My guess is that there was some ugly situation in Korea and the real Don Draper is killed - and he grabs his dog tags. And then Dick Whitman is listed as dead or MIA.
Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.
'Life of the Party'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
sumi - Aug 17, 2007 10:05:19 am PDT #317 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
Vortex - Aug 17, 2007 10:12:40 am PDT #318 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My guess is that there was some ugly situation in Korea and the real Don Draper is killed - and he grabs his dog tags. And then Dick Whitman is listed as dead or MIA.
so, Mad Men is stealing plots from The Simpsons?
erikaj - Aug 17, 2007 10:13:47 am PDT #319 of 11998
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
That part I figured on. But is there something he's covering up, or is his family life just that trifling. It's kind of funny...he was his own first ad account. Sorta.
sumi - Aug 17, 2007 10:19:17 am PDT #320 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
That is what he's covering up - he's not who he says he is. Why should it be more than that?
erikaj - Aug 17, 2007 10:35:42 am PDT #321 of 11998
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
No special reason, but I thought there might be because of his wartime traumas and whatnot. Also, while I have joked about Changing My Name And Moving Away, Don really did.
Wolfram - Aug 17, 2007 10:51:12 am PDT #322 of 11998
Visilurking
I think there's something in Dick Whitman's past before or during the war that was so traumatic he had to change identities to escape from it. I'm guessing he killed someone outside of the war - maybe uncle mac?
sumi - Aug 17, 2007 10:52:00 am PDT #323 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
I'm guessing that things weren't happy with the fosterparents and he just seized the opportunity.
sumi - Aug 17, 2007 10:54:08 am PDT #324 of 11998
Art Crawl!!!
I thought that the "mom" had died first -- but after he had left home.
Tom Scola - Aug 17, 2007 10:57:39 am PDT #325 of 11998
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Liese S. - Aug 17, 2007 10:57:56 am PDT #326 of 11998
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I agree with erika that there may be more to it. His level of desperation to keep anyone from knowing about the existence of his brother seems to indicate that there's serious damage that could be done to him now.
eta: Oh, Tom, thanks. I was wondering about that.