Mad Men 5/6

pugznploons

I enjoyed this episode,

especially the unexpected Rory Gilmore as the slutty housewife and Principal Belding at the test kitchen   

wtf was up with the elevator, is someone going to fall down that thing?   

HesitantBride

pugznploons:

wtf was up with the elevator, is someone going to fall down that thing?   

I took the elevator shaft as a metaphor for Don's newly precarious position with Megan leaving the office.  I think Megan was a leavening force for him at work (it made him a better ad man).  Since they showed the elevator shaft right after Megan left, I took it as a reference also to the opening credits (you know, where people are falling) and to Don's inevitable fall.  Maybe this also signals a follow up to Cooper's rebuke of Don a couple of episodes back that he was relying too much on a woman (either Megan or Peggy) and had lost his edge.  I expect his edge to come back at work, but it will be at the cost of the relative normalcy that Megan at work provided.

PnkBride

I loved this episode. Peggy has some b*lls! Her and Don fighting.  I loved her telling Don to shut up

Also, I think with Megan starting the acting thing, Don is going to have way too much time on his hands. That means trouble! He will be out womanizing soon.

And can I just say, I hate Pete more with every episode!

MrsWindyCity

I've always loved Peggy, but man do I REALLY love her this season. She's awesome.

As for the elevator shaft, yeah I think it's a metaphor. I think Don is just scared about what is to come - this is really one of the first times he's not in control of things, including his wife because now he's not going to see her 24/7, either. I don't think Megan made Don a better ad man - I think he was just phoning it in, like Cooper mentioned. So, I'm thinking/hoping he stars being a little more vested in SCDP again. But, he may need another fall first.

Pete is just becoming more and more depressed and I wonder how it will manifest itself. I feel like they are leaning toward an attempted suicide. Didn't he mention something about that clause in his life insurance policy? I can't imagine them actually killing Pete off, but maybe just showing us the thoughts are there?

I don't even understand why he is trying to get with the housewife - it seems like he should either be a) trying to get with someone who is NOT a housewife in the burbs, since that seems to be when he stopped being as in love with Trudy as he was; or b) someone he knows he can have (like a prostitute). I really don't know what he's trying to do here - trying to get caught? Between going home with Harold (is that his name?) and knowing that Beth *could* potentially run into Trudy "at the market" I don't know what else to think. 

thatgirlang

I liked this episode a lot.  Definitely loved "Rory's" appearance... And Belding! I couldn't place him until I read your post. Wow, long time no see.

I loved Peggy in this episode too. Great scene with Don in the Cool Whip kitchen.

I am glad they didn't drag out Megan's "secret" and her sneaking around with auditions.  Good for her on having the guts to tell Don and quit right away. I am starting to like her even though I still get confused as to how she and Don ended up married so quickly!

LateToTheParty

PnkBride:

I loved this episode. Peggy has some b*lls! Her and Don fighting.  I loved her telling Don to shut up

Also, I think with Megan starting the acting thing, Don is going to have way too much time on his hands. That means trouble! He will be out womanizing soon.

And can I just say, I hate Pete more with every episode!

I agree with this! It's only a matter of time until he gets lonely and starts sleeping around.