xxp, yeah, good run-down in mad style. hated betty's pink nylon housecoat, ridiculously ott, but good catch on the parallels between peggy and michael.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
I would have never noticed how his ties matched her outfits.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, me neither, nor did i notice how similarly his apt was lit to the early scenes of peggy's family (probably should have, but derp)
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
I think Megan may bend Don some. The scene where she was rushing him to fire island..I expected him to flip but he seemed to acknowledge she was right.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
well don bent Megan in front of the fireplace so..
/sorry
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
you keep talking about that, i seems
― og (admrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
thx for the tip nicole!
― balls, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 23:04 (twelve years ago) link
really wanted a fire island scene
not on board with this "pete is a likable character now" thing
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
who said he's likeable? he's such a snake!
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
Pete the character is AWFUL in all ways, but the actor is really good at making him so desperately horrible, it's fantastic
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
and you can tell he could be a really good dude if he just unwound the crazy spring in his head
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
thought someone did upthread? i USED to like him. and i still probably like him better than harry who seems almost irredeemably schlubby
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
Harry is a funny dork, I feel a lot of sympathy for him – he's clearly talanted, but so graceless and socially inept that he just ends up tanking his own career.
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
in what way is Harry "talented"
― You big bully, why are you hitting that little bully? (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
we never see him do anything or come up with any ideas
The best idea Harry ever had was to con his bosses into creating a television department. Hasn't done anything since.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
Harry is def. a bit good at the creative stuff, I think? Hasn't it been intimated that he's okay at that, but kinda crap at business?
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:59 (twelve years ago) link
I think you are making that up
― You big bully, why are you hitting that little bully? (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
he runs the tv dept, also invented it, what more do you want from him
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
you all just hate him because he's an overweight schlub, admit it
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
he's not overweight anymore, he's practically svelte
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
you hate him for his effortless weight loss
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
I hate him because he invented the television
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
Yes, without Harry there would be no Mad Men for us to watch.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
Mad Men as Doonesbury hmm
― fka snush (remy bean), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
I love Pete not because he is likable but because his character is just so delicious to watch, complex.
― *tera, Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
Pete is like a multi-layered artisanal sandwich. Harry is like a pile of mashed potatoes.
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
I always anticipate seeing what kind of weasely thing the character is going to come up with next.
― mh, Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
I have always hated Harry and I am really pleased people are now seeing his awful ways. He has done almost zero anything innovative at SDCP. I mean, he's the dude that somehow hangs on and people sorta respect (to a degree) and you wonder what the fuck it is they do. I work at an advertising agency and there are like 15 of these people who have their own offices and vague titles and kinda just dink around and stare at the walls.
Not sure why s1ocki likes him so much!!!!
― homosexual II, Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
Roger is also becoming one of these people.
totally hope Harry gets herpes. or takes acid and throws himself out a window.
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
s1ocki and harry sitting in a tree, watching T E E V E E
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
Harry Gets Herpes: new Mad Men spinoff coming this fall!
lol
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
i like harry. he's a confused dork, but seems basically harmless underneath all the boobery. not a good man, not a bad man, just sort of there. holding down the middle.
pete i loathe, but agree that kartheiser does a good job enriching his loathability.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
idg why yall hate on harry hes not a rapist like pete yeesh. in the mad men universe, hes a minor lecher
― D-40, Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
harry is probably the most typical dude on the show
― mh, Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
i dont really care for him one way or another but the way yall pile on him like he's so UNTALENTED and HORRIBLE, u have to admit, is 100% about the way he looks
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
what did he do? HE STARTED THE TV DEPARTMENT. that's probably a pretty big part of an ad agency's business.
no it doesn't have anything to do with the way he looks and everything to do with his actions
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
note my stanning for other overweight schlub Paul the Beatnik upthread
that's probably a pretty big part of an ad agency's business.
again you're basing this on... nothing. all the talk about who brings in the most business for the company points pretty squarely to Pete (esp post-Lucky Strike)
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
im basing this on logic and reality, why do you think they brought the schlub over from the old agency and not your beloved beatnik
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
why do you think Pete was made a partner, whereas Harry was just told to "come to work over the weekend"
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
the idea that Harry's crucial or creative or has any redeeming qualities is just not supported by the show. sorry.
he was just forced out of his office fyi
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
forced?? Really??
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 5 April 2012 23:08 (twelve years ago) link
pretty much. it's all about keeping pete happy, since he has ALL the accounts.
― eyes of dora maar (get bent), Thursday, 5 April 2012 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
pete's job is to bring in new clients and to manage existing ones. that kind of thing will always seem sexy and pete's obviously pretty good at it (for reasons that aren't ever made clear: clients don't seem to like him, and he's never shown any great insight, intelligence or understanding of the business).
harry probably does some marketing to broadcasters (?), but we've never seen much of his day-to-day work. we presume he makes TV ads? honestly, i don't think we can say much about the kind of work harry does, what kind of revenue it brings in, or whether he's any good at it. the show simply doesn't care about him. he's a cartoonish shlub designed to set off the more attractive and important characters.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 23:11 (twelve years ago) link