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8 Reviews
This is why i love this show.
MaCVaLLeY15 November 2020
Refreshingly Different
borowiecsminus31 July 2016
Warning: Spoilers
No one saw the events of this episode coming. It was strange. In a good way, but still definitely strange. Something was very off about having Don, Peggy, and Bobbie all in the same room (or car) together. We've never really seen that before.
While the episode revolves somewhat around its titular employee, it's really about Don and Betty's marriage. Some shows feel the need to explain things to the viewer through dialogue. I'm so glad this is not one of those shows. It is a show of things unsaid, and nowhere does it work better than in this very episode.
That being said, it still isn't up to series par, although it isn't that far below. The episode's best attribute is its writing, which, in contrast to the rest, is well above the show's par, which is already admirable.
It's great. It just isn't very fun.
While the episode revolves somewhat around its titular employee, it's really about Don and Betty's marriage. Some shows feel the need to explain things to the viewer through dialogue. I'm so glad this is not one of those shows. It is a show of things unsaid, and nowhere does it work better than in this very episode.
That being said, it still isn't up to series par, although it isn't that far below. The episode's best attribute is its writing, which, in contrast to the rest, is well above the show's par, which is already admirable.
It's great. It just isn't very fun.
Booze fest
yahaira-729-69470110 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The life of Don Drapper is winding down in a bottomless spiral. Booze exotic woman clients. A wife and kids, a home life that not always enjoyable. The advertising firm is full of smoke and booze and a pecking competitive order. Peggy is the voice of reaso amongst the male crew. Drapper's past sneaks up on him as his son makes mistakes looking for his father's attention. The wife Betsy is starting to mature and starts setting demands on Drapprr. A very sad woman this Bobby Barrett a manager but a vacuous vamp after her thrill to overtake the main man Drapper. Some of the characters are vain and vile players who will do anything to climb the corporate ladder.
Ms. Barrett
jotix1005 February 2010
Warning: Spoilers
As this episode begins, Trudy and Pete Campbell are seen at a doctor's office. They have come because they have not been able to conceive a child after more than a year and a half of marriage. The problems seems to lie in Trudy, because Pete has proved, as with his relationship with Peggy, that he is not the reason Trudy can't become pregnant.
Bobbie Barrett, who has shown an interest in Don, calls him from Sardi where she has been drinking alone after her project for a television show was approved. Don is shocked when Rachel Manken comes to his table. She is now married, something that catches him by surprise. Bobbie realizes a tension between Don and Rachel. After she goes, Bobbie suggests to go to her Long Island place by the water.
Along the way, Bobbie is seen drinking heavily from a bottle. She is all over Don, who gets distracted. They end up in a ditch, but fortunately, they are not hurt. As the police take them into the station, a fine is levied, but Don doesn't have enough to cover it. In a surprise movement, Don, who wants to protect Bobbie from any scandal, asks Peggy to come to get them with the money for the fine. Peggy ends up taking Bobbie home to Brooklyn.
As Don arrives home that night, a worried Betty, who hasn't slept all night, is worried. Don goes over his accident without giving details. He blames what happened to him on his high blood pressure, something he had failed to inform her after his physical. Betty goes into a frenzy about preparing his meals without salt.
There is a buzz in the office about Joan's engagement to the Jewish doctor. Roger doesn't seem too thrilled about the news, after all, he secretly wants her. Joan has hired a new secretary for Don. She is Jane Siegel, an attractive woman who captures all the men's attention and who Joan scolds for wearing provocative clothes.
At Peggy's apartment, Bobbie is not too happy, but she has to lay low for a while. Bobbie questions Peggy about being secretly interested in Don. Bobbie's advice to Peggy is to "be a woman". That triggers a couple of flashbacks in her mind. In the first one, she is seen at the hospital, suffering from her depression caused after the birth of the baby. In the second one, Don is seen visiting Peggy, encouraging her to come out of the state that afflicts her mentioning that it's shocking, but if she puts her mind to it, she'll be surprised how little will she remember of her ordeal.
At the office, Don has unkind words toward Peggy because not finishing an assignment; he is not satisfied. Don repays Peggy for the money she lent him and suddenly feels emboldened in calling him "Don" for the first time, as now she sees herself as an equal.
A good episode directed by Jennifer Getzinger and written by Robin Veith. Melinda McGraw made a valuable contribution. Her scenes with Elisabeth Moss give the episode a turning point as Peggy feels liberated from her past as she takes to heart Bobbie's advice. The regulars are good, especially Joel Murray playing Mozart's 40th Symphony with his pants zipper!
Bobbie Barrett, who has shown an interest in Don, calls him from Sardi where she has been drinking alone after her project for a television show was approved. Don is shocked when Rachel Manken comes to his table. She is now married, something that catches him by surprise. Bobbie realizes a tension between Don and Rachel. After she goes, Bobbie suggests to go to her Long Island place by the water.
Along the way, Bobbie is seen drinking heavily from a bottle. She is all over Don, who gets distracted. They end up in a ditch, but fortunately, they are not hurt. As the police take them into the station, a fine is levied, but Don doesn't have enough to cover it. In a surprise movement, Don, who wants to protect Bobbie from any scandal, asks Peggy to come to get them with the money for the fine. Peggy ends up taking Bobbie home to Brooklyn.
As Don arrives home that night, a worried Betty, who hasn't slept all night, is worried. Don goes over his accident without giving details. He blames what happened to him on his high blood pressure, something he had failed to inform her after his physical. Betty goes into a frenzy about preparing his meals without salt.
There is a buzz in the office about Joan's engagement to the Jewish doctor. Roger doesn't seem too thrilled about the news, after all, he secretly wants her. Joan has hired a new secretary for Don. She is Jane Siegel, an attractive woman who captures all the men's attention and who Joan scolds for wearing provocative clothes.
At Peggy's apartment, Bobbie is not too happy, but she has to lay low for a while. Bobbie questions Peggy about being secretly interested in Don. Bobbie's advice to Peggy is to "be a woman". That triggers a couple of flashbacks in her mind. In the first one, she is seen at the hospital, suffering from her depression caused after the birth of the baby. In the second one, Don is seen visiting Peggy, encouraging her to come out of the state that afflicts her mentioning that it's shocking, but if she puts her mind to it, she'll be surprised how little will she remember of her ordeal.
At the office, Don has unkind words toward Peggy because not finishing an assignment; he is not satisfied. Don repays Peggy for the money she lent him and suddenly feels emboldened in calling him "Don" for the first time, as now she sees herself as an equal.
A good episode directed by Jennifer Getzinger and written by Robin Veith. Melinda McGraw made a valuable contribution. Her scenes with Elisabeth Moss give the episode a turning point as Peggy feels liberated from her past as she takes to heart Bobbie's advice. The regulars are good, especially Joel Murray playing Mozart's 40th Symphony with his pants zipper!
First Great Episode of Season 2
TheFearmakers5 September 2023
Bobbie Bartlett's affair with Don seemed very forced and rushed... within ten minutes of meeting they're at it in his car, and, well, a car is where she becomes a better character, after an accident, and the time she spends with Peggy in her apartment is like a kind of stage play all its own, and has some great "feminist moments" without pushing an agenda...
Binging this show for the third time you sometimes forget about how certain seasons pan out, and this one is the slowest, and looking up seasons online it's said that the 2nd season loses the zest of the incredible first season, which in itself is like an incredible 13 hour movie...
Anyhow, great stuff here, really enjoyed it.
Binging this show for the third time you sometimes forget about how certain seasons pan out, and this one is the slowest, and looking up seasons online it's said that the 2nd season loses the zest of the incredible first season, which in itself is like an incredible 13 hour movie...
Anyhow, great stuff here, really enjoyed it.
Don and the women
Horst_In_Translation18 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
"The New Girl" is the fifth episode from the second season of "Mad Men". It runs for under 49 minutes and premiered back in 2008, so now it is over 15 years old already. The director was Jennifer Getzinger, a BAFTA nominee for this show, and the screenplay here is Robin Veith, who scored three Emmy nominations for "Mad Men". The cast includes the usual faces, but there is quite a bit of progress for the characters. The biggest comes with Joan Holloway who is engaged now, even if we do not really find out to whom and her meeting with Sterling when the two talk was also cut-short. His only scene during the episode. Instead, there is major focus on Don with this one here and also on another female character from the office, namely Peggy and this episode shows us a lot about their relationship. There is not only a flashback sequence to Peggy at the hospital with her pregnancy, but in the now Don ends up in a car accident and as another woman is with him, who does he call? That's right, Peggy. She brings the money, picks him and the woman up and even lets her stay for a little while at her place until she is fine again. Don pays for it though and I mean physically. I wonder what bothers him more, his injured arm or that he has to do without salt at home in the future. So there is at least a little bit of punishment he gets from his wife for what he did, even if she could not be any more in the unknown.
Speaking of the women in Don's life, Rachel returns shortly and we find out she is now married to, found herself a Jewish man. Good for her I guess. The break-up with Don was pretty abrupt in the last season and the two meeting again did not exactly seem filled with positive feelings here during this episode. And there's more women as Don also has a new female in front of his room now taking care of the job Peggy did before. Now this new character really got the men crazy you can say in this episode. Joan's tent-related comment was pure comedy gold there, but what happened afterwards with the guy who played Mozart on his zipper was something else. Nobody can ever say that Mad Men is not funny after scene like this. I had to laugh so hard. I guess this is what an attractive new female at the office does, especially if she does not use all the buttons on her outfit. If we look at one male character from the office, Pete is also having some decent screen time this time, but mostly from a personal perspective as he and his wife Trudy have tried for quite some time to become parents, but it just wasn't meant to be so far, so he goes to see a doctor because his wife wants him to and the result is that Pete's sperms could not be any better. Well, we knew that already with what happened to Peggy and what Pete does not know of course. It was at the same time entertaining and embarrassing to see Pete so happy about his manhood there at the end, but also depressing in a way if you look at Trudy as she realizes that she must be the reason why it is not working out with a pregnancy. The way he acted towards her there showed really that he was void of any empathy.
Lack of empathy from women towards men is something you see on other occasions during this episode. The best example is probably the phone call between Don and the woman resting at Peggy's place and how he talks business first with her and then asks her if she is okay in terms of her health. But then again, this is also exactly what she does, so the two may not have been too different from each other. We also get some solid mentions of movies from back then. "La notte" is mentioned, so is "Spartacus" and "Cape Fear" later on. Watching "Mad Men" can actually get you really decent movie recommendations. What else can I say? Oh yes, we get to see Peggy's mother and sister on one occasion. Very briefly only. This was not one scene to make you smile or even laugh, but there were a few more. Take the brief comment by one character who introduces himself as being married to an attractive female when the other guys react differently before that. So we knew exactly where all this was heading. Or where they wanted it to head you can say. Some more brainstorming: We are remembered again that Pete's dead is dead, but I think all is said about Pete now and if you did not find him unlikable before this episode, if that was even possible, then nobody can support this character even after it to be honest.
Melinda McGraw's character was maybe more interesting here. Early on in the scenes with Don, she just seemed as nothing more than another quick affair to him, maybe to boost his ego as well after finding out about Rachel being married, but in the scenes at Peggy's place we find out more about her as well as about Peggy. The two still seem to come from different spheres and they will not become friends or anything and you see that during the moment when one character declines another's suggestion to play a game of cards, but in a way they are still fascinated by each other. The older one by how all the stuff Peggy is doing for Don despite not having feelings for him while realizing that it was talent and hard work that got humble Peggy the job and Peggy also listens to the other woman's words in the end stemming from her experience and stands up a bit for herself in her final meeting with Don during this episode. Pay attention to how she calls him Don there and his face expression afterwards when she leaves the room. It's nice to see her gain some respect. Probably almost nobody will disagree that Peggy is the most likable character on the show. As for Don, what can you say about him. Nothing positive for sure as Peggy even has to mention the money to him and that he does not pay her back right away when he can without any questions asked. It is tough to say if he is less likable than Pete, probably not at this point, but at least with Pete you can say that he is still younger and might have changed once he is Don's age. Okay, it seems unlikely too. They are just both a different kind of unlikable then I guess. It was also good to see Don did not come out of this episode unharmed. In any case, this was another really entertaining Mad Men episode with more than just a few scenes and moments that will stay in the mind. In terms of both drama and comedy. I highly recommend checking it out. Episodes like this contribute a lot to me considering this a worthy choice for being my number-one favorite TV show ever.
Speaking of the women in Don's life, Rachel returns shortly and we find out she is now married to, found herself a Jewish man. Good for her I guess. The break-up with Don was pretty abrupt in the last season and the two meeting again did not exactly seem filled with positive feelings here during this episode. And there's more women as Don also has a new female in front of his room now taking care of the job Peggy did before. Now this new character really got the men crazy you can say in this episode. Joan's tent-related comment was pure comedy gold there, but what happened afterwards with the guy who played Mozart on his zipper was something else. Nobody can ever say that Mad Men is not funny after scene like this. I had to laugh so hard. I guess this is what an attractive new female at the office does, especially if she does not use all the buttons on her outfit. If we look at one male character from the office, Pete is also having some decent screen time this time, but mostly from a personal perspective as he and his wife Trudy have tried for quite some time to become parents, but it just wasn't meant to be so far, so he goes to see a doctor because his wife wants him to and the result is that Pete's sperms could not be any better. Well, we knew that already with what happened to Peggy and what Pete does not know of course. It was at the same time entertaining and embarrassing to see Pete so happy about his manhood there at the end, but also depressing in a way if you look at Trudy as she realizes that she must be the reason why it is not working out with a pregnancy. The way he acted towards her there showed really that he was void of any empathy.
Lack of empathy from women towards men is something you see on other occasions during this episode. The best example is probably the phone call between Don and the woman resting at Peggy's place and how he talks business first with her and then asks her if she is okay in terms of her health. But then again, this is also exactly what she does, so the two may not have been too different from each other. We also get some solid mentions of movies from back then. "La notte" is mentioned, so is "Spartacus" and "Cape Fear" later on. Watching "Mad Men" can actually get you really decent movie recommendations. What else can I say? Oh yes, we get to see Peggy's mother and sister on one occasion. Very briefly only. This was not one scene to make you smile or even laugh, but there were a few more. Take the brief comment by one character who introduces himself as being married to an attractive female when the other guys react differently before that. So we knew exactly where all this was heading. Or where they wanted it to head you can say. Some more brainstorming: We are remembered again that Pete's dead is dead, but I think all is said about Pete now and if you did not find him unlikable before this episode, if that was even possible, then nobody can support this character even after it to be honest.
Melinda McGraw's character was maybe more interesting here. Early on in the scenes with Don, she just seemed as nothing more than another quick affair to him, maybe to boost his ego as well after finding out about Rachel being married, but in the scenes at Peggy's place we find out more about her as well as about Peggy. The two still seem to come from different spheres and they will not become friends or anything and you see that during the moment when one character declines another's suggestion to play a game of cards, but in a way they are still fascinated by each other. The older one by how all the stuff Peggy is doing for Don despite not having feelings for him while realizing that it was talent and hard work that got humble Peggy the job and Peggy also listens to the other woman's words in the end stemming from her experience and stands up a bit for herself in her final meeting with Don during this episode. Pay attention to how she calls him Don there and his face expression afterwards when she leaves the room. It's nice to see her gain some respect. Probably almost nobody will disagree that Peggy is the most likable character on the show. As for Don, what can you say about him. Nothing positive for sure as Peggy even has to mention the money to him and that he does not pay her back right away when he can without any questions asked. It is tough to say if he is less likable than Pete, probably not at this point, but at least with Pete you can say that he is still younger and might have changed once he is Don's age. Okay, it seems unlikely too. They are just both a different kind of unlikable then I guess. It was also good to see Don did not come out of this episode unharmed. In any case, this was another really entertaining Mad Men episode with more than just a few scenes and moments that will stay in the mind. In terms of both drama and comedy. I highly recommend checking it out. Episodes like this contribute a lot to me considering this a worthy choice for being my number-one favorite TV show ever.
New Secretary and Crash
vivianla9 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Peter and Trudy are at the doctor's to discuss their fertility. The doctor asks them if they know the conception of having a baby - how the egg and the sperm come together. Peter replies try to uphold his pride of being manly and the doctor reassures him fertility and manliness are two different things.
The newest cast member is gorgeous from head to toe. She is the new secretary for Donald Draper and all her outfits are perfect especially the colours. All the colours she wears goes well with her skin tone, hair and eyes. The character's name is Jane Siegel and the men all watch her. They stand nearby her just staring and Joan tells them to "pitch their tents elsewhere".
I love Peggy for coming to the rescue when Don needs money for bail at the police station. She even invites Mrs. Barrett to stay at her place and serves her. Peggy is so honest and reliable. So trustworthy. I love this side of Peggy so much. I ship Peggy and Don together sometimes.
Peter goes to the sperm collection room where there are magazines of nude girls. He picks up one he likes.
Peter gets angry at Trudy for being unhappy with the results. Peter's results show he is fertile but Trudy's is still in progress. She thought the problem was Peter and Peter says he did a very private thing in a very public place.
Mrs. Barrett asks Peggy if she likes Don and this triggers a flashback during her time with depression. Peggy gets a flashback of her time in the psychiatric ward at the hospital. One day she thinks she sees Don and it is really him. He was wondering what happened as she got a promotion and left. Her Christmas present is still in the office. He tells Peggy to forget and nothing ever happened. Move forward with life. I ship them together in this scene.
The newest cast member is gorgeous from head to toe. She is the new secretary for Donald Draper and all her outfits are perfect especially the colours. All the colours she wears goes well with her skin tone, hair and eyes. The character's name is Jane Siegel and the men all watch her. They stand nearby her just staring and Joan tells them to "pitch their tents elsewhere".
I love Peggy for coming to the rescue when Don needs money for bail at the police station. She even invites Mrs. Barrett to stay at her place and serves her. Peggy is so honest and reliable. So trustworthy. I love this side of Peggy so much. I ship Peggy and Don together sometimes.
Peter goes to the sperm collection room where there are magazines of nude girls. He picks up one he likes.
Peter gets angry at Trudy for being unhappy with the results. Peter's results show he is fertile but Trudy's is still in progress. She thought the problem was Peter and Peter says he did a very private thing in a very public place.
Mrs. Barrett asks Peggy if she likes Don and this triggers a flashback during her time with depression. Peggy gets a flashback of her time in the psychiatric ward at the hospital. One day she thinks she sees Don and it is really him. He was wondering what happened as she got a promotion and left. Her Christmas present is still in the office. He tells Peggy to forget and nothing ever happened. Move forward with life. I ship them together in this scene.
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