Mad Men

[Abagadro]

Ya, but he walked out with today's equivalent of 7 grand just to switch offices.

[Rasix]

It has a support pillar.

[Reg]

Poor Roger. Something terrible is in store for him I think.

[Tmon]

Zoobie zoobie zoobie zoooo.

Because I have entirely too much time on my hands today.

http://youtu.be/2vFOzG3GYqo

[Tannhauser]

The times, they are a'changing at SCDP!

[Draegan]

The times, they are a'changing at SCDP!

I don't think Peggy will get back at Don because she's done some dick things as well in the past.  She's not perfect.  She's only leaving because she feels under-appreciated and wants to get out of the shadow of Don.

[Nevermore]

The times, they are a'changing at SCDP!

[Nebu]

First of all, fuck you guys for not bumping this from the 3rd page with the 2 hour season opener last night.  I almost missed it.

I found the episode last night oddly unsatisfying.  How about the rest of you?  The storyline about Don's ex and kids just doesn't interest me in the least. 

[Tannhauser]

It was slow I agree, but every season of MM start this way.  The thing that leaps out to me was Betty.  

[Shannow]

First of all, fuck you guys for not bumping this from the 3rd page with the 2 hour season opener last night.  I almost missed it.

I found the episode last night oddly unsatisfying.

Honestly I find every episode of Mad Men oddly unsatisfying, I also love the show.

Giving roger sterling an outlet to talk more?  Brilliant.

[Tmon]

Finally got around to watching it, I was surprised to find that I actually gave a shit about Betty's storyline this episode.

[Tannhauser]

I know.  Betty was really quite brave wasn't she?  I was surprised.  Surely she sees herself in the little Lost Girl.  Best Betty scene in two years.  Kudos to January Jones.

[Nebu]

This season is rapidly losing my interest.  All of the things that made the show interesting in the first season seem to be replaced by hyper-focusing on each person's individual lives rather than the interplay between them. 

[Shannow]

Last night's episode was worth it just for Don's Jaguar speech.

[Nebu]

Last night's episode was worth it just for Don's Jaguar speech.

Ok, I'll give you that.  An actor playing the role of a salesman acting.  Hamm did an outstanding job. 

[Shannow]

BTW I do agree with you on the personal story stuff...Remember when Mad Men was 80% in the offices of SCDP instead of the 15% we are getting now?

And fuck you Weiner, you give me all that glorious Sterling last week and then just tease me this week? Also what did Henricks do to piss of Weiner so much that she's been relegated to bit part for two episodes now.

[Tannhauser]

[Shannow]

[Tannhauser]

[Abagadro]

Peggy's firm did not get it. One of the largest agencies in the world (J. Walter Thompson) got the account "in the room." That's why they were all glum about it and Ted was bemoaning the "little guys" only getting fed the scraps.

[Tannhauser]

OH!  I thought Ted was saying that as a fuck you to SCDP.  Ok now I don't understand "in the room".  Weren't there only two agencies going for it? 

[Abagadro]

We only saw two but the implication was that they were taking lots of meetings. Pete was pissed because SCDP paid for the room.  The Ketchup guy was a sleezy dude that played everyone to his advantage.

[Shannow]

OH!  I thought Ted was saying that as a fuck you to SCDP.  Ok now I don't understand "in the room".  Weren't there only two agencies going for it? 

[Yegolev]

I almost missed it.

You didn't miss anything.  This was the same episode I watched a log time ago.  The only way this show could be more boring is if it was set in England.  Fortunately, I needed a good night's sleep and this worked great.

[Shannow]

I almost missed it.

You didn't miss anything.  This was the same episode I watched a log time ago.  The only way this show could be more boring is if it was set in England.  Fortunately, I needed a good night's sleep and this worked great.

If you thought last weeks episode was boring you should've watched this one. Dear god.

You know I'm a Mad Men fan but I won't even try and convince people to watch it.

[Nebu]

I think my fondness for the show comes from the dialogue and the way they capture the period.  It's rich with nostalgia.  Christina Hendricks doesn't hurt either.

[Yegolev]

Those two things are absolutely the only reason to watch.  Even Alison Brie is wooden and unappealing.

[Reg]

It's a shame but I'm actually kind of relieved that this is the last season so I don't feel like I have to watch every week anymore.

[Shannow]

I think this is the second to last season, not last.

[Shannow]

Wtf was that.

Great last line.

[Nebu]

Wtf was that.

Great last line.

I agree.  Completely.

[Tannhauser]

That was a bizarre, fun episode!  Was nice to see some of the minor players get good airtime.  No Joan and precious little of Pete and Sterling.  I doubt Joan would have put up with that chaos.  Was good to see Ginsberg, he is abrasive but razor sharp and I really thought he'd be more of a main character.  He's had several away from work scenes and that's rare for the secondary characters.  Also enjoyed Beardface and Peggy's scene.  Sally's scene really had me worried, thought that was going to turn violent.  Megan lost a lot of respect from me for not firing back at Betty. 

Of course, Don's story was front and center and a lot of things got explained there.  When that guy goes, he's taking the whole agency with him.

[Draegan]

The last episode made me feel like I was in High School English class and I hadn't done my homework in 3 weeks. I really don't like these episodes where I have to dig in and find all the symbolism.

It's like the show is turning into an art film.  Meh.

[Yegolev]

what the shit

[Abagadro]

A really solid episode.  Harry Hamlin is really killing it.