Mad Men

**Drakath** · 2012-05-01 11:17

I still find the show enjoyable and interesting, but it certainly has been taking quite a different approach from any of the previous seasons. I don't think this is a bad thing, but it's impossible to forget.

And I know most if not everyone dislikes Betty, but I really do miss her on the show regularily. I know she has too many flaws to count, but collectively, her character has been one of the most intriguing (for me) over the entirety of the show. Not to mention January Jones is just so striking. I really hope she is available more next season and they're able to write her back in, hopefully without the offputting fatsuit.

**Rhyis.** · 2012-05-01 13:21

I think the reason for the major shift in the show is quite simple. They're fully into the 60s now (65 or something?). The show started in 1960 so the society the characters lived in, for the most part, still held most of the ideals of the 50s. As a result we were first exposed to this show with those ideals and atmosphere in mind. But now where we're at, the characters and show itself is slowly become more and more progressive. Characters are openly expressing their thoughts to people, using drugs, moving in with each other without getting married, working with a black woman, etc. All extremely progressive movements during the time period. As a result the overall tone of the show has also shifted.

**Trichocyst** · 2012-05-01 15:39

I find the creative decisions to be bold but that can also be very jarring. I still love the show as much as I did when I first started watching, but it's definitely a different animal. To quote Timothy Olyphant:

The danger with success in television is “Haven’t we shot this episode before? Didn’t we shoot this scene two years ago?” I think it’s really hard to just take the risk from season to season and not be afraid to give the audience something completely different, and trust that they’ll come with you. Do you want Aerosmith albums over and over and over again, or do you want Elvis Costello, who’s basically like, “Okay, I’m glad you liked that, but fuck off, I’m going over here. And you can come with me or not. I really don’t care.” God bless Aerosmith. I like some of it. It’s like—remember that review in Rolling Stone years ago? I think it was AC/DC’s Fly On The Wall. It was something to the effect of, “AC/DC has now successfully released the same album seven times in a row.” [Laughs.] So, do you really need them all? No, probably not.

**payu** · 2012-05-01 17:47

Mr Sterling living the dream

**Kais** · 2012-05-06 21:14

"pizza houuuse"

why is that so hilarious

**Trichocyst** · 2012-05-06 22:20

What the fuck Pete? He went from being this headstrong, confident, up and comer at the beginning of the season making Roger look like a chump to being this sad sack piece of shit who is talking like a rapist. And that fucking bug eyed Gilmore Girl comes along to give him the manic pixie dream girl treatment and unlock the sad chambers of his sad heart because his awesome wife just makes him sad. And Megan acts shady, oh, wait a minute, she's just following her dreams, but now Don is sad because his puppy ran away and he can't have angry work sex. A lot of nerdrage this episode, haha.

**Drakath** · 2012-05-06 22:46

This isn't the first episode this season where he's fallen pretty hard. They seem to be stressing that about his character--he's trying so hard to be what Don once was and it's just not working. The girls are not falling for him. He knows he's failing pretty bad too... Remember when he said to Don in the elevator through tears, "I have nothing."

**Viq** · 2012-05-06 23:51

I love Pete's character. He's a colossal asshole, yet I find myself really interested in what happens to him each episode.

**Fiddle Sticks** · 2012-05-07 00:53

Hmmmmm..... So the last episode of last season when Don took Megan to California to help him with the kids, she met up with her old friend and went out. When she got back to the hotel and Don went to her room and they were out on the balcony she told Don that she was not really her friend and how she was in Hogan's Heros but don't think Megan could ever act because of her teeth. Megan then said something about how she didn't care that she didn't even want to be an actress. But now on tonight's episode it was her childhood dream of becoming an actress.... WTF Mr. Weiner?

**Trichocyst** · 2012-05-07 05:45

Thank you.

**Laugana** · 2012-05-07 11:38

I'd have turned that Beatles song off too.

**Rhyis.** · 2012-05-07 14:15

Took me forever to remember what the hell I saw Howard's wife in, and then it hit me:

Spoiler: show

Drove me nuts the whole episode.

**Drakath** · 2012-05-07 20:15

Originally Posted by Fiddle Sticks

Hmmmmm..... So the last episode of last season when Don took Megan to California to help him with the kids, she met up with her old friend and went out. When she got back to the hotel and Don went to her room and they were out on the balcony she told Don that she was not really her friend and how she was in Hogan's Heros but don't think Megan could ever act because of her teeth. Megan then said something about how she didn't care that she didn't even want to be an actress. But now on tonight's episode it was her childhood dream of becoming an actress.... WTF Mr. Weiner?

Since when do people know what they really want?

**Xerlic** · 2012-05-07 22:22

Maybe I missed something, but why was Don looking down an empty elevator shaft? Also, this.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3...4p2oo2_250.gif

**grantlogan** · 2012-05-07 22:34

He hit the down button for an elevator, when the door opened, it was elevator shaft. Also, it appears Peggy is heading for a breakdown. Trying to keep pace with the men(Don) is eating her up and it's gonna come to a head.

**Kais** · 2012-05-13 21:43

goddammit betty hate you so muuuuuuuuuch

**Rhinox** · 2012-05-14 14:22

Betty is making this show unwatchable for me. JJ is just a terrible actress

**Rhyis.** · 2012-05-14 15:12

Terrible actress? The purpose of her character is to act like a bitch. She's doing a bang up job of it, cause everybody hates her guts.

**Rhinox** · 2012-05-14 15:23

Was she Playing Emma Frost as Betty? because both were equally bad.

we get it she's bitter.

**Trichocyst** · 2012-05-14 15:24

We finally get an excellent Betty storyline and she's never on the show.

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