Whilst I could see Don saying - "I don't have a contract." - to Duck Phillips from a mile away, it was still amazing to see that!
I agree with you here, the hippie chick he seemed to be infatuated with (and all scenes featuring her) were incredibly dull for me.That episode and story was really good, but I mean this - him staying with the IRL Donald Draper's wife, staying with those hippies, and shit like that. The last 2-3 episodes have been incredibly boring.
Also, no spoilers of season 3 yet please.
Caity LotzAnd who was that girl?
Season 1 for those who shamefully missed it the first time it was on.Is the series BBC just started showing season 1 or 2?
I think this pretty much sums it up for me. Really good show. Cannot get over how much smoking is going on in it. Unreal !Great show. Seen every episode so far, and what I like the most about that show is not really the storylines. It's more anthropological. The roles of the sexes, and general behavior of everybody. It's fascinating to see how far we've moved the last 40 years, ofcourse depending on the accuracy of the show. Everyone is smoking, men are so superior to women that they simply have their way with them, only black guy on the show is the elevator operator and of course what today would be considered racist hatespeach in the conventional conversations.
I take that back. The most repulsive character in history is Tara, from True Blood.Is Betty the most repulsive character in history?
Watched only season 1 and enjoyed it. Need to get my hands on the restThe show has reached an incredibly high level of quality, it's as good as anything I've seen before, the smaller group of characters has really helped the writing
Anthropological is spot on really, in a way I think about The Sopranos in the same sense. it was a great show because it made characters were believable and well acted and you were like they are doing this? Really? and it made sense and struck a nerve. Mad Men is much the same way, it certainly has a plot, but a plot so deep, like The Sopranos had that its more of a long and winding road than anything, there are subplots that are resolved but in the end is anything really. I counter that with The Wire, in which each season had a specific focus and was a 12 episode series, sure the show ran five seasons and tons of stuff carried over. The Sopranos and Mad Men do to some degree as well, but it's more cryptic and winding imo. After having seen only one season of Mad Men I reckon it is top fecking quality and have the second season in teh air right now off Amazon. As ML mentioned, as a man you kinda sit back looking back at 40 years ago, and the racism aside, have to say hmmm it would have been pretty fecking awesome to work for Sterling Cooper back then, the same way you were like I wish I was a made guy in The Sopranos crew, in contrast I doubt anyone was saying I wish I was Jimmy McNulty a drunk ass cop paying his whole salary in alimony who drinks his sorrows away. All three are very realistic portrayals albeit a bit glorified, but hell it's fecking television, it's just that The Sopranos and Mad Men have that somewhat dark appeal, like when you were a kid and said you wanted to be an astronaut or fireman, etc. Now, having seenwhat a shitstorm the world and especially the dark parts, after seeing these two shows the little voice in your head or devil on your shoulder, says we shouldve have been a mafiaso or could you imagine what it be like to work for Sterling Cooper. Those are my thoughts on the show thus far.
Ditto, few shows have ever had me this hooked.I cannot fecking wait to see what happens in the next episode