafted, Peggy has a rat in her apartment, Don and Ted bury the hatchet, Pete has a problem with his mother's new nurse, and Sally makes an accidental discovery about her father.
A rat runs across Peggy’s apartment. She screams and leaves in a hurry.
In his office, Don and Roger Sterling discuss strategy for Sunkist.
Pete’s mother, Dorothy Campbell, arrives at Sterling Cooper & Partners with her nurse Manolo. Pete pays Manolo while Dot confuses Peggy for Trudy Vogel. Dot says Manolo has given her “the physical satisfaction of love.”
At the Francis home, Betty Hofstadt revokes Sally's permission to stay in a hotel with boys on a Model UN trip. Sally asks to stay at Don’s instead, saying, “You hate that Daddy supports my dreams!"
At home, Don finds Megan Calvet sitting with Mitchell, Sylvia's and Arnold’s son. After Mitchell leaves, Megan says he’s been reclassified as 1A after sending back his military draft card in protest. Don says that it’s not their problem.
Ted, Peggy, and Pete have dinner after a meeting with Ocean Spray. Ted leaves to call home. Pete says that Ted is in love with Peggy. She then tells Pete about her conversation with Dot.
- 9 June 2013
- NextThe Quality of Mercy
- Jennifer Getzinger
- 3 min
- Colin Mccormick
- Author
- "She's An Astronaut." - Bert Cooper. One of Mad Men's funniest supporting characters was Ida Blankenship, Don's elderly secretary. With her blunt and rude personality, she delivered some of the biggest laughs in the series.
- "Be A Woman." - Bobbie Barrett. One of the biggest themes of the show was the gradual progress of women in the workplace. This is best exemplified by Peggy Olson's transformation in Mad Men.
- "She Doesn't Know That Loving You Is The Worst Way To Get To You." - Betty Francis. Though their relationship ended years earlier, Don and Betty have a nostalgic and romantic reunion one night while both of them are married to other people.
- "People Want To Be Told What To Do So Badly They'll Listen To Anyone." - Don Draper. Part of the reason Don Draper is so good at his job is that he thinks he knows how people think.
- Don Draper on creativity. “Make it simple, but significant.” – Don Draper, Mad Men, Season 4, Episode 6, “Waldorf Stories”
- Betty Draper on poise. “You’re painting a masterpiece, make sure to hide the brushstrokes.” – Betty Draper, Mad Men, Season 1, Episode 7, “Red in the Face”
- Bert Cooper on composure. “You’re going to need a stronger stomach if you’re going to be back in the kitchen seeing how the sausage is made.” – Bert Cooper, Mad Men, Season 1, Episode 4, “New Amsterdam”
- Roger Sterling on marriage. “If you put a penny in a jar every time you make love the first year of marriage, then you take a penny out every time you make love in the second year, you know what you have?
Jun 10, 2013 · Mad Men is so good at dropping bombs like the climax of “Favors.” Serial dramas have us trained to look at Bob Benson and see a corporate spy.
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Jun 10, 2013 · Allison recaps Mad Men season 6, episode 11, "Favors" starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, and Christina Hendricks.
