Mrs. Blankenship slept with Roger!!!
Really puts a new spin on his "Where did Joan dig HER out of?" comment when she was first brought in, doesn't it?
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.
What's interesting there is that the kind of management style Peggy wants from Don is not going to be something she gets from a male supervisor in 1965 unless (like Duck) he also wants to sleep with her. And she doesn't really want that either. She thinks she ought to be flirted with, but deep down she's more proud of Don's respect for her work than any romantic attention she's had from anyone.
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.
Allowing that kind of intimacy from someone he sees every day (vs someone on the opposite side of the country) would require a huge leap forward for his character. I'd love to see it happen, but it's a long road to get there.
Really puts a new spin on his "Where did Joan dig HER out of?" comment when she was first brought in, doesn't it?
Oh, my. I'd forgotten that.
I was amazed that (a) Don broke down in front of Peggy - he didn't start crying until he looked up and saw her watching him, and (b) Don had a picture of Anna on his desk
You know it's not so much that Don has a work wife as Peggy has a work husband now.
I'm not sure, but I think things happened on Rubicon. I have no idea what, though.
I thought that Roger was making all of that stuff up, but I guess it could be true. I loved that Don finally did break down and Peggy was there to comfort him. Interesting dynamic shifts in this episode.
I guess Peggy just broke up with both of her boyfriends for Don.
I think really for herself. Duck is circling the drain. Having a short term affair may not have been a bad move. Continuing or reviving it would be. And current boyfriend not respecting her seriousness. Yes she is a driven workaholic. But he needs to live with it or he could tell her it bothers him and they could try to work it out. But just assuming it away? Why should she put up with that. Plus it is not just that he is against it. He does not understand it. He does not understand her.
Yes, Mark really didn't get her at all. And the fact that he was introduced through her mother is really telling.
I loved that "You never thank me/That's what the money's for" exchange too.
Rubicon: I think stuff happened too. Also - I wondered if what's his name's Urdu speaking friend might have taken that file.
I do wonder that these people who are the backup for spies seem surprised that they are under surveillance. I mean, isn't that the sort of thing that they should suspect even if it isn't something talked about openly?
The file he said he left in a cab? That's an interesting idea. I like the way something seems to be up with absolutely everybody we meet. I'm all suspicious of the pretty lady in the window - what's her game?
Somebody did mention that a particular space they were in was supposed to be not under surveillance, so I guess they have been told explicitly the limits to the watching/listening. Still, though, they do work in intelligence, do they really expect privacy?
I really enjoyed the polygraph scenes. What people revealed and what they didn't want to talk about, fascinating.
