#251
Posted: 8/31/09 at 2:25pm
Interesting. Just read on another forum that "Connie", the man Don meets behind the bar, was Conrad Hilton Sr.
#252
Posted: 9/6/09 at 11:39pm
OK I'm confused: what was the photo Don was looking at tonight? Archie and Abigal 1928?
#253
Posted: 9/6/09 at 11:53pm
Archie was Dick Whitman's dad (his mother's client). After his mother died in childbirth, he remarried Abigail (Dick's stepmother). She is mother to Dick/Don's half brother. (who showed up in season one)
#254
Posted: 9/7/09 at 12:18pm
Last night's episode was among the best. Very focused and incident-rich. I was riveted to everything in it, especially the grandpa stuff -- and Sal's bedroom rendition of Ann-Maragaret's Birdie come-on for his nightie-clad wife, done without a shred of camp. Her facial reaction was brilliant (she's a terrific actor).
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Updated On: 9/7/09 at 12:18 PM
#255
Posted: 9/7/09 at 1:15pm
Terrific episode, Auggie. I loved the dynamic between Sally and her grandpa. Poor kid. She was finally being nurtured and paid attention to by an adult relative and he dies. He may have been losing it, but I think Gene would have been very good for Sally. He made her feel like she was special. And she got to be an adventurous little badass--driving at nine! Ha.
Poor Kitty. That actress is excellent...her facial reaction was so subtle and controlled I couldn't distinguish the exact moment she realized what was up. But it was there.
I felt awful for Sal during the screening, having to hear the executives saying, "Something's just not there...something's not right." Trying to figure out why it looked and sounded perfect and by all appearances it SHOULD be spot on, but it's off. That echoes Sal and Kitty's marriage. This was the second time Mad Men referenced this...the first was when Ken had dinner at their apartment. I can't wait to see how they handle this. I wouldn't be surprised if she stayed with him and never said another word. I feel for both of them.
Poor Kitty. That actress is excellent...her facial reaction was so subtle and controlled I couldn't distinguish the exact moment she realized what was up. But it was there.
I felt awful for Sal during the screening, having to hear the executives saying, "Something's just not there...something's not right." Trying to figure out why it looked and sounded perfect and by all appearances it SHOULD be spot on, but it's off. That echoes Sal and Kitty's marriage. This was the second time Mad Men referenced this...the first was when Ken had dinner at their apartment. I can't wait to see how they handle this. I wouldn't be surprised if she stayed with him and never said another word. I feel for both of them.
Updated On: 9/7/09 at 01:15 PM
#256
Posted: 9/7/09 at 1:53pm
Thanks, Blue. I feel like an idiot for not catching that. I guess I forgot their names.
All and all, loved the episode and Sally is quickly becoming my favorite character.
All and all, loved the episode and Sally is quickly becoming my favorite character.
#258
Posted: 9/7/09 at 2:20pm
Best episode this season so far. LOVED the bedroom scene wth Sal.
The only thing I wish was that there was a storyline that you were following with anticipation. The first two seasons I couldn't wait to learn more the next week.
btw, when did Pete and Don start respecting each other? Even liking each other it seems. Was it when Pete told him about Ducky's plans?
The only thing I wish was that there was a storyline that you were following with anticipation. The first two seasons I couldn't wait to learn more the next week.
btw, when did Pete and Don start respecting each other? Even liking each other it seems. Was it when Pete told him about Ducky's plans?
#259
Posted: 9/7/09 at 4:15pm
I missed Kitty's reaction in the bedroom scene, too. Wasn't paying close enough attention. Just went back and watched that scene. Stunning.
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#260
Posted: 9/8/09 at 12:38pm
Poor Sally...when she went off in the kitchen I got a little teary...when her and Gene were eating ice cream and talking about how Betty was fat and her mother made her walk home from the store I felt bad for Betty and now know where she gets it from
Also the scene between Kitty and Sal was perfection
Also the scene between Kitty and Sal was perfection
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#261
Posted: 9/16/09 at 4:01pm
Why did the prison guard look down and away when he saw Don in the hallway? I thought something horrible happened to the baby but nothing really came of that.
#262
Posted: 9/16/09 at 4:26pm
Clever, I thought the very same thing!! Strange...and I loved the whole childbirth thing...I am SOO glad I didn't have my kids back then. How different it is now.
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#263
Posted: 9/16/09 at 4:34pm
I'm clueless on why the other dad ignored Don too. Maybe because he was a "tough guy" and was embarrassed to have been vulnerable in front of Don?
#264
Posted: 9/17/09 at 3:44pm
Hey! Did anyone else catch this? Jon Hamm and January Jones will be on Oprah on 9/21 in a sixties-themed episode. Set your DVRs. 
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Oprah_Grooves_to_the_60s_With_Help_From_AMCs_Mad_Men_921_20090917
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Oprah_Grooves_to_the_60s_With_Help_From_AMCs_Mad_Men_921_20090917
#265
Posted: 9/17/09 at 8:56pm
"Poor Kitty. That actress is excellent...her facial reaction was so subtle and controlled I couldn't distinguish the exact moment she realized what was up. But it was there."
I re-wound my DVR and re-watched her several times and she was flawless. The first time I watched it, I thought, "When did she catch on? Did I miss something?" She was perfect!
And I don't know, but I didn't see a baby in the mother's lap as the prision guard was wheeling her out, so, I assumed the baby didn't make it.
I re-wound my DVR and re-watched her several times and she was flawless. The first time I watched it, I thought, "When did she catch on? Did I miss something?" She was perfect!
And I don't know, but I didn't see a baby in the mother's lap as the prision guard was wheeling her out, so, I assumed the baby didn't make it.
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#267
Posted: 9/21/09 at 10:24am
I am fairly sure that I posted to this thread last night. I'm dying to discuss last night's episode with someone. Anyone.
And if you haven't watched yet, please stick with it all the way through until the last shot of next week's coming attractions.
It is hitting the fan!
And if you haven't watched yet, please stick with it all the way through until the last shot of next week's coming attractions.
It is hitting the fan!
Sueleen Gay: "Here you go, Bitch, now go make some fukcing lemonade." 10/28/10
#270
Posted: 9/21/09 at 3:37pm
Just watched it....that lawnmower scene was CRAZY! And please say it isn't so that Joan is gone! 
"This show had the WORST magnets on Broadway!"
#271
Posted: 9/21/09 at 3:59pm
Joan is getting some of the best writing this season, so she had better stay.
Am I the only one who thinks they have dumbed Peggy down a little bit so far? She seemed to have her act together to a greater degree last season than presently.
And Don is becoming a first rate Dad - that's a surprise to me.
Am I the only one who thinks they have dumbed Peggy down a little bit so far? She seemed to have her act together to a greater degree last season than presently.
And Don is becoming a first rate Dad - that's a surprise to me.
#272
Posted: 10/12/09 at 11:52am
Who else is INFURIATED with Don? I am loathing him this season.
Poor Sal!
Poor Sal!
#273
Posted: 10/12/09 at 11:59am
Also Betty what a real *itch. I feel for Sal, and D&B's kids.
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
#274
Posted: 10/12/09 at 12:25pm
Sal gets sexually harassed and Don basically tells him he should have just slept with the client. I think his disgusted "you people" is what got to me the most.
#275
Posted: 10/12/09 at 1:03pm
Yeah, the "you people" really got me. Betty also with the "Maybe it is not the time for Civil Rights" Can not stand her. "My girl will be back soon" to the guy from the governor's office "She works for me, not for you!" to Bobby (who was also way beyond rude to an elder. I want to smack her!
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
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