Mad Men: Season Four

[Coco]

WARNING: Spoilers for 4.01 ("Public Relations") coming up as soon as we get a conference table in here.

The new season of AMC's critically acclaimed serial returned with the first episode of its fourth season last week. The major points:

-A year older, the show's charm is intact; I would even argue that show's charm is enhanced with Betty in the background and the new agency taking center stage. Do you like the lack of Betty? How long will it stick?

-Don not getting layed on the first date was a refreshing change of pace; Is this a sign of his skillset not being what it once was or has he found the one woman in 1960s New York with the ability to send him away high and dry?

-If Betty is truly on the backburner for good, how do you feel about Peggy assuming the role of Mad Men's apex female?

-Seriously: Does anybody believe Jon Hamm needs to pay for sex?

Discuss the fourth season here. Give me what I want.

 

[Cactus~Clothesline]

I love this show...and I'm liking this season. I'd even go as far to say this is my favorite TV show next to Sons of Anarchy.

Do you like the lack of Betty? How long will it stick?

I really hope she stays away...but I don't think she will. Even though she officially married Henry, I really feel like she wants Don back. I really hate Betty though so I guess January Jones is doing her job well.

Is this a sign of his skillset not being what it once was or has he found the one woman in 1960s New York with the ability to send him away high and dry?

I don't know if his skillset is gone, I feel like women are just getting smarter. At this point, Feminine Mystique is becoming a well read book by women.

how do you feel about Peggy assuming the role of Mad Men's apex female?

I've always liked Peggy so I hope she does well, but she needs to run things by Don and not follow Pete. I remember the first episode and I told my fiance she was going to be important.

-Seriously: Does anybody believe Jon Hamm needs to pay for sex?

Hahah, no, but if Don wants to get slapped, then yes he needs to pay for it.

 

[Coco]

Bitchin' season so far. The year's been spent doing a take on the age old "no man is an island" bit, and it's played so well. Watching Don's story and his fear of opening up come at a time when the back-drop of the show features a budding celebrity culture that our leading man neither understands nor respects has infinite charm in the moments it's played up. It's strange to see Weiner go from The Sopranos to telling a story about a man who's finding his peace and accepting who he is, and as such something tells me we're not even close to the end of Don's story yet. With five episodes left, I have the strangest feeling that we're being set up for a fall. Regardless, this season, with it's Mad Men charm without all the Betty, is right up there with some of the best I've ever seen. Tip-top. Where is the love, WZ?

 

[gd]

I admit, I've only watched one episode, my first episode of Mad Men ever. The one with the Japanese people coming in because they wanted something marketed, I guess. It was a motorcyle, right?

Anyway, really enjoyed it. Don Draper lived up tp what I've heard of him, there was some good 50s racism, and that one lady certainly does have really large breats. I don't know how she doesn't fall down, Japanese man. It's definetly something I could get into eventually, would likely start from the beginning though. Too much to catch up on, mostly because it's on AMC which I always forget exists.