tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post3781677342663506091..comments2024-03-04T00:09:50.431-08:00Comments on Rikdad's Comic Thoughts: Mad Men 407Rikdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-22229345273260616802010-09-09T16:02:23.724-07:002010-09-09T16:02:23.724-07:00WOW! Batman and Robin #14 might be the best issue...WOW! Batman and Robin #14 might be the best issue yetJonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667412261395222328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-86252624734905021152010-09-07T17:18:56.468-07:002010-09-07T17:18:56.468-07:00Rickdad -- Very thoughtful comments and wonderful ...Rickdad -- Very thoughtful comments and wonderful observations. I think I'd have to own the DVD and rewatch the series to hone in on some of your more salient points. I do have a different take on the final scene. I believe Don's response to leaving the door open was part reference to his and Peggy's relationship and mostly an overt desire to air out the literal and figurative stench of emotions that clouded the office the night before. He was clean and fresh, and he wanted the physical space to be that way as well.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184602357190697573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-77099947389601152332010-09-07T15:32:14.821-07:002010-09-07T15:32:14.821-07:00agmcfc, I don't think I can predict where Don&...agmcfc, I don't think I can predict where Don's future lies, either professionally, socially, or medically. I don't think this series wants to be an 80-hour version of Leaving Las Vegas. If the societal parallel is the point, it's fair to say that the late Sixties were a time of upheaval, but not utter destruction. An interesting quality of the series is its willingness to make large jumps in time, especially between seasons. We might first see Don's next marriage abruptly, several months into it.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-44681247630226958592010-09-07T15:25:02.044-07:002010-09-07T15:25:02.044-07:00sistermagpie, great observation! Actually, last ep...sistermagpie, great observation! Actually, last episode, another commenter here, imkimiam, also watched Don's drink and noticed that he left it untouched, and then Peggy brought it to him. I need to follow the props more carefully -- those actions must be in the script.<br /><br />No doubt, Roger's comments are a foil for what's happening with Don and Duck. I'm not sure if Don is an alcoholic per se as opposed to a man battling depression with alcohol, but he's flirting with his own destruction in either case. Roger either doesn't see that regarding Don's recent situation or doesn't care... perhaps he would even relish seeing Don brought low.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-16122973876969391322010-09-07T14:57:49.524-07:002010-09-07T14:57:49.524-07:00Patrick, it seems like Dr. Faye is going to be par...Patrick, it seems like Dr. Faye is going to be particularly compelling for Don in that she's both attractive and smart. They have almost zero professional agreement, so if they do get together, it would be on some level a Hollywood stereotype: the couple that feuds until they embrace.<br /><br />I think we'll find out sooner or later that she's "a type", too. Isn't everyone?Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-58403885433639089762010-09-07T14:55:47.252-07:002010-09-07T14:55:47.252-07:00JMD, I'm glad she enjoys. This second, newer t...JMD, I'm glad she enjoys. This second, newer topic for my blog may seem ad hoc, and to some extent it certainly is, but I think the two main foci, Grant Morrison's Batman work and Mad Men are both worthy of comment, and I've enjoyed trying to bring the same approach to both. Thanks for the kind words!Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-21604636670464974532010-09-07T13:55:51.795-07:002010-09-07T13:55:51.795-07:00Excellent post. Your point about the parallels be...Excellent post. Your point about the parallels between Don and the need to be like Clay/Ali but being more drawn to Liston is compelling and cannot be argued with. Wow.<br /><br />I don't think Don will marry Dr. Faye. I think Allison is going to get knocked up and he marries her out of obligation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-92051930791563363322010-09-07T12:25:57.849-07:002010-09-07T12:25:57.849-07:00Awesome post after an awesome episode! This mornin...Awesome post after an awesome episode! This morning I found that I kept coming back to the fact that the one time in the episode--perhaps the one time all season--that Don actually refused a drink was at the end of The Suitcase. He asked for a drink, Peggy confronted him with his drinking. He confessed what he really wanted--not to drink, but to be able to deal with the phone call he knew would be bad. When Peggy brought him the drink he laid his head in her lap instead. <br /><br />Which I just realize completely goes back to Roger's hilarious phone call about the AA guys. When asked how to deal with a tragedy (like killing someone in a motorboat) Roger responds with drinking, exactly as Don is doing throughout the ep. But in the end the better idea--vulnerability--wins out. Don knows it when he sees it. And it's the moments when he's opening up that he seems the toughest throughout the episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-45301769043447129842010-09-07T07:48:05.134-07:002010-09-07T07:48:05.134-07:00Am loving the Mad Man analysis as much as the Batm...Am loving the Mad Man analysis as much as the Batman stuff. Well, maybe Batman more, but only because Grant Morrison comes up with some fiendish puzzles.<br /><br />Have one prediction for the series. Dr. Faye Miller predicted that Don would be married within the year because he was that 'type'. Up to now she has resisted all of Don's advances, making her more elusive and attractive in his eyes. What are the chances of Don marrying Faye before the end of the series? Or certainly before the end of the twelve month period.<br /><br />Sorry about the deleted posts - had made an error that neeeded to be fixed.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336195400120460286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-26028605902981098062010-09-07T07:18:11.128-07:002010-09-07T07:18:11.128-07:00What I find funny, Rikdad, is that I recommended y...What I find funny, Rikdad, is that I recommended your site to my wife....she's a big Mad Men fan.<br /><br />Much like my comments about your insight on Batman....she mentionned that your really "get" this show.<br /><br />Looks like you have a different fan base now. :)Jay-Me-Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800761774963965583noreply@blogger.com