Now I'm wondering if Don mentioned Jai Alai to the WSJ or if he's tossing out Ho Ho with the two-piece making family company.
He thought Ho Ho was an idiot from the beginning. And if he's willing to toss out the Jantzen prudes for being hypocritical idiots, then he's probably willing to toss Ho Ho to the curb as well. I think we're seeing the beginning of Don selling himself as the face of the company and using that approach to draw clients who are interested in his unique style of Creative, rather than scrabbling for the crumbs. If you listen to what he was saying to the reporter at the end, he was emphasizing his vision and daring-- essentially saying things were stale at the old Sterling Cooper, they weren't moving with the times, so we moved on without them. We're the mavericks, the visionaries, the ones who are going to have the balls to move forward into this new era. Clients can either come with us, or not.
It was very deliberate and calculated and all the stuff that Don has historically been so good at.
You know what I thought was interesting about the Jantzen thing? That it was the son who was more concerned about the ad. The father seemed to get it, and showed some enthusiasm in the very beginning.
Which is probably why it's the son who's going to leave New York with VD.
Which is probably why it's the son who's going to leave New York with VD.
I loved that line of Roger's! Oh Roger, never change.
It was very deliberate and calculated and all the stuff that Don has historically been so good at.
I'm curious what Roger (and Cooper & Pryce) will have to say about that interview. It may be a "careful what you wish for" moment, at least for Roger and Bert.
That's what I'm thinking - they wanted him to put himself out there more and now they might be regretting it.
I loved that line of Roger's! Oh Roger, never change.
"Someone white to carve the turkey," was the one that had me snorting tea up my nose.
It's already started. Notice that he said "Get out of my office" to the Jantzens, at first, I thought it was his office, but then I realized that hit was the conference room.
When did he get to set it all up, though?
During the whole booby-trap setup period? It didn't occur to me it would be any other time.
During the whole booby-trap setup period?
What setup period? After grabbing the cig & matches, they ran off into the woods and didn't get back to the camp until they were captured. What did I miss?
they ran off into the woods and didn't get back to the camp until they were captured. What did I miss?
They had a period where they were sitting around and whittling and setting up traps. I figured they'd snuck back to camp and set up the fuse in that window and then gotten themselves captured.