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[ari]

reallly? i thought most of the episode was boring except for the ending

So much shit happened...

Vicks gone.
Jaguar gone
The Doc quit his job
Pete officially kicked out of house.
Pete caught at the whorehouse by trudys dad
Merger
Peg crushing
Ted kissed peg
Joan confrontation with Don
Roger coming through with chevy
Cgc guy got cancer

And some other stuff i'm sure im missed also.

 

[lazybones18]

That episode felt like 2 episodes. So much happened, wow.

Best episode of the season, will be hard to top.

this

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I'm waiting to see what Don et al have to say when they're told they have to buy out Ted's partner's share.

well now they can get a lot more business being a bigger company, I'm sure they can afford it.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

The Sepinwall blog on this episode should be very interesting to read.


Also - dat short dress on Megan.

 

[Kallor]

Now that was good TV. God damn.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Oh my stars.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

The Sepinwall blog on this episode should be very interesting to read.


Also - dat short dress on Megan.

All that work he had to do and Megan being absolute fireeee got Don's mind away from Sylvia for an episode!

 

[royalan]

Watching the episode now.

Gotta say, I'm loving Megan this season.

And I love how her mother's advice was basically, "Gurl, it's time to go up in that closet and get out that Freekum Dress."

 

[Cornballer]

All that work he had to do and Megan being absolute fireeee got Don's mind away from Sylvia for an episode!

Rewatching now - it's funny at the beginning where Don's asking about how long their kid will be in town.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Rewatching now - it's funny at the beginning where Don's asking about how long their kid will be in town.

haha yeah that was the only reference to it. I actually didn't realize that at first.

 

[Black Mamba]

question: What exactly is a "glass of water with an onion" that Roger ordered?

 

[IronRinn]

question: What exactly is a "glass of water with an onion" that Roger ordered?

He wanted a glass of water that looked like a Gibson so he could stay sober.

 

[Cornballer]

question: What exactly is a "glass of water with an onion" that Roger ordered?

Didn't want anything alcoholic so he can make the play, but it'll look like vodka/gin.

 

[Mindlog]

So much shit happened...

Vicks gone.
Jaguar gone
The Doc quit his job
Pete officially kicked out of house.
Pete caught at the whorehouse by trudys dad
Merger
Peg crushing
Ted kissed peg
Joan confrontation with Don
Roger coming through with chevy
Cgc guy got cancer

And some other stuff i'm sure im missed also.

Man, Weiner is selfish.
"So what arcs are left in the season? OK, I'll take all of these."

 

[Goreomedy]

question: What exactly is a "glass of water with an onion" that Roger ordered?

The appearance of a cocktail, but none of the effects.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

question: What exactly is a "glass of water with an onion" that Roger ordered?

like said above, Gibson imitation.

 

[Black Mamba]

He wanted a glass of water that looked like a Gibson so he could stay sober.

Yeah, I figured it was to be not alcoholic just didn't know what the onion referred to.

Your explanation makes sense, thanks!

 

[sixteen-bit]

aww Pegs looks disappointed

 

[Cornballer]

Content Round Up - Week 6 - For Immediate Release

Videos:
- Promo for next week's episode (please spoiler tag any discussion, youtube vid)
- Inside the Episode (youtube vid)
- Janie Bryant on Costumes in Episode 6 (youtube vid)

Reviews:
Coming later tonight & tomorrow

 

[royalan]

O.M.G.

Joan telling Don off left me breathless

 

[Fatalah]

I expect Pete will be upset about the merger. Cooper complimented Pete on how lean and efficient he'd gotten SCDP. Plus, he'll be lost in a crowd of partners.

 

[Leona Lewis]

I expect Pete will be upset about the merger. Cooper complimented Pete on how lean and efficient he'd gotten SCDP. Plus, he'll be lost in a crowd of partners.

Yeah, I can't wait to see the fallout from this. Peggy, Joan, Pete, ROGER

Does this make Harry more likely or less likely to get partner status?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Pete wants to be bigger and richer. Well now they'll get more business than ever.

Reap what you sow.

 

[Cornballer]

Pete wants to be bigger and richer. Well now they'll get more business than ever.

Reap what you sow.

It gets him off the hook for screwing up his father in law's account, too. I don't think he'll mind.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

Has the new car type been confirmed? I googled the code name they gave and came up with Vega, which was an initial success but then became emblematic of Detroit's decline in the 70's.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Wow

Perhaps the best episode in Mad Men history, top 3 for sure.

 

[slightconfuse]

Man this episode is AMAZING.

Best of the season so far .

Can't wait for pete Falling down gifs

 

[Cornballer]

.

 

[Cornballer]

The meet up in the Chevy lobby: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane)

 

[ZedIndyLil]

Not sure how I feel about tonight's ep. Still processing it. Sure, lots of stuff happened, but Mad Men is more about the stuff between the stuff, if you know what I mean. I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the season, though, and I'm sad we're more than halfway through.

 

[slightconfuse]

Merger is an intruding direction .

Peggy/don back should be fun.

Crazy how pete has become the anti Don

 

[Amir0x]

Damn @ the scale of what happened in this episode. Man, just when you think this show is done with pitch-perfect, seasons-long related plot strands that finally explode into one perfect elegant, beautiful Mckayla Maroney level landing with the story pay off, they go and execute an hour of television like this.

I think Peggy and Don are going to tear each other apart this time. Not allies at all.

 

[Uno Venova]

I cannot get over how good this season has been, and I wasn't feeling very enthusiastic after 5.

 

[Axiology]

It gets him off the hook for screwing up his father in law's account, too. I don't think he'll mind.

He will mind. He just went on a tirade about how Don always does things that he thinks is best for everyone else and blah blah blah. He'll be bitter as fuck that Don not only stole Pete's glory for his plans to bring the business public, but also came up with an impulsive plan to rearrange everyone's lives at his whim... like Tarzan swinging from the trees.

Even if it worked out perfectly for Pete he's never gonna give Don any credit. He's been sipping the haterade for whole seasons now. The last time anything really positive happened between them was when Don payed Pete's way to maintain the company all the way back in S4. Plus Pete's life just went to shit for real now, so I don't think he's going to be in the best state when he hears about it.

 

[Jay Shadow]

You know you've watched a broad range of TV in your lifetime when you're watching Mad Men and think "Hey, isn't that banker from Herman's Head?"

 

[Frustrated_me]

That was awesome, top 5 episode of Madnen for sure.

- Don truly is selfish
- Magen's mom at the dinner table was hilarious
- Peggy is so done living in the ghetto and the boyfriend
- Rogers meeting with Chevy was clever
- Thay Joan scene, damn!

Soooo much happened, love it.

 

[brianjones]

I recognized cancer dude from the office when Michael meets with the other branch managers

and logans dad from Veronica mars (he was in last week too I know)

BEAT THAT

 

[Cornballer]

Even if it worked out perfectly for Pete he's never gonna give Don any credit..

Fair enough. Pete won't pass up an opportunity to gripe about it.

 

[jtb]

How could the season opener be two hours, and yet this was only one? I liked all the developments of the episode, but not the episode itself (minus the Joan rant). Really rushed. Basically just a bulleted list of plot points.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I'm in the middle of an online job interview AS WE SPEAK and I'm thinking about this episode. NOT GOOD.

 

[cory64]

I recognized cancer dude from the office when Michael meets with the other branch managers

The dad from Phil of the Future for me.

 

[Axiology]

I'm in the middle of an online job interview AS WE SPEAK and I'm thinking about this episode. NOT GOOD.

Posting on GAF is also NOT GOOD, lol

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

The FUCK did I just watch?

Scdp going to buy cgc obviously

Yeah, definitely smelling a merger of sorts.

Wow, guys.

 

[SaltyDoughnut]

Matt Weiner really got me good this week. Television man....

 

[Guess Who]

I said god damn. And people say nothing happens on Mad Men.

 

[Meier]

Great episode. Interesting twist with the merger.. I can't remember feeling like Don has been genuinely happy in a long time but he seemed like he was when in Chaough's office.

 

[Supermanisdead]

Lmao at Peggy and her apartment. What a disaster. Her boyfriend needs to go.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

The episode could end now and enough would have happened.

I thought the episode was over at about the 40-minute mark. This could have been two or three episodes.

 

[brianjones]

the apartment plot reminded me of Girls

 

[Leona Lewis]

Potential spoilers related to tonight's developments.

XP-887:

Spoiler

The Vega received praise and awards at its introduction, including Motor Trend Car of the Year. Subsequently the car became widely known for a range of problems related to its engineering, reliability, safety, propensity to rust, and engine durability. Despite a series of recalls and design upgrades, the Vega's problems tarnished both its own as well as General Motors' reputation. Production ended with the 1977 model year.

1967:

Spoiler

Adrian Kantrowitz performed the first pediatric heart transplant in the world on December 6, 1967 at Maimonides Hospital (now Maimonides Medical Center) in Brooklyn, New York. This was the first heart transplant of any kind in the United States.

This is more exciting than when we found out Margaret Sterling's wedding date