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A former client returns to Sterling Cooper. Betty takes the kids on a trip. Joan and Greg plan for their future.
Freudian Slip: Confronting Hard Truths on "Mad Men"
televisionaryblog.com 10/26/2009 — "And who are you supposed to be?"
Rarely ever has a question been asked that has carried more weight than that one. On this week's stunning episode of Mad Men ("The Gypsy and The Hobo"), written by Marti Noxon & Cathryn Humphris and Matthew Weiner and directed by Jennifer Getzinger, the truth ...
Food, Glorious Food! —
Basket of Kisses
One of the major motifs used in The Gypsy and the Hobo is food.
It’s introduced by former (and potential) Sterling Cooper client Annabelle Mathis of Caldecott Farms. Her company manufactures dog food out of horse meat. Caldecott Farms is trying to overcome negative public opinion after ...
Freedom —
Basket of Kisses
I said earlier that when Don leaves the pictures on the dresser he is finally free.
What we know of Don Draper is that he was never free. “I didn’t think I had a choice,” he says of maintaining his disguise. A choiceless life is a prison.
As Dick Whitman, he was a whore-child, a slave [...]
The Gypsy And The Hobo —
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In traveling attire, Betty is closing up her suitcase and calling to the kids, who are downstairs in the kitchen with Don. Sally is trying to land a Minnie Mouse costume, but Don won't hear of it: "You'll wear it once. Plus it's made out of plastic, and it's crap." I can hear Disney's lawyers ...
Trick-or-Treat Anachronism —
Basket of Kisses
Look, the moment when Carlton asks Don who he’s dressed as is beautiful. I get it. Symbolism. Woo. But it’s a total anachronism. Parents didn’t take kids as old as Sally and Bobby trick-or-treating in 1963. That’s very modern, that’s what you call “helicopter ...
Mad Men "The Gypsy and the Hobo": The Past Comes Calling —
thus spake drake
Remember back when I said Hugh Laurie could have the Emmy locked up with the first episode? Retraction... of course, I had know idea that Jon Hamm would have such a plum like this to submit as his Emmy reel. Like last week, the writers (Matthew Weiner with Marti Noxon & Cathryn Humphris) did a ...
Chekhov’s Gun —
Basket of Kisses
Chekhov’s gun did not go off.
From the beginning of this season, Suzanne Farrell has been a controversial character. Is she innocence, youth, and the new world that is coming? Or is she a lunatic bunny boiler? Does she dance barefoot with flowers in her hair, or does she call radio ...
You don’t know! —
Basket of Kisses
You don’t know! You don’t know what it’s like to want something your whole life, and to plan for it and, and count on it and not get it, okay?
–Dr. Greg McRapist
Yes. She does.
The thing that is very clear about this line is that it exactly articulates where Joan is ...
Do we have a theme? —
Basket of Kisses
Obviously, I’m overwhelmed—we all are—by the Don storyline, but the overall theme, I think, is played out by Roger Sterling. And I’m a little bit annoyed, with so much going on, that Marti Noxon, Cathryn Humphris, and Matt Weiner together couldn’t come up with a better way to ...
Mad Men, "The Gypsy and the Hobo": This Week's 5 Maddest Moments —
BuzzSugar
You know how everyone's always talking about how Mad Men is a slowly simmering pot, leaving you waiting for things to bubble to the surface? One of the show's major plot points, Don Draper's identity, bubbles to the top, finally. And how ironic for it to happen on Halloween eve . . .
The ...
This week’s crystal ball award to: —
Basket of Kisses
Stella, who knocked it out of the park with:
Total speculation: Could it be that Joan will actually be affected by Vietnam more than most employees at SC? Now that Greg’s “just” a doctor contemplating moving to some far-flung place like Alabama to practice surgery, might he be one of the first ...
Mad Men Monday: The Gypsy & The Hobo —
CrabbyGolightly
WAYWARD Mad Men Monday: The Gypsy & The Hobo By Miz J C LEARY, THIS SEASON IT'S ALL ABOUT DON . BUT FIRST ABOUT ME. I started tonight off with a delicious glass of wine. Swigging in anticipation, I may have had too much, but that’s okay. It worked in nicely with the hole poor-me plot ...
Review: Mad Men - The Gypsy and the Hobo —
TV Squad
(S03E11) Autumn in New York, why does it feel so inviting... That's a great song, and I thought of it while watching the opening of this episode, with the Draper kids all excited about Halloween. And there was also that chill in the air between Don and Betty. Actually, the icy glare was all ...
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