Mad Men 10-3-10

After this week's episode, my sister asked me, "Do you think what's-his-name (Pete Campbell) will leave the firm?" Therein lies part of this series' success for me: I HAVE NO IDEA! I can never tell what turns this show will take. Not a clue.

This week's show centered on Roger Sterling. An interesting sign of how he stands out from the rest can be found in his office. If you notice, the rest of the greater office is still grounded in the furnishings and interiors of the 50s. Not Roger's. He has embraced (notwithstanding his residual resentment of the Japanese) the new go-go look of the burgeoning pop culture 60s. And it appears uncomfortable, lacking color, cheap, and short-lived in plastic. All image. Hmmm. Roger's going through a tough time. On this night, he lost Joan. Again. Really this time. Well, maybe. The scene was so poignant to this viewer. Again, I felt it. Authenticity oozes from these two; makes one believe in "chemistry" for actors, as in real relationships. I was sure Roger left her building and found a little corner in which to weep. Yet we next see him keeping up appearances with loyal wifey.

He is completely blowing it at work. What is going on? I am fascinated by "work" drama; it is such a nice change from "domestic" issues and I learn a lot, so watching the ripple effect of losing accounts offers revelations in the corporate world. But Roger is just losing control of everything.

Don was a bad boy again, and I am disappointed in him! Brother. And this new secretary is no jackpot - has bad teeth! I don't really believe in sex addiction, but in today's pop psychology, maybe that's what he has.

Just a few funny moments that I relished:

WINCED AND CHUCKLED when the short little squirt/nephew/employee's raised hand was overlooked. Yea, I feel your pain.

WINCED AND CHUCKLED during the big Lucky Strike crisis pow-wow, did my eyes deceive me or was Bert Cooper in his jammies??

WINCED AND CHUCKLED as Pete Campbell pacing in maternity waiting room while Trudy is in false labor, (god, how primitive) and his father-in-law suggests he "go about your business." !! That old paradigm just seems so bizarre now-a-days.

WINCED AND CHUCKLED again as Peggy managed to successfully sell her Playtex gloves pitch while sporting lipstick on her teeth. OMG! Those male asses wouldn't alert her ('cept for the Playtex guy himself).

[By the way, my very dear, dear friend, a gay male, was the one who taught me a fool-proof way to avoid the lipstick-on-the-teeth faux pas. Rest in peace, Stevie, and thanks!]