That was the most boring episode of Mad Men. And there was almost no Joan.
See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.
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sj - Apr 07, 2013 6:08:47 pm PDT #10667 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t - Apr 07, 2013 7:44:46 pm PDT #10668 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There was not much Joan, it's true, but I really liked it. Very dreamlike.
Polter-Cow - Apr 07, 2013 9:03:00 pm PDT #10669 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That was the most boring episode of Mad Men.
Oh, good, so it wasn't just me.
le nubian - Apr 07, 2013 10:13:36 pm PDT #10670 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I was not bored by it, I liked the episode, but I thought they hit us over the head a bit too much. I could have stood for less "this is the theme!" indicators throughout.
For example, did they really have to kill the shoe shine man? Did we have to see Don asking the man what he saw when he died?
sj - Apr 08, 2013 9:12:34 am PDT #10671 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There was not much Joan, it's true, but I really liked it. Very dreamlike.
There was some interesting bits, but not nearly enough for a two hour premiere. The part where Megan talks about her character pushing someone down the stairs combined with her fan interaction earlier in the episode, made me think about stories I read from soap actresses of the time and how they would be yelled and screamed at on the streets of New York when their characters would do something evil. I wonder if that is going to be followed through on.
§ ita § - Apr 08, 2013 10:13:12 am PDT #10672 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
stories I read from soap actresses of the time and how they would be yelled and screamed at on the streets of New York when their characters would do something evil
I don't know if "of the time" is required here. Ask the guy playing Joffrey what complete strangers are like.
-t - Apr 08, 2013 10:16:16 am PDT #10673 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It reminded me of the Sopranos episode where Tony was Tim Finity. I like that sort of thing.
sj - Apr 08, 2013 11:45:33 am PDT #10674 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I don't know if "of the time" is required here. Ask the guy playing Joffrey what complete strangers are like.
True. But would it have been a new phenomenon of the time, with more and more people having TVs and soaps becoming a little edgier? I think soap actors my have experienced this phenomenon more often with it being on 5 days a week.
Typo Boy - Apr 08, 2013 11:47:38 am PDT #10675 of 11998
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
As to this being a boring episode - doesn't Madmen always start out slow?
sj - Apr 08, 2013 11:48:12 am PDT #10676 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
As to this being a boring episode - doesn't Madmen always start out slow?
Yes, but I always complain about it anyway.