The IMDb summary is very good on this episode. It is a very interesting episode too. For instance, the week-end Peggy spends with the uninspired worker - she needs the power to fire this guy or she needs a wedge with Don Draper or somebody to get rid of this no-load worker who obviously can not create anything outside a center fold. We should see something upcoming on this if the writers of this show continue the high quality of scripts.
As for Draper, what a night he has (think it is actually an entire week-end). He wins the award on Friday night and wakes up in a hotel bed on Sunday afternoon with a waitress named Doris who he obviously does not remember at all. He starts with a brunette prior to that who is long gone. Most critically, he has missed picking up his kids for their visit on this Sunday. Don's personal life is coming apart here.
In a way, there is an ironic twist on Draper here. His life not only has 2 total separate identities but this week end has created a third as Doris the waitress calls him Dick when he wakes up. Does this mean he spilled the beans to Doris or is it the ultimate intimate compliment? As for Pete and his rival being back, this is a good thing. It should benefit the new agency in business terms but along with that Pete needs heat put on him to upgrade his business savvy. With Draper having all these problems, a burden of business might be coming down the road for Pete and he will need more ability than he has shown so far.
In a way, Draper has become an icon who is like an iceberg. What shows above the water, his image, is no where near as complex as what is below the surface of the water. Can Don keep it together here?
As for Draper, what a night he has (think it is actually an entire week-end). He wins the award on Friday night and wakes up in a hotel bed on Sunday afternoon with a waitress named Doris who he obviously does not remember at all. He starts with a brunette prior to that who is long gone. Most critically, he has missed picking up his kids for their visit on this Sunday. Don's personal life is coming apart here.
In a way, there is an ironic twist on Draper here. His life not only has 2 total separate identities but this week end has created a third as Doris the waitress calls him Dick when he wakes up. Does this mean he spilled the beans to Doris or is it the ultimate intimate compliment? As for Pete and his rival being back, this is a good thing. It should benefit the new agency in business terms but along with that Pete needs heat put on him to upgrade his business savvy. With Draper having all these problems, a burden of business might be coming down the road for Pete and he will need more ability than he has shown so far.
In a way, Draper has become an icon who is like an iceberg. What shows above the water, his image, is no where near as complex as what is below the surface of the water. Can Don keep it together here?