Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.

Willow ,'End of Days'


Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...

To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])


Jon B. - May 15, 2012 5:56:23 am PDT #9538 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

a very unsympathetic tragedy because she's bitchy and willing to grab onto the idea that everybody but her is responsible for her unhappiness.

I thought Betty was making real progress during her conversation with Henry (when he was worried that he'd "backed the wrong horse" with Lindsey). She seemed quite mature in that brief moment, telling him that they needed to, and would, solve their own problems.


Jessica - May 15, 2012 5:59:48 am PDT #9539 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I thought Betty was making real progress during her conversation with Henry (when he was worried that he'd "backed the wrong horse" with Lindsey). She seemed quite mature in that brief moment, telling him that they needed to, and would, solve their own problems.

That conversation to me sounded like she was repeating something she'd read in a WW brochure, not something she came up with on her own and actually believed.


Jon B. - May 15, 2012 6:21:25 am PDT #9540 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I imagine it was something she learned at her meetings. Still, at least she's trying?


-t - May 15, 2012 6:23:53 am PDT #9541 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's what I thought, too, Jon. She hasn't really internalized it, but she's working on it.

Eta: I guess the part Megan's friend got was on Dark Shadows? Nice timing!


Theodosia - May 15, 2012 6:31:54 am PDT #9542 of 11998
'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"

Betty really connected in that moment -- toe in the water and all. She's capable of it. She could be brilliant and fulfilled as a political wife a la Ann Romney if she'd learn to leave her unhappy dollhouse.


Theodosia - May 15, 2012 6:33:31 am PDT #9543 of 11998
'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"

Eta: I guess the part Megan's friend got was on Dark Shadows? Nice timing!

I noticed that, too. I wondered if it was some bizarre kind of product placement, or it just happened!


DavidS - May 15, 2012 6:34:26 am PDT #9544 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The timing was coincidental. It was the title of the episode too.


Jon B. - May 15, 2012 8:09:29 am PDT #9545 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I was wondering if the lines she was reading were from an actual Dark Shadows episode and if the Mad Men character had the same name as the actor who originally read them.


DavidS - May 15, 2012 8:30:33 am PDT #9546 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

and if the Mad Men character had the same name as the actor who originally read them.

I wondered that too because in the credits she had a first and last name, which would be unusual for a walk-on character, but would make sense if they really wanted to tie it to the show.

I guess I could go look up the credits on IMDB...


§ ita § - May 15, 2012 4:52:51 pm PDT #9547 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I saw this video on Gawker, and it couldn't have been more Parkery without a social disorder.