Mad Monday: Sally Draper Saw More Of Her Daddy Than She Ever Wanted

As if I needed more reason to find Sally to be the best character on the show.

SPOILER ALERT.

 

Mad Men this week, did not disappoint. Generally as a season comes to an end of any show, the episodes close to the end mostly set up the finale but aren't episodes you want to pause so you can have freak out moment of what occurred. I love that even though this was the third to last episode, I was still fighting the urge the cover my eyes and yell at the screen.

Here is a list of my new thoughts and opinions based on last night's episode.

1. BOB BENSON. I've gone through multiple theories on Bob. Mostly I think he is going to shoot up the office or at least kill one person. But now I have a more intense theory. He is trying to sleep with anyone, whether it be Joan or Pete simply to move up in the company. If it's Joan, he'll sleep with her and then expect everyone to think she's a slut and fire her but everyone will be like "Boo you whore" and fire him. Then he'll either kill Joan or everyone. If it's Pete, he'll sleep with him and then say that Pete hit on him, and try to take his job. Clearly I'm still working on the Pete theory. I can't wrap my mind around that one, I had no reason to see that coming. I loved it.

2. The end of Megan and Don. I've had theories about their end for a while. I was not with a lot of people who thought Megan was already dead. I think she might die. But she wasn't already dead. Now, I'm not sure if she will kill herself because Sally tells her what she saw, or she'll end up shoving Don out the window in the series finale because the truth takes that long to come out.

3. Someone is getting pushed out that window. But who? My boyfriend and I both think the show will end with someone reenacting the title sequence. We generally assumed Pete and Don would get in a fight and one or maybe both men would fall out the glass. But now, I can imagine it being Bob and Pete in a fight. Megan and Don. Someone. It'll happen.

4. Pete Campbell and Peggy Olson. I'm scared of that happening again so my brain doesn't really have a theory. But I loved the callback his mom pulled on Peggy and their drunk dinner.

Well, to anyone who reads this blog, what are your theories?

The Day I Unintentionally Became Peggy Olson

You've all dreamt of it, but it happened to me: 

I lived a day that was like an episode of Mad Men. 

But it was less fun because I played early episodes Peggy, not how she is now. 

Well this story begins with how I originally missed a job interview because I was vomiting all night due to a stomach virus. I rescheduled because thankfully, a trip to the ER is a good enough excuse.

So Tuesday (now a week ago), I woke up and got my current job's duties out of the way. I got dressed in the outfit that I had not one, but THREE people approve of. My best friend Nikki, though, told me I really needed a blazer in order to look the most professional.

I drove 45 minutes to meet up with the recruiter. His name is, wait for it, Draper. David Draper. Yeah, when I first met him I had the hardest time not making a Mad Men reference. But I kept it in, because I bet he hates the amount people mention it to him.

I arrived in the city early and stopped to pee in a Panda Express. Then I regretted it, what if I smelt like soy sauce!?

Well, Draper's secretary had me fill out an application. But there was also a blond, sitting and filling out an application. It discouraged me, but I carried on. But, then yet another woman came in and asking for Mr. Draper. Then, a few minutes later yet another girl came in and began filling out her application. Then one by one, the girls and I were called into the same room to fill out a personality test. No joke. Apparently this is normal. Then Draper came, and we had to take a math and vocabulary test. It reminded me of the high school exit exam. "If Sally had 348 marbles, but Bobby takes 129, how many does Sally have left?" Why are we even thinking about this for a consultant position? Did I not realize this was the CIA?

After the test, we were once again taken one by one to the front lobby. Then one by one for the actual interview, and of course, I was last. The interview went well from what I could tell, and he invited me back to meet the head of training. But then he Joan'd me:

"Now, I'm going to give you advice I give every college graduate. So don't take this the wrong way...but...you need to dress better."

Basically, my best friend was right. I need a damn blazer. Overall, I was there for over 2 hours and my random mix CD played SNL's Natalie Portman Rap when I got back in the car. So I'll take that as a good sign.

Mad Men Monday: What the hell are you doing, Don?!

"It's easy to give up something when you're ashamed." 

- Sylvia Rosen, Mad Men

 

 

Um. What are you doing, Don Draper? I hope all of your fans judged you tonight. I'm not sure what this means for you but I was glad when Sylvia finally realized how creepy you were being and ended it. 

Part of me thinks Don knew it was over when he heard Sylvia and her husband arguing, and then just played out the fantasy for as long as he could. Problem is, the fantasy was a creep show. I always thought Don liked powerful women, but maybe he wants the power now? I'm not sure. 

On a lighter note, Joan and I have the same health issues! I was entertained when she said it was just a cyst on her ovary because I have had that happen to me twice. It sucks. Seeing Bob Benson as real human was also fun in this episode.

Overall, this episode of Mad Men confused me. The best thing that came out of it was this GIF: