So, Mad Men. That was a lot of strangeness.
I liked Ken tap dancing.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
-t - May 19, 2013 7:09:52 pm PDT #10830 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Vortex - May 19, 2013 7:23:38 pm PDT #10831 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Ken tapdancing was great. I shudder to think how his foot is going to feel after the drugs wear off.
-t - May 19, 2013 7:29:59 pm PDT #10832 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, that'll be bad.
Jessica - May 20, 2013 6:38:54 am PDT #10833 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
John Hodgman had a lot to say about Mad Men on Twitter last night:
That was an odd ep, but very enjoyable. Not sure the flashbacks really worked.
-t - May 20, 2013 9:34:04 am PDT #10834 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I haven't liked any of the flashbacks this season. Waste of time afaic. But the ep as a whole was more fun that Mad Men has been in a while. As well as extremely weird.
le nubian - May 20, 2013 11:13:19 am PDT #10835 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The first thing I said about 5 minutes or so in was: "oh great, one of those wacky Tony Sopranos episodes. Let's hope Don isn't in a coma."
I get what they were doing, but I was pretty alienated from most of the episode, despite some cute aspects here and there. And I just don't know what to say about the fake maid/thief shit. I mean really.
DavidS - May 20, 2013 3:41:58 pm PDT #10836 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Finally saw last night's Mad Men.
Did you notice they referenced: Alice in Wonderland, The Prisoner and Rosemary's Baby (the book Sally was reading).
Thought the bit with Ida was very tense and scary. Had an off-kilter WTF element.
It definitely had a bit of a Twin Peaks vibe. Particularly that moment when Cutler gave Peggy the come-hither finger.
I don't know if Jon Hamm gets enough credit for his performance because he's letting all the cracks show. Particularly in that extended, uncomfortable scene with Sylvia in the elevator. So much going on in his face.
Cutler's hilarious. It's like having an extra, slightly weirder Roger around.
Stan is also hilarious.
The scene where Sylvia told Don to stop stalking her was excellent. She's more interesting breaking up with him and leaving him than she was with him.
Loved Sally in this ep; nice change after a season's worth of teen brattiness.
Ultimate High Point goes for Ken's tap-dance, though. And the look on Dawn's face.
Jesse - May 20, 2013 4:47:40 pm PDT #10837 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
(You don't need to whitefont.)
DavidS - May 20, 2013 5:04:24 pm PDT #10838 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(You don't need to whitefont.)
It makes it more mysterious and enigmatic. Like the episode!
sj - May 20, 2013 5:44:42 pm PDT #10839 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It also makes it impossible for people trying to read the thread on their cellphone to do that.