That's part of what I meant when I said this episode really felt as if it was about the uncomfortable, on-edge moments. I was just prickly and restless all the way through.
I thought they framed and paced it like a horror movie at times. All the interactions between Sally and her grandpa seemed like they were coiled and ready to explode. (Incidentally her lisp reminds of Linus in Charlie Brown Christmas.)
And that shot where Don walked over to Betty, alone near the trees? I thought for sure a werewolf was going to pop out and eat her head. Okay, maybe not, but they did frame that shot up like a horror movie scene.
I didn't read his reaction as "Ew, racism" but "Ew, Roger's making out with my old secretary."
I read his reaction as a universal "ew." Kind of like he can't believe that this is what he's worked his ass off for and that it's a setting in which, no matter what external trappings he may now possess, is not necessarily one in which he feels comfortable or as if he belongs. Hence, the reminiscences seeming totally natural coming from a guy who's usually so guarded.
That's true that the whole country club setting could have set him off. I suppose part of my reaction is me seeing what I want to see.
I thought Don and Pete both looked horrified at the blackface routine, but for different reasons. I think Don appears to have a burgeoning social conscience of sorts, which is sorta uncomfortable because he's not exactly hero material. But I do think he understands the desire to be treated as an equal. Pete, on the other hand, probably thought that the whole display was the gauche sensibility of the nouveau riche.
I'm wondering if Betty's offhand remark about the baby not moving right now is foreshadowing of a miscarriage.
There was a reference to Jackie O's pregnancy, too, and she had a stillborn child in mid '63, right?
There was a reference to Jackie O's pregnancy, too, and she had a stillborn child in mid '63, right?
I forgot about that reference, and yes she did.
sj -
yes. I would not be surprised if all is not well with the Draper baby.
yes. I would not be surprised if all is not well with the Draper baby.
A Down's baby, perhaps? Remember what Betty said about wanting everything to be perfect in the season opener?
