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?

Trash Talk Tuesday: Why Is Everyone Blaming JJ Abrams?

Don't cry Trekkies. It wasn't that bad.

 Spoilers Ahead! 

This post should be prefaced with the fact that I am not a Trekkie. I've seen a couple episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but not enough to truly say I'm a fan. But when I saw the first JJ Abrams film, and I loved it. But when rumors started about this film I had no idea who Khan was, or what to think. My boyfriend showed me Wrath of Khan just so I would understand the references and rumours that were all over the internet. I needed to understand because I had to see Star Trek Into Darkness. Reason? Benedict Cumberbatch. Enough said.

I enjoyed the change up of Kirk dying rather than Spock. But I guess I fell into the trap of liking something just because it was slightly altered. Which is stupid of me. I realized mistakes and silliness when I read this article: Star Trek Into Darkness: The Spoiler FAQ. It was a hilarious read. I suggest it.

But what I don't enjoy is the blaming of JJ Abrams. He's the director. He didn't write the script. This is something that fans do a lot. Its like blaming Benedict Cumberbatch for playing Khan. "How dare he play that character, he's white." It's silly to blame the director, just like its silly to blame the actor. You should blame the person who had the final say in the script and the decision making power of who cast the actors.

Also, I'm all for different races playing characters but I don't like actors being cast simply because they are a certain color. If Benedict Cumberbatch was the best actor for the role, he should play the role. I only have a problem that he was cast if they purposely said, "We are only hiring white actors." That makes it different story. (Example: The way The Hunger Games was cast.)

I guess my trash to talk is about fans. Stop being such a fan that you can't see problems, and stop being such a fan that you only see problems. You should appreciate the people who make the movies possible, and not criticize them for the limitations they have in filming. Otherwise, there won't be new movies. Your choice.