MAD MEN on AMC - Seasons 7(a) & & 7(b)

"why don't they love me?"

because you are a childish harpy

Must've been a helluva sandwich.

BUT BETTY YOU NEVER EAT (except for shots of whipped cream from the fridge in the middle of the night)

At least she got some milk

betty milkbucket was definite lolz

was half expecting her to barf

Funny how in every scene after that one, she's super bitter. Maybe it was just the milk.

those Draper boys will grow up to become child molesters or rock critis.

?????

The only future rock critic in this series is Glen.

Rolo looked like a rock critic

"C'mon baby, let's listen to CSNY"

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When I saw this scene last night, I thought "that was made for a gif".

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lol

ughhhh little bobby four was so happy!!! someone pointed out that betty wasn't around to see him self-importantly tell that kid "you can't sit there, that's my mom's spot!"

I love the despondent way Bobby says 'I wish it was yesterday' when Henry asked what happened

Ha, that made me worried that the episode-ending song would be "Yesterday."

loved that they used If 6 was 9

the last shot was genuinely tense, felt like Don could've said "fuck you" and it would have been just as believable as his tight-lipped "ok"

I was surprised. Can't tell if he just wants to disappear under Lou and call it a life, or spend the next few months scheming and working his way back up to a real (non-neutered) partner...

Loved that scene where Don goes to the office, intercut with the flashback of him sitting alone in his room, getting the courage to leave. The music, the camera-movements.

yeah that was awesome, find myself sympathizing w/ new don way more than i should

Didn't his wristwatch say 9? I initially thought he was late, but now I think it could have been him at home day or night before or after the meeting.

felt bad for New Don and the almost spiritual sense of self-abnegation to order tomato juice from an attractive stewardess

loved that they used If 6 was 9

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, April 28, 2014 5:51 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Totally. Perfect -- and unexpected -- choice.

And yep, his wristwatch said 9.

xp

Definitely the best of the season yet, I had no idea how the Don squatting in the office situation would resolve itself.

and Don there in his brown suit with his hat really underlined that whole 'man out of time' thing that someone noticed a couple of weeks back, don in his hat striding through the airport... he looks like a relic now, where before he always looked like the most together dude in the room

where the fuck is bob benson

Why am I still watching this

^

he's in detroit smarmily doing the job he embarrassed pete out of.

Benson's arc seems done to me

except for clashing with Pete cf last week

Bobby wishing it was yesterday is a clue that Bob Benson is future Bobby who travelled back in time.

maybe bob benson is really bobbie barrett

Loved the "Model Shop" clip and "That Girl" clip last week.

In "That Girl" I don't think Anne Marie ever becomes an actress? The whole show about her pursuing this dream and getting into ridiculous situations... Was this supposed to point at Megan and how her trying to be an actress is just plain silly to Don? Maybe making too much of it. This weeks Model Shop about a doomed relationship...

I really got the sense that the partners (except Roger) were consciously putting together a package of conditions they were sure Don would reject therefore triggering his resignation.

The bit when Don knocked on the hotel door only to find Roger on the other side was lol.

The Roger/Don relationship has always been one of my favourites on the show.

Who was the blonde girl in the restaurant? I'm sure she's been in it before.

I really got the sense that the partners (except Roger) were consciously putting together a package of conditions they were sure Don would reject therefore triggering his resignation.

yep, same. lanes office was the kicker

I think that was Bethany van Neuys xp

Why is Joan so vexed w/Don? I can't remember the last series very clearly. Is it because she thinks he's going to upset the good thing she's got going there?

Love this show to death btw.

Because Don took a big dump in a meeting with a major client in a business in which she's now a partner.

Don flippantly bounced the account that she'd slept with a man to secure.

also Joan just got given an empty upstairs office & now don's back, i think she's also worried they'll bounce her back out

blew off jag business cuz of his pride (the whole 'will not be alone w/ clients' thing was due to this), general fuckup and loose cannon that she's lost her patience w/ and potential threat to stability she's enjoying.

plus her default in meetings seems to be to defer to jim and bert

yeah i feel like it's not just the hershey's thing he was checked out for a long time

I love how Bert is basically back in control of the firm, with a new japanese office and shoe-rules. It mirrors how Nixon was seen as this hopelessly backwards figure in season 1, and now the last season begins on his inauguration. I think people complaining about this show going in circles is missing the point: The sixties basically went in a circle This show took so many chances in seasons 3,4,5, constantly blowing up the status quo, mirroring the times. And now it's showing that most of that was basically window-dressing, putting it all back in order.

cf bert w/ don's tobacco letter. they're so over that guy.