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heywhat
01:55 AM

In reply to Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?
Why all the Betty hate? I think I'm the only one who likes her even though January Jones is not that good of an actress. Plus, she has her own plot now. She married a man she's only known for six weeks! She and Don will probably spend next season being awkwardly placed in each others presence. Maybe she and Don will have an affair once she realizes what a mistake she has made by marrying Henry! #madmen
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Island of Misfit Toys
11/09/09

In reply to Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?
I'm willing to trade Betty for Sal and Rachel Mencken. #madmen
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miss_msry
11/09/09

In reply to Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?
Please, these folks have all been around the block and never hit big until now.Don't invite the Caruso Curse.

Milk it.
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mommy_dearest
11/09/09

In reply to Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?
I just realized last night that Trudie is also Annie on Community with Joel McHale. It was such a shock to realize because they are so different. So she is pretty busy herself. #madmen
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Conchie Birdie
11/09/09

@mommy_dearest: My problem is that I can't really watch her on Community without thinking about her on Mad Men after having realized this. #madmen
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NewsBunny
11/09/09

In reply to Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?
I would like to invite Jon Hamm to star in independent erotic films produced, directed, and starred in by me in my home.

Slattery can join us if he wants.

Just in case this Mad Men gig doesn't work out.

Purrrrrrrrrrrr #madmen
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Sandogg
11/09/09

In reply to Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning
Is it just me, or does anyone else have to chuckle when they see the giraffe's in Pete and Trudy's apartment? #madmen
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naugahydeinplainsight
11/09/09

In reply to Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?
Does anyone have any scuttlebut on how far in the "future" the next season will be set? Could have a lot to say about who returns.
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belltolls
11/09/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: As long as they stop before the introduction of the leisure suit, it will be fine. #madmen
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Baroness
11/09/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: No one knows.. But I imagine they could spend all next season in 1964- "meeting the Beatles" alone isn't something they would skip readily.

We'll probably see SCDP in a new office, up and running. But isn't it kind of sad, that long lingering look Don gave the SC office one last time?
Like the intro to the show, that set seems to have become quickly iconic. Especially in retrospect. #madmen
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PandoraSpocks
11/09/09

@Baroness: Kennedy is dead, and so is the elusive dream of the perfect American family. And just like the Drapers, it was all based on secrets and lies.

However, I don't see the long, lingering look as iconic at all. Don said: "I never thought I would work in a place this nice." (or words to that effect.) He wants to BUILD something. Don't most people?
Rather than having it handed to them, in a trust fund with a built in bar bill at the Yale Club, don't most people want to DO something with their lives?
Anyway, he people I care about do. #madmen
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registered
11/09/09

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From your keyboard to Matt's imagination, Brian. Everyone wants Sal back. #madmen
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resipsaloquacious
11/09/09

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Moss leaving to be a movie star, would go over as well as Caruso leaving NYPD Blue to be a movie star.

A great actress, yes. A movie star, not-a-freaking-chance. #madmen
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registered
11/09/09

@resipsaloquacious: Agreed. #madmen
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naugahydeinplainsight
11/09/09

@resipsaloquacious: She did a pretty standard character role in last week's Mercy* as a mom with cancer undergoing excruciatingly painful treatment. Not a really auspicious appearance for a popular and talented actress.
Rich Sommer's spot on Law & Order last week seemed more appropriate -- B level work for a mid-level actor.

*(NBC show in the lives and loves of Joisey nurses -- ok, a little better than that.)
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son of spam
11/09/09

@resipsaloquacious: I have her penciled in as Angela Lansbury's heir apparent. She will be my favorite TV actress in forty years. #madmen
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registered
12:59 AM

@son of spam: Could you make that ten? I don't want to wait forty years for this awesome actress to get the roles she deserves. #madmen
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registered
11/09/09

In reply to Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning
Let's talk about the real tragedy here. WTF will we spend our Monday afternoons on? #madmen
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DahlELama
11/09/09

@registered: Big Love returns in two months. Just a suggestion... #madmen
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registered
11/09/09

@DahlELama: Thanks, DahlE. I've never seen it. I'll have to investigate... #madmen
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DahlELama
11/09/09

@registered: Really?? I honestly think it's the best show on TV right now, and definitely worth catching up on. The first season is admittedly really slow, but plow through--the second season is considerably better and the third is one of the best seasons of TV, ever. #madmen
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registered
11/09/09

@DahlELama: I just ordered the first season on iTunes. I look forward to watching it. Thanks for the tip! #madmen
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intime
11/09/09

In reply to Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning
I think part of the reason Don decided to create his own ad agency was his need for creating a new life now that Betty was leaving him. He is the type who is constantly re-inventing himself according to what is going on around him.

Out with the old Don - cheating husband, family man, loyal servant of whoever owns Sterling Cooper and in with the new Don - owner of the shop and bachelor once again!

But, I bet he tries to get Betty back. I don't think we've seen the end of her. He needs her respectable facade and she needs his barely concealed bad boy persona. No matter what she says it turns her on. Henry Francis will bore her to death and she may not even end up marrying him. #madmen
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Conchie Birdie
11/09/09

@intime: Did you notice how he seemed, well, sad on the phone with her? Almost felt bad for the guy. #madmen
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heywhat
11/09/09

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When Don said "I'll take the kids", I almost fell out laughing. As if Betty gives a shit. She hates those kids. I wonder why Don is so upset about the divorce. They were both miserable. Now he can fuck whoever he wants without all the lying and sneaking. Maybe that's why he wanted to stay married. The excitement of sneaking around made the sex that much better.
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intime
11/09/09

@heywhat: I laughed too, but only because he's never taken care of those kids and even though Betty may not like taking care of them - she's the one who has done it all these years. What a joke! #madmen
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1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes
11/09/09

@intime: The kids clearly like Don more, and unlike Betty, Don actually shows some affection for them. And I'd hardly say Betty has been taking care of them; she seems to let Carla do most of the heavy lifting. #madmen
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willwriteforfood
11/09/09

@1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes: It's easy to show affection for kids when you're only around them for 10 minutes a day. And he doesn't do the difficult taks of disciplining them either, so it's easy to come across as the good guy. Don is no better a parent than Betty, and I'd argue that someone who so blithely cheats on his family isn't a candidate for Parent of the Year.

Maybe Carla should just adopt those kids... #madmen
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01:05 AM

@willwriteforfood: Oh, no doubt Don is a bad parent. But I'm much more inclined to believe that, despite his many flaws, he actually loves his kids. Betty is just so detached and emotionally distant from them (Except for Baby Gene, who is just Grandpa Gene reincarnate). I think Don is much more capable of turning it around and becoming a decent father. #madmen
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Charolastra
11/09/09

In reply to Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning
I love how the Belly Rubber almost had a heart attack when the lawyer insinuated that Betty could never get a divorce with "both parties at fault". His response, "do you think the governor wants another scandal" foreshadows a grim end to the affair. Either he is going to a) ditch Betty at the altar when he realizes how damaging it will be to his negligible political career to marry a divorcee half his age after having an affair with her or b) Suffer the consequences of going through with said marriage and losing his place in the Republican Rockefeller's administration. This last outcome would leave Betty trapped with a loser just like Joan is. But unlike Joan, she doesn't have the intellect or the strength to keep going on her own. #madmen
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La Mareada
11/09/09

@Charolastra: I thought the lawyer was implying that a NY divorce would go through fast and easy if Betty admitted to being the adulterer.

My prediction: Belly Rubber croaks between the divorce and the wedding leaving Betty out on her own. #madmen
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intime
11/09/09

@La Mareada: Yeah, I don't Henry Francis is around for the long haul. Betty will get her divorce and either strike out on her own or he will ditch her. Doesn't she still have the house in Philly? #madmen
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ms_priestypants
11/09/09

In reply to Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning
I was particularly proud of Peggy in this episode. She's gone from carrying a baby to term without even realizing it to upwardly mobile career girl. And yay for the return of Joan! #madmen
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Nigromancer
11/09/09

In reply to Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning
I don't have anything pertinent to add. However, I just wanted to commend you for a season's worth of these episode reviews. They have really been very good.

Thank you. #madmen
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Brian Moylan
11/09/09

@Nigromancer: It's been a pleasure to serve you. #madmen
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