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Betty feeling belittled by the Heineken stunt felt overstated to me when I first saw it (as a single man) and felt completely justified upon rewatch (married with a kid). What a lovely thing to not give your wife a heads up on. I understand proving a point, but let her in on it before actually revealing it at dinner.
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The Klowner posted:Is it morally justified for a man to cheat on his wife if he's gay? Can he be blamed? If it's a matter of context, what is the limit? For example, if there's a difference for gays in America 1963 versus 2021, what year is the inflection point? I don't think you can claim it is morally justified, since he is hurting Kitty and she deserves no blame for the situation. It definitely is more complicated, and I think trying to assign an inflection point is a fool's errand.
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I want the guy who posts about idolizing the characters to react to this episode. I do like that Don knows enough about his kids to toss in a surprise gift that they’ll love. It’s a nice small human touch in an otherwise monstrous episode for him.
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aBagorn posted:otoh i'm not sure weiner et al could tell her story well. or cover that world in a meaningful way Part of the point is while this was huge for America, it was only intersecting with the wealthy white advertising agencies in small amounts. Similar to the changing of music making Don realize he's out of touch, and not the message of the music
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Jun 16, 2021 20:52
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JethroMcB posted:Mad Men wasn't exactly a ratings bonanza, but it was far and away the network's highest profile hit and it landed in that 30 Rock territory of "Fewer people on the whole watch this show, but the people who are watching it are both very consistent viewers and tend to fall into high income brackets." AMC found itself to become a basic cable prestige TV destination, and their immediate reaction was "Alright, let's greenlight a few so-so dramas but REALLY go all-in on reality series. If you enjoyed the moody, contemplative Mad Men and the elevated thrills of Breaking Bad, you're going to love a soft-scripted series about competitive arm wrestling!" The reality show about advertising they created was the worst example of this. If you like Mad Men, it must be because of the ads!
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Betty represented the ideal 50s woman and Megan the ideal 60s woman. This is not a commentary on them individually, just how Don saw them on a surface level.
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SlipkPIe posted:Honestly this is maybe the one big sticking point for me on Mad Men rewatches. The more the show tries to actively address it, the more I can’t quite escape the feeling that the writing staff is all white and just Trying Their Best I’ve always thought this was kind of on purpose - what would the late 60s look like from the 45th floor of the Time Life Building? It’s going to be very different than the reality of the situation.
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Sep 19, 2021 20:47
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Chewing gum on his pubis!!
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Oct 10, 2021 23:38
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"People who haven't taken LSD already know that" is one of my favorite lines in the whole series, especially since Roger just shrugs and accepts the criticism.
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Nov 1, 2021 21:18
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Mad Men was never a subtle show, but the smog outside the apartment representing Betty just always seemed too much to me. OTOH I believe “I don’t think about you at all” to be one of the most withering insults the show offers, even if it’s insincere, so I’ll take the good with the bad.
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I remember groaning and feeling my eyes roll out of my skull when Adam tells Don "your tooth isn't what's rotten". Great season though - every Pete story was incredible.
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Dec 6, 2021 23:22
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This is the second time this season Don pitches an ad that doesn't actually feature the product. He's completely tied up in what he wants, and not what the client wants.
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Jan 26, 2022 18:01
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“No you don’t. See, this is why everyone hates you” is a perfect insult of Don.
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Feb 9, 2022 16:13
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“I was thinking about you talking over me in meetings… now I don’t have that problem!”
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Nihilist Ted might be my favorite form
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May 21, 2022 22:41
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I don’t get the sense at this point that Megan wants to be with him anymore. That shipped sailed when he told her he lost his job and didn’t decide to move out to LA.
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One of the greatest episodes in tv history. Every single part lands exactly as intended.
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THE KING ORDERED IT is such ridiculous scene but also completely in character. Just a perfect little vignette.
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Jerusalem posted:"GRIMY LITTLE PIMP!" is amazing, particularly because it's also an absolutely perfect description of Pete at that time You know, it's very interesting, but a Iot of times you think peopIe are Iooking at you, but they're not. Their mind's eIsewhere. -Roger Lots of peopIe that haven't taken LSD aIready know that, Roger. -Don
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Bismack Billabongo posted:I think I mentioned this earlier but the scene where don is emotion vomiting to Megan about how he didn’t know how to love Bobby is probably the most soulcrushing moment in the series I cry every time during this scene
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