Mad Men: everyone had secrets, it was interesting who decided to tell (and who they told) and who kept things to themselves. The extent of Roger's willingness to hide Lucky Strike's defection surprised me, but not as much as Pete covering for Don - that he took Roger and Burt berating him in the meeting like that was pretty amazing. Especially since Burt knows about Don already.

I was afraid that Don's panic would keep him from taking Sally to see the Beatles.

I am more interested in the thing the team is working on than the four-leaf clover crossword thing on Rubicon at this point. I do think that the insight whatsername had - that the deaths signify that something is in the works rather than happened because of something in the past - may apply to the crossword puzzle suicides as well. I'm thinking more parallel than connected, maybe.

I can't be the only one that found "what's the significance of 4:20" funny, right?

I was afraid that Don's panic would keep him from taking Sally to see the Beatles.

That was stressing me out the entire episode!

I know! Thank goodness his secretary had the tickets sent over.

I can't be the only one that found "what's the significance of 4:20" funny, right?

I laughed, especially since straight-laced Grant did a funny little double-take on that line. I've decided that I don't care at all about the stupid conspiracy on Rubicon (I mean, it sure looks like it's going to be "school age chums overthrew Nigerian government and funneled oil investments into Iran-Contra while in fat camp in 1953"), but I'd sure like more moments like Bloom threatening Katherine in the most casual way.

Not just me, thank God! I was so sure that's where they were going with the episode (especially after last weeks' Sally-centric turn). Re: The Beatles tickets.

The extent of Roger's willingness to hide Lucky Strike's defection surprised me, but not as much as Pete covering for Don - that he took Roger and Burt berating him in the meeting like that was pretty amazing.

I kept wondering why Pete was going to the mat for Don. The only thing I can think is that deep down, Pete knows that if the truth about Don came out it would kill the deal anyway. I was glad that Don defended him in the meeting. I wonder if Burt will put two-and-two together.

I am glad Don told Faye and that she was okay with it. For now anyway. Big props to Jon Hamm for the great anxiety attack performance, by the way. Really powerful.

The Pete/Don relationship is wonderfully conflicted and layered and intriguing. Pete was over a barrel, but I was surprised he took the whole failure on his own shoulders.

Straw poll: how many people think Joan didn't have the abortion?

I wonder if Burt will put two-and-two together.

I thought he did.

The Pete/Don relationship is wonderfully conflicted and layered and intriguing. Pete was over a barrel, but I was surprised he took the whole failure on his own shoulders.

I was surprised too.

I'm wondering if Betty not telling her husband about Don's past will hurt him in his political ambitions in the future.

Straw poll: how many people think Joan didn't have the abortion?

I'm completely undecided on that. However, I do think it is interesting that the season has looked at differences between Joan and Peggy, and I wonder if it is going to come up that they were in a very similar situation. I'm also still wondering if either of Joan's two previous abortions were the result of her affair with Roger.