Me too, but then I always think that. It put a real damper on my roommate's Oscar party back in the day. Joan likes Lane(maybe not as much as he likes her, but she's totes used to that) If there is going to be a death/ murder, it's too bad those Nero Wolfe shows are off the air...their aesthetics match. Of course, if Archie Goodwin got a good look at Joan, I think it would ruin him as Nero's sidekick.

If you need a gif of Pete getting punched in the face over and over, here it is.

I can totally see Archie falling for Joan, and maybe Joan falling for Archie. But Archie has very definite ideas about relations between husbands and wives, so she might insist on dating but no marriage/living together - kind of like a non-rich Lily Rowan.

If you need a gif of Pete getting punched in the face over and over, here it is.

It was funny that right as I declare that I have come around on Pete and kind of love him, here's an episode where I hate him again and then he gets punched in the face! It all works out.

You know, I wasn't sure how I felt about this episode (I kind of didn't like it? But I think that was because I had just come home after seeing Cabin in the Woods so watching people in an ad agency just was not very engaging), but Todd VanDerWerff makes an astute observation:

The thing that I love most about Mad Men is its sense of confidence. Even when the show is doing stuff I don’t really like, it moves with a quiet sense of self-possession. It’s certain that it’s the greatest damn show on television, and there’s nothing you could say that would dissuade it of what it’s doing. Mad Men is one of the most fun shows on TV to write criticism about because you’re totally aware at any given moment that Matt Weiner and his collaborators just don’t give a shit what you think. They’re going to make the show they want to make, and you’re free to think about it as you will. That confidence is both charming and occasionally over-powering.

I would replace "over-powering" with "off-putting," but yeah. He then goes on to shower the episode with praise, as is his wont. The AV Club reviews always help me appreciate the episodes for what they're doing and what I may have missed below the surface.

A friend pointed out that Fred Pohl worked in advertising in the 50s -- THE SPACE MERCHANTS is somewhat based in that experience. (As is "The Marching Morons")

But it sure looked to me like she was responding to that kiss. She was leaning into it before she broke it off.

I don't think so, FTR. I think she was just accepting it, to a point.

Yeah, I think that's a one-sided thing, from what I've seen.

My favorite part of the episode - and there were many good things - was Roger's reaction to the imminent fist fight. And then Don closing the drapes and Don, Roger and Cooper watching with guilty pleasure!

Oh yes, the very calm closing of the drapes and lighting of cigarettes was awesome. You could see them wishing that they had a drink.

It is even more ironic to me because Don doesn't like professional boxing (from last season), but he clearly enjoyed that.