Mad Men: A Night to Remember (2008)
Season 2, Episode 8
Confrontations
9 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Father comes in and asks Peggy about her uncomfortable feelings at church to try to get her talking about her sins and baby.

The Drapers hold a party. Betty takes off a see-through apron that covers the bottom half of her waist and matches her dress. Sally dances for them and the adults talk about their own children growing up. One's 14-year-old daughter won't waltz with him anymore and the Sterlings' daughter is engaged. They tell the Drapers to enjoy while it lasts. Duck comes in late as he was looking for a date and when the kids come to greet him, Bobby shyly goes behind his dad. Don gives a handsome smile in reply.

Betty gets angry at Don for embarrassing her by telling the guests beforehand she will buy Heineken and getting everyone "in on it".

Betty confronts Don saying she knows he cheats on her with Mrs. Barrett and says, "How could you? She's so old.".

Betty goes through everything of Don's. She sniffs all his clothes for traces of perfume. She goes through his drawers of random papers.

Peggy helps with the advertising for a church dance. Two other female churchgoers are with them and tell them they dislike the closeness of the children in the posters. Peggy replies that it is innocent handholding that leads to romantic love. It is an event that will invite all the girls so the boys will show up because the girls are there. The women don't think this will reach the boys as they go to separate schools and Peggy says this is how things work. She uses the Xerox machine to print and Father is fascinated by its automatic printing.

Mr. Sterling gets Joan to help Harry with the television section. They meet with clients and go through scripts for any controversy. They give their advice on when ads should be shown based on a television show's audience.

Joan has dinner with her fiancé and looks happy. Her fiancé looks like a prince, dirty blonde hair all over and has this young, princely look.

Betty cannot find anything and sits on their bed when Don comes home. She looks upset and depressed. Her hair is in a mess and she is stressed out, ruining her looks.

Betty calls Don telling him not to come home. We see Don drinking alone and then the credits are shown.
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