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The ad game -- they get it right

I love it when they talk advertising! All of it is so right on: sacrificing Mohawk, the lead up to the American Airlines pitch, the strategy pow wow in the conference room, how Don gets the "unique selling proposition" right each time, the primping and preening for the client, then the no-show, Duck's blunder and Don's frustration, Roger's love of the chase (any chase); Bert's periods of clarity and confusion (the one whose name is on the door is usually the least competent). The good/bad family stufff wasn't quite as compelling tonight. I'm thinking Peggy is too clueless to be an ace copywriter. Is it realistic that she would totally deny her child and yet have enough insight and savvy to be accomplished in the business world? Doesn't ring true. Of course, she didn't know she was pregnant. either, did she? Peggy is the weak link in this show for me.

Posted by irememberitwell
August 18, 2008 12:47am

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By Kay54 on August 18, 2008 12:54 AM

The Peggy-Pete storyline is interesting. I don't know where they're going with this priest. He seems attracted to her, and now he knows she's a "fallen woman." Tonight's episode wasn't very good, in my opinion.

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By Figaro on August 18, 2008 1:05 AM

I did not care as much for tonight's episode, although it was better than episode two. I vividly recall Easter 1962 (Yes, I am THAT old), and frankly, I did not think the writers or anyone else captured it very well; I felt like it was anything but that time of year. And why bother with Bertram Cooper? His character was used to better advantage last season, and this season he is nothing more, it seems, than an after thought.