December. Hmmph. They didn't go out with a bang. The two episodes before this were stronger and more immediately memorable.
Where'd they get CAT scan from?... I mean, did they test it on cats? Or does the machine sort of look like a cat?
Dawn ,'Sleeper'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
§ ita § - Sep 05, 2010 9:22:51 pm PDT #6652 of 12003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Java cat - Sep 05, 2010 11:24:28 pm PDT #6653 of 12003
Not javachik
Mad Men: whoa!
Nice little set in the women's bathroom: Trudy, "You're witty! I'd assumed that was so and it is." (or something close to that). I was surprised about the comment that 26 is still very young. Is she making a pointed comment about Peggy not being married, or are they that much older than she?
Jessica - Sep 06, 2010 3:00:12 am PDT #6654 of 12003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Everytime Weiner writes an ep solo, I'm reminded of how much he loves to torture these characters! Obviously Don puking in the bathroom while Peggy watches, and Duck almost taking a shit on Roger's office, but also the look of sheer terror on Pete's face when Trudy and Peggy come out of the bathroom together!!!
I freaking love bottle eps.
sj - Sep 06, 2010 5:57:49 am PDT #6655 of 12003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Is she making a pointed comment about Peggy not being married, or are they that much older than she?
I took it as the former.
Zenkitty - Sep 06, 2010 6:13:40 am PDT #6656 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Leverage: Wasn't last night's episode originally intended to air in December with the final three? It would have made more sense, I think. I worry about loss of momentum with these long hiatuses. Guess TMT doesn't. I'm relieved that we've already gotten the 4th season.
Scrappy - Sep 06, 2010 7:36:14 am PDT #6657 of 12003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Loved the ep. A knockdown drag-out between Peggy and Don, where she gave as good as she got. Then the slow rapprochement in various restaurants. "Why is there a dog in the Parthenon?" Don telling her how his dad died was a huge step in their friendship, I thought. Totally riveting.
Mrs. Blankenship slept with Roger!!!
DavidS - Sep 06, 2010 7:43:30 am PDT #6658 of 12003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mrs. Blankenship slept with Roger!!!
Bert has no balls!
Nice little Inside "The Suitcase" bit at AMC.
Theodosia - Sep 06, 2010 7:52:29 am PDT #6659 of 12003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Some boffo acting out of both principal players -- especially the crying. 8 times out of 10 a crying scene threatens to throw me out of the experience, because it looks 'theatrical', but these looked earned.
Scrappy - Sep 06, 2010 8:09:26 am PDT #6660 of 12003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh, yeah, the acting was incredible.
DavidS - Sep 06, 2010 8:22:21 am PDT #6661 of 12003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Concur, they both were spectacular.
Jess called it a bottle episode and I'd agree. But it was also an old fashioned two-hander.
I don't think Don has bottomed out yet. I want to see him bounce back but I don't think that'll happen for a few more episodes yet.
On the AVCLub review and comments a few people noted that one of the great things about the first fight between Don and Peggy is that they're both right.
I'm reminded of some scenes on Buffy where they were arguing about killing Angel (S2 then) where the tension between Xander and Giles was just boiling hot as they made their arguments. But they were both right.
Anyway, I would love to see Peggy fill some of Anna's role in Don's life. I think she already does and that's what this episode was about.
I'm sort of reminded of the Mary Tyler Moore show where the work friendships were so deep and complex and evolved over time.