Also, holy crap Pete - every time I think you can't possibly be any more pathetic, you set the bar a little lower.

Kudos to my woobie VK for playing such a dickish role with so little self-consciousness. Many actors wouldn't be able to go there without trying to make Pete somehow charming to the audience. (Taking his shirt off without unbuttoning it like that! What a tool!)

That scene in the piazza was amazing. Pure magic-y goodness. And it cracked me up that called Don old and ugly. Ha!!

And lordy how I want Betty's dress.

Ta-Nehisi Coates has a really meaty discussion of last night's ep going on in his blog.

thanks! I read his blog every day but I haven't had a chance to today...

From a purely business perspective, why isn't Pete going out to Fishers Island on the weekend? They made a point of saying that was where his family summered. For Bethlehem Steel alone, it would make sense.

I do think Pete's in Beat Ken Cosgrove At All Costs mode... and also there's been some friction with Trudy's parents.

I do think Pete's in Beat Ken Cosgrove At All Costs mode... and also there's been some friction with Trudy's parents.

That's what I mean, why doesn't he insist they go to Fishers Island, instead of whereever her parents go? He's an account guy, he should be hobnobbing with his clients.

megan, sorry, I thought that was where Trudy's parents were!

If Trudy's parents are paying the rent, still (I forget how all that worked out), making the decision of where to be summering may be more complicated.

I think it's even worse than that - they're paying the mortgage.