when roger is trying to call marie and he says MARIE SIL VOUS PLAIT and don actually thinkts its emil and he thinkgs hes drunk haha so funny.

mad men is such an underrated comedy. behind the facade of the characters the rare awkward silly moments scattered in the midst of constant personal turmoil, so funny and humanizing. the phone booth scene with Pete and Harry, which is less about them being funny and more about how ridiculous their egos and frustrations make them. Those moments hit hardest because they show that, beneath all the bravado, these characters are just trying to cope. diz u enjoy zhe fuhers birthday?

do you think the friend finds out and gets mad at her

but if you're looking for a break from the Mad Men gloominess and have a weird obsession for shows about ad agencies, give Detroiters on Netflix (and elsewhere) a try. It's a sweet, vulgar, strange and hilarious show. Starring Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, Lorne Michaels produced, several SNL cameos, but only 2 seasons unfortunately, it's a story of two best friends running the small, local ad agency that Tim inherited when his dad went nuts. Sorry, I meant "bonkers"...and guess what, if you like it, there's a subreddit!

Be a nice sir, buy a Chrysler!

I get that he's spoiled, but I think Pete Campbell is my favourite character so far. I've somehow never watched this show before and I'm floored by the whole cast; but Pete is adept in being completely lacking in charisma. When his files blow off in the wind and two girls hand them to him by the pool he tries to flirt but they don't even respond to him and his smile fades in to a frown. He can't even get acknowledgement. He tries his best but just something about him doesn't gel with anyone.

I was actually a little bit surprised to see how negatively he's viewed by the fanbase through a cursory search. I find him so completely realistic and utterly flawed. He's a great character.

I’m sorry but I never laughed so hard until this episode. We all know what was in the shots 😏

Everyone rags on Marie played by Julia Ormond for her bad French accent.

How was Salvatore's as played by Bryan Batt? Although I think I only remember him speaking Italian a few times : once on the phone talking to his Mama with Lois listening in on the board - which could have easily been dubbed by a voice actor, and the other times mostly just describing food and drink.

"Campari Con La Mosca! Literally, 'with flies'"

Plus, if he's 2nd generation Italian, any bad Italian would be expected anyway.

(Edited: word substitution for clarity)

2nd time thru the show on season 3 episode 8. I see a lot of love for Henry like he is a good guy but actively pursues a pregnant married woman, and continues to secretly communicate and even shows up to her house!? I’m no angel of a man, but pursuing a married woman is wild. I get he’s way better than Don and is great with Betty but still.

This has got to be one of the best shows of all time. I haven’t watched it in years and just restarted it. Watching the first episode after years has put so much into perspective. The GROWTH. And then each episodes subthemes toward the bigger theme of love. This is a love show. A show about real love. How love actually presents in the world. Don’t @ me.

To be honest, I don’t understand it. I’m only rewatching the show for the first time since it ended, so don’t crucify me.

But, I did a semester and a half of college. I understand mid life crises as a concept.

But their marriage didn’t seem unhappy. Usually even then when a guy would leave for such a younger women there was some sense of being personally unfulfilled or something missing in the marital life

Like with Don and Betty, that marriage was plastic. It wasn’t real. It was superficial. They did love each other deep down, but I feel they loved more of what their self images represented than who they truly were. I don’t think they knew each other well deep down (at least not in 1960-1963).

Mona and Roger seemed to have a deeper connection and despite Roger’s affairs, a more “real” marriage, more traditional.

Roger also had lived a life already. Served in war, and seemed proud of it rather than haunted by it (like Don) m. Had affairs. Was rich. Respected. Lived well. Probably traveled in his off time. Seemed comfortable in his own skin, unlike Don.

He didn’t seem as driven to self destruction as Don was or as full of self loathing and a desire to self sabotage as a means of soothing, so it makes me wonder.

So what drove him to do something as crazy as leave Mona for a young woman he barely truly knew?

I personally think they could’ve gotten back together, even if just for a brief time, in 1970:

If Don hadn’t gone on his journey across the US, had been available (emotionally and physically) and remained closer to home, as Betty learned of her cancer. It might not have been the same marriage, but it might’ve been a more mature companionship.

But maybe that’s just my wish, the wish of a fool.

What do you think?

I always wished Roger's story had ended differently. To be honest, I would've loved for him and Joanie to have ended up together.

Although Joan's ending is satisfying in itself, it left me feeling optimistic for her. I wouldn't change it out of pity for Roger; she's a boss queen.

I'm still not sure how I feel about Don's ending. He was so complicated and I feel like I still don't really know who he was. I don't think Don ever really knew who he was, either. He's so emotion-driven, so I would not be the least bit surprised if, 24 hours after his closing scene, he fell in love w/ a 19-year-old & ran away together, became a silent monk, or changed his name & left the country ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I always felt like they did Betty so wrong. I felt so bad for her throughout the entire series and her ending was as tragic as her life. I agree w/ many that her ending was symbolic of her inability to evolve w/ the times, but hot damn I just wish she could've had a long mediocre life at the very least.

I was so happy Peggy & Stan finally got together. Still, I wish we could've gotten at least half a season getting together - I think that would've been a great side story for fans, watching the two of them learn how to grow together as a couple & also individually.

There's no hope left for Harry. His behavior will become more & more condemned & he'll be that one guy that everyone in the ad industry finds insufferable. He makes us modern-day media ad buyers look like the bad guys at the agency. 🙄

Anyone else get super turned on watching this show? So much sexual tension and absolute smoke shows

It just occurred to me that Not a single character in the series had a (good) father. Bert Cooper was the ONLY positive male role model in the entire series.

BERT- father never mentioned. ROGER - ahole father died young. DON - ahole father died young, PETE - ahole father plane crash, Ken - father not mentioned, ahole FIL, TRUDY- ahole father, BETTY - Emotionally immature / dementia father, PEGGY - dead father, Joan - none mentioned but GREG - ahole, DON - ahole, HARRY - ahole, TED- ahole in disguise to which Peggy models herself, GINSBERG - not his father, MEHGAN - Ahole father HENRY - no father mentioned/ adult kids hate him.

The only fathers that got any redemption are the ones that were not involved in / left the business. Pete, Ken, Henry

Finally, do you think there is a link between Bert being the only level headed one with him being castrated? But that’s another can of worms…

Well I just started watching Mad Men and let’s just say I’m obsessed! One of my mom’s friends recommended this to me because she knows I like shows based in the 50s and 60s. I can’t wait to watch more episodes!!

Restarting this absolute masterpiece. It still blows my mind how fantastic it is.

In the episode where she discusses with the psychiatrist that she knows Don is cheating, she says Don came home smelling of different perfumes and “worse things.”

Is the “worse things” comment an implication that he smelled, for lack of a better word, like other women?

I’m not sure of a delicate way to put it, and my apologies if I offend anyone.

That is all.

Just looking at him it seems like he was always brooding, always quiet

Don puking at Rogers mother funeral makes no sense whatsoever. They didnt show anything leading up to the funeral.