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Doronin posted:Mr. Belding and that look on Don's face when he's told he can't smoke... that scene was awesome. Please tell me someone has a screen cap showing Don's face. This is exactly how his face looked:  That was just a complete death stare. It ruled.
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As soon as Don told Megan he was okay with her quitting to be an actress, I knew it was because he was afraid of repeating the same mistake with Betty. It's becoming very evident that he doesn't want to work anymore and only liked work because Megan was around. Also that yelling match between Don and Peggy at the end felt very much like parents arguing over their daughter's bad life choice. "Pizza House!" and actual Beatles music made this ep for me.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 03:47 |
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Jeff Wiiver posted:e: wait nevermind it was "Tomorrow Never Knows"  Only one of my favorite Beatles songs, sheesh
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kylejack posted:Empty elevator shaft: My read was that Don was planning on going to the bar and getting poo poo-faced. The shaft was a sign for him that that's a dead-end that will destroy another marriage, and to keep your poo poo under control. So he took the sign and went back and made himself one drink in the office. My first read of that was he was trying to catch her in the lobby. Maybe it was saying something about chasing after her, I don't know. But I think we know what's going to be going on in this thread for the next week. Weren't people skeptical about Don/Megan last season? I think their marriage is much more interesting than Don and Betty's marriage, but that's probably helped by Jessica Pare's acting ability.
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zoux posted:Weren't people skeptical about Don/Megan last season? I think their marriage is much more interesting than Don and Betty's marriage, but that's probably helped by Jessica Pare's acting ability. Yeah both sides kind of surprisingly lucked out. Jessica Pare sure as heck didn't expect to turn into the female lead of this season's Mad Men, and I doubt Matt Weiner had any idea she could pull off the acting chops from her few scenes last season. Really glad the storyline turned out more interesting than I was dreading.
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Y Kant Ozma Post posted:
I couldn't believe they played that particular song. At first I was in disbelief that they would play any Beatles song, just based on the cost. Then I figured it'd be the safe pick off that album, with "Eleanor Rigby." But when I heard that unmistakable intro, I loving lost it. I actually heard "Tomorrow Never Knows" on TV. Hell yes. Oh yeah, the episode was great. Rory Gilmore <3
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Did anyone else feel a little uncomfortable when Taxman didn't start after Don put the needle on the record? Obviously Tomorrow Never Knows was a perfect choice but it just felt so wrong
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| # ? May 7, 2012 04:28 |
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Don must really hate The Beatles. He dropped the needle to the final song on side two. e: vvvvvvvvvvvv 
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zoux posted:My first read of that was he was trying to catch her in the lobby. Maybe it was saying something about chasing after her, I don't know. But I think we know what's going to be going on in this thread for the next week. edit: to the two people above, Megan told him to play that song first.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 04:31 |
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I can't help but contrast it with when Betty briefly modeled again for the Coke ad in season 1, there she was just a pawn of the agency recruiting Don, and when Don shuts it down by rejecting the offer, you can tell she is a little crushed. She had no control at any stage of that process, compare it to Megan taking initiative and succeeding Although its interesting that Megan was clearly influenced by what her dad said to her in the previous episode.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iw0euc4qDk
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bobkatt013 posted:I grew up in the 30s indoor plumbing is a dream. It was Revolver. sorry this makes me mad : ) FetusOvaries fucked around with this message at May 7, 2012 around 05:11 |
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FetusOvaries posted:It was Revolver. No problem I have no idea why I thought it was Rubber Soul.
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Jeff Wiiver posted:I hope they're not going to kill off Megan because I think that would be kind of lazy and soap opera-ish of them, but if you look at the lyrics to "Love You To", the elevator scene and the shot at the end of the show where she's pretending to be dead, its hard not to draw that conclusion. I'm hoping it's just a red herring though. I don't see her as pretending to be dead in anything except how it looks. I think the acting exercise she's doing is to become focused on everything around her. It stood out to me in direct contrast with the gift she gave Don with the idea that he could be more aware of what's going on right now. He doesn't even make it through the entire song. Another thing that I noticed is that she's going to classes to become a better actor. Dick "Don Draper" Whitman acts every day of his life. I'm not exactly feeling it, but are we supposed to get the idea that Megan is talented at advertising? If we are, and an upcoming episode has her succeeding at acting too, then I wonder what that would do to Don. This episode seems like it's either the beginning of where they grow increasingly distant from one another or it's supposed to show that they're somehow balanced.
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FetusOvaries posted:It was Revolver. The Beatles nerd in me is a bit annoyed that they played the Stereo version rather than the Mono.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 05:33 |
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I thought this episode was brilliant in the way that people dealt with Megan's realization -- it's incredibly easy to take that kind of career rejection personally, and to see Don put on a brave face and even be borderline genuinely supportive was almost shocking. I was so proud of him.  And then Peggy, at first being downright pissed and telling Megan off (and yet right at the same time about telling Don), then seeing how hard and brave it actually was for her. Man. I get that people think this show is slow, but the character interactions are just second-to-none. That empty elevator though...eesh, that was reeeealy unsettling. Pete is destined for that thing.
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xbilkis posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iw0euc4qDk I'm really glad Peggy can stand up to Don and yell back in his face. Our girl has come a long way.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 05:51 |
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Pete Campbell smashing that glass in the hotel room, for me, is what I imagine Pete Best does any time he hears a song by The Beatles.
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kylejack posted:Empty elevator shaft: My read was that Don was planning on going to the bar and getting poo poo-faced. The shaft was a sign for him that that's a dead-end that will destroy another marriage, and to keep your poo poo under control. So he took the sign and went back and made himself one drink in the office. You... you're something special man. Good read on that. Never would have considered it.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:02 |
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If anyone can grab an HD screenshot, I would be in your debt for that wide shot with Don's reaction after the woman tells Don he can't smoke in the flavor lab.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:11 |
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Haha, I knew this would be the thread title. I can't believe they got a Beatles song. The whole time he was putting the record on I figured they'd cut away before it actually started playing. Instead it was a backdrop to a great scene. I'm impressed. I also did not realize the insurance guy's wife was the girl from Gilmore Girls until I came to the thread. She's beautiful, it was very easy for me to identify with Pete's feelings for her (infidelity aside). Also, I did a little research on pictures of the Earth since the discussion in this episode made me realize how a lot of us probably take that kind of thing for granted. I assumed they were talking about the blue marble which is pretty much "the" image everyone thinks of, but it hadn't been taken at that point. It's more likely they were discussing this picture. I could be wrong, but the date seems to match pretty well. robot roll call fucked around with this message at May 7, 2012 around 06:35 |
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I am sold on Ginsberg
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elpintogrande posted:If anyone can grab an HD screenshot, I would be in your debt for that wide shot with Don's reaction after the woman tells Don he can't smoke in the flavor lab. 
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:33 |
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anotherone posted:You are the best.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:35 |
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I hope that instead of bringing in a new copywriter that they continue to use Stan and Ginsberg more, especially Ginsberg. He's awesome. Almost as awesome as the random appearance of Mr. Belding, who has not aged well at all. And as the resident Pete Campbell apologist, his actions this week made it very difficult for me to sympathize for him.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:44 |
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Is it just me or was Ginsberg checking out that guy as he left the meeting room?
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I really don't think Ginsberg is gay!
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I noticed in the credits that Ginsberg is still credited as a guest star. Bad sign for him?courtney_beth posted:And as the resident Pete Campbell apologist, his actions this week made it very difficult for me to sympathize for him.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:53 |
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:Is it just me or was Ginsberg checking out that guy as he left the meeting room? I have been getting vibes off him since his first appearance. There's just little things here and there that make me wonder...
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:55 |
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Y Kant Ozma Post posted:I really don't think Ginsberg is gay! I agree, Martians do not abide by our human notions of sexuality.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:56 |
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What is up with the heavy-handed Pete-suicide symbolism this season? It seems too obvious for this show to introduce like five different ways that he could die.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 06:59 |
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Y Kant Ozma Post posted:I really don't think Ginsberg is gay! I don't, either. I don't really paint him as having a discernible sexuality that we can pinpoint.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 07:10 |
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"Tomorrow Never Knows" is pretty advanced Beatles listening for someone who just warmed up to "I Want to Hold Your Hand" two weeks ago. I'm not sure Megan understands what a crotchety old man Don is.
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TXT BOOTY7 2 47474 posted:Did anyone else feel a little uncomfortable when Taxman didn't start after Don put the needle on the record? Yeah, that had me scratching my head. It seemed like one of those little factual details that Mad Men tends not to mess up. He clearly put the needle down on the outside and his handling of the record certainly made me think he was finding the A side, and then it wasn't Taxman...
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Ugh, record nerds. Poor Matthew Weiner.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 09:56 |
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They're always so stingy on Harry screen time, very upsetting.
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| # ? May 7, 2012 10:25 |
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kylejack posted:Empty elevator shaft: My read was that Don was planning on going to the bar and getting poo poo-faced. The shaft was a sign for him that that's a dead-end that will destroy another marriage, and to keep your poo poo under control. So he took the sign and went back and made himself one drink in the office.
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kylejack posted:I noticed in the credits that Ginsberg is still credited as a guest star. Bad sign for him? During the first season Roger and Cooper were just guest stars.
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No Manners No posted:I don't see her as pretending to be dead in anything except how it looks. I think the acting exercise she's doing is to become focused on everything around her. It stood out to me in direct contrast with the gift she gave Don with the idea that he could be more aware of what's going on right now. He doesn't even make it through the entire song. It looked like she was doing a breathing exercise, which is pretty common in acting classes. I took a drama elective in uni and we did something similar -- begin with laying on your back, breathing in and out focusing on your diaphragm, clear your head. Then the instructor/director will start giving you directions, like bouncing your diaphragm to cause spontaneous laughing or crying, or lead you in to movement exercises. It's not about playing dead, it's about becoming more aware of your own body and the bodies of the people around you. Quinton posted:Yeah, that had me scratching my head. It seemed like one of those little factual details that Mad Men tends not to mess up. He clearly put the needle down on the outside and his handling of the record certainly made me think he was finding the A side, and then it wasn't Taxman...
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I know Pete's suicide has been the thing heavily foreshadowed this season. But when Rory Gilmore drew her little heart on the window, my initial reaction was "Pete gon kill train dude." Now, I'm not so sure what to think.
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