The best line last night had to be Alison's summing up of Don, "He's a drunk and they get away with murder because they forget everything." For those of us who have lived with and suffered at the hands of drunks...oh my, those words rang so true.
The best scene, I think, was that smile between Pete and Peggy when she was waiting for the elevator and he was schmoozing with clients on the other side of the glass (seriously, I got all teary as it was so beautifully done). They have a real bond and we saw it was still there when Peggy freaked over Trudy's pregnancy. (BTW, I love Trudy. What a great power wife!) I remember when Pete's father died, there was a moment when he looked longingly at Peggy across the office. It was obvious he wanted to talk to her, to go to her for comfort. But he choked and went to Don instead. (Going to Don Draper for comfort...bad move!) I don't think there's any romance down the line for Pete and Peggy -- at least I hope not because that would be too cheesy -- but I love that they have that closeness, in spite of everything.
Some other great scenes: 1) Peggy trying on Faye's engagement ring during the focus group...and Don noticing.
2) Freddy Rumsen being absolutely right (at least according to the SCDP focus group) -- after Peggy telling him his ideas were dated -- that women just want to get married and that this fact should be the spin used in the Pond's commercials.
3) Harry using a Yiddish word and Pete not understanding it. I gather Harry is learning these words from working in TV.
4) Pete paraphrasing LBJ.
Something becoming painfully clear: Faye is evil.
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I thought Allsion's parting shot was pretty good too - that Don is not a good person. Dick may be but that is hardly clear either.
Season 4 is really using the previous three seasons to create subtext (yeah, I hate that word, but Weiner is doing it). Maybe they did it beofre but I have never seen this depth and glad you got me to become a student of the series.
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