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This was the most heart-wrenching, the most difficult, the most painful episode yet. As I said last week, I hope the writers give us a little chance to exhale soon.
It wasn't surprising that this moment would come for Betty. What was surprising was the depth that January Jones found in herself to create such a performance. The sight of Betty of all people having not showered, wearing no makeup, sitting utterly and totally lost in her perfect house was so awful, and made me so sad for the character. This was perfectly played and far outweighed the final shot of Don, although that one was pretty powerful.
Anyone who doesn't understand why Betty lost her temper about the "Heineken incident" has never gone through what Betty's going through. It's a lot easier to keep a clamp on your feelings about the big things than the little things.
I hope the writers find a way through this that rings true for the characters and the time period, and lets the characters lighten up a little bit. They certainly have a battle ahead of them in doing so.
In other news, Joan almost rises above the administrative level, and shows class and grace when it's all taken away. Peggy still hides her private pain, and surprisingly so does Father Gill. Oddly enough there was nothing from Pete or Salvatore this week, but I suppose an hour isn't enough to put every single character through the meat grinder.
Here's the question: Why were there abrasions on Joan's shoulder? They were quite prominent, as if she'd been carrying a heavy load using a shoulder strap (family-friendly responses only... please).
One more little bit of trivia, and proof the art department has a bit of a sense of humor: The typeface used for the flyer requested by Father Gill was Gill Sans Ultra Bold. While it isn't really period-appropriate for use in the US (far more common in the UK) I'll give them a pass for cleverness.
There are five more episodes before the season finale. I hope I can take it.
The title refers to the 1958 film about the sinking of the Titanic.Father Gill tries to convince Peggy to volunteer her talents to a church project; Duck and Don team to woo a foreign-beer client by marketing to a new demographic; Harry turns to an unlikely source for help when his department is overloaded with work.
This was the most heart-wrenching, the most difficult, the most painful episode yet. As I said last week, I hope the writers give us a little chance to exhale soon.
It wasn't surprising that this moment would come for Betty. What was surprising was the depth that January Jones found in herself to create such a performance. The sight of Betty of all people having not showered, wearing no makeup, sitting utterly and totally lost in her perfect house was so awful, and made me so sad for the character. This was perfectly played and far outweighed the final shot of Don, although that one was pretty powerful.
Anyone who doesn't understand why Betty lost her temper about the "Heineken incident" has never gone through what Betty's going through. It's a lot easier to keep a clamp on your feelings about the big things than the little things.
I hope the writers find a way through this that rings true for the characters and the time period, and lets the characters lighten up a little bit. They certainly have a battle ahead of them in doing so.
In other news, Joan almost rises above the administrative level, and shows class and grace when it's all taken away. Peggy still hides her private pain, and surprisingly so does Father Gill. Oddly enough there was nothing from Pete or Salvatore this week, but I suppose an hour isn't enough to put every single character through the meat grinder.
Here's the question: Why were there abrasions on Joan's shoulder? They were quite prominent, as if she'd been carrying a heavy load using a shoulder strap (family-friendly responses only... please).
One more little bit of trivia, and proof the art department has a bit of a sense of humor: The typeface used for the flyer requested by Father Gill was Gill Sans Ultra Bold. While it isn't really period-appropriate for use in the US (far more common in the UK) I'll give them a pass for cleverness.
There are five more episodes before the season finale. I hope I can take it.