Ah, megan, that would work for the dynamic we see.
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
I think it's Boss and Former Boss/Partner's Son
Thanks, Megan. Makes sense.
Yeah, that's got to be it -- Roger is definitely the junior partner, so that explains "his" name coming first.
I knew something was up when they gave us the shot of Don's hands and the money as the elevator doors closed,
I totally missed that! Possibly because I was getting dip in the kitchen.
This is taking place in 1960, right? Too bad it would have to go four seasons before The Feminine Mystique comes out in 1963.
Did you have a Chip-N-Dip?
Sadly, I did not. But just imagine what those guys will think of Gladware!
Oh, and I definitely thought they were setting Don up to be Jewish, until they showed his family.
his mother may have been jewish.
Mad Men: Over at TWOP a couple of people have brought up the intriguing idea that Roger realized that Don had set him up. I didn't get that at all from watching the episode and wonder if anyone here did? (I may re-watch on-demand tomorrow.)
Mad Men: Tavis Smiley's interview with Jon Hamm - there is a transcript and audio of the interview.
a couple of people have brought up the intriguing idea that Roger realized that Don had set him up.
My take was that it crossed Roger's mind, but he was too drunk and sick to decide for certain.
I don't think that it's so much that he thinks that Don set him up, that Don's enjoying his discomfort.