I saw the scene in question on The Backlot and was taken aback by the hair situation going on. I'm thinking that a person would have to possess a much more appealing personality than Pete to overcome how he looks now and become someone's crush object.

Yeah, the hair situation is pretty dire.

Well, I'm convinced.

I'm not totally convinced, but they make a good enough argument that I won't be mad if that's all there is.

I won't be mad if that's all there is.

"All there is"? C'mon they are doing a lot of work to put you into 1968 to show you just how monumentally dangerous and difficult it was to be gay in the sixties.

I have to make note of some scenes because the writing and performances were so amazing.

First, that scene with Ted, Peggy and Pete having dinner and the moment of connection between Peggy and Pete when Ted leaves the table. Damn, but Ms. Moss and PK brought all kinds of layers to that moment.

Also, the dinner blow up with Sally storming away from table. Amazing, heartbreaking acting by Shipka and Hamm on either side of the door. That breach will never really be repaired.

I also want to note how great Linda Cardellini has been this season. In many ways, this is just another of Don's flings, but especially since they broke up she's bringing so much life and dimension and sorrow and passion and conflict to her character. She's really embodying the consequences of the people he hurts when they come into his orbit.

Also, I was looking forward to every scene with Pete's mother. So much comedy and pathos and cutting hurt in those scenes. Channing Chase is really giving a wonderful performance as Dorothy.

Looks like Mad Men is going to run five minutes long tonight.

Yeah the last two episodes of Mad Men have been better - at least IMO. I'm enjoying hating Don again, though I still think everything we are shown about him could be conveyed with less screen time, and doing that would make a better show.

Holy shit, Ken!!

I've been thinking about this season as a whole, and while many of the individual episodes have been great, I think 1968 has just gotten the better of them. Which is understandable, since if you presented a timeline of 1968 in a novel-writing class, you'd get dinged for cramming in so much drama and asked to simplify and focus.

and while many of the individual episodes have been great, I think 1968 has just gotten the better of them.

That's an interesting point. I've really enjoyed the season and especially the run of the last four or five eps, but '68 is much to assimilate even as background noise.

I remember there was news special I saw during high school (I think) called "1968: A Crack in Time" that delineated the mind-boggling number of major event that happened that year. It was fascinating to watch because while I was alive in '68, I don't remember any of it at all (except maybe the moon landing).

while I was alive in '68, I don't remember any of it at all (except maybe the moon landing).

Heh, and the moon landing was '69.