Barb, I was concerned about the status of Peggy's position too.

to have seen that Christmas scene between him and Anna-- his hope and excitement talking about Betty.

One question though, if he'd been to the house before, why did he have to write the address down in the book and then rip out our hearts the page? (probably the same reason that he didn't just write it down in the little book)

Were the Brits more progressive than Americans with respect to women in the workforce in that time period or was it somewhat similar?

God, no! When I worked for the Brits in the early 90's, they still thought that it was appropriate to praise me by saying "good girl!"

Interview with Christina Hendricks.

Joan's awesome...don't get all the haters. Of course, redhaired women shift my Kinsey score, but still...hate the thought of her marrying Dr. Date Rape. Somehow it was worse that it was sexy, confident Joan than say, Betty. I so wanted her to be like Buffy and kick Dr. Greedy in his 'nads. For a second, I thought she would, and then...sigh. Although the saddest moment was probably the flashback of Don talking about loving Betty's laugh, considering the anxious, tightly-wound, no-sense-of-humor, Mrs. Draper we usually see. I still think Roger Sterling is sexy...I hate myself for it, too.Because he's also a deluded old bastard. But that helps me feel better about the occasional dirty thoughts about Don.(Windblown is a VERY good look for him, imo) Hec, I didn't know about the Piper Laurie movie but the limping Mrs. Draper also made me think of Tony Soprano and Svetlana the amputee.

On Christina: "In high school, she was a goth kid with purple hair and black lipstick who dreamed of being a rock star."

I want to see that picture.

Hec, I didn't know about the Piper Laurie movie

You haven't seen The Hustler with Paul Newman?! Bunk, you're just depriving yourself.

No, I haven't. Don't know how I missed it, but... It will be weird to me to see Piper Laurie as young woman, impaired or otherwise just because in later life she's built up such a string of performances as everyone's unapproachable mother...Marlee Matlin, Holly Hunter, and a few others besides iirc. (And wasn't she the mom in "Carrie," too?) And I also want to see Goth! Christina Hendricks. Although I'd probably have to give up being straight. Not that I get much practice at that anyway, mind you, so it's not a big loss to the Men of America, afaik.

It will be weird to me to see Piper Laurie as young woman

Not just a young woman, but a sexy, fucked up, brilliant kind, depressed woman.

She was quite the pin up girl in her day.

Piper poolside.

She's so great in The Hustler.

After I saw that movie I aspired to have a relationship as fucked up, sexy, desperate and filled with solace as hers is with Fast Eddie Felson.

I don't know I missed that one. I'm a Newman fan and everything. But I'll get to it soon. And Ms. Laurie seems to be a fine actress, even with all the scary parents in her resume.(I wonder if she and Kurtwood Smith ever messed up a kid together. Fictionally, at least.) I won't ask if you succeeded till I see the movie...might be more than I wanted to know.

(Lewis noted, btw, that he thinks that throwaway about the mom in the campaign image looking familiar is something that's going to come back again.)

She's totally BVM. [link]

God, I LOVED Don/Dick with Anna. She's the only person who knows his whole story, so it makes sense it would be the only place he could relax, of course.