Mad Men 6x10 Reaction
Added 2026-02-25 21:29:54 +0000 UTC
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I adore the sequence of Don tripping out and being led by hallucinated hippie Megan through the house, it so dreamy and otherworldly, like it's outside of time.
Kev
2026-02-27 13:34:49 +0000 UTCi think its more for fallout s2, invincible s4, the bear s5
T0ast
2026-02-26 22:37:44 +0000 UTCwtf he wrote the screenplay for the 2 final Hunger Games movies?!
Subwoolfer
2026-02-26 21:41:01 +0000 UTCOh! I can't believe I forgot to mention this in a previous post, since I was actually waiting to get here to bring up this trivia: Daniel Siegel, Jane's cousin, is played by Danny Strong. Here we see him apparently being very successful and having "made it" in Hollywood. In real life, Danny Strong actually HAS made it in Hollywood. Despite his mid-level acting career (Appearing mainly in small recurring roles like here) he's found very large success as a screenwriter, director, and producer. He's won a whole passel of awards, and been the behind-the-scenes drive for several very successful TV shows and hit movies. This arc for his character parallels his real life success.
JBK405
2026-02-26 20:44:39 +0000 UTC"Does this color look good on me?" Underrated moment, Meredith is so funny.
Kev
2026-02-26 20:06:19 +0000 UTCSaying Joan has been holding the company together for 15 years is also kind of wild.
Kev
2026-02-26 20:04:54 +0000 UTCMy favorite scene in this episode is Joan's original dinner with the Avon executive, where she goes in thinking that it's a date only to realize it's a business meeting. She never even CONSIDERED that it was business. As soon as her friend said that she was arranging a dinner for Joan, Joan just took it for granted that it was a romantic (or sexual) setup. She didn't even think to ask deeper questions that might have clarified the situation, since it was just a given. But then when she realizes the situation she pivots, and immediately decides that she is going to ride this as far as she possibly can. Peggy is right that Joan was harsh and critical at the beginning. But their relationship has changed a lot since then, and I like how here Peggy said that she never expected to be the one to have to point out to Joan that she'd made a mistake. Pete is correct that The Rules do matter in and of themselves (I'm a big fan of Rules), but as he always does he goes over the lines and takes things too personally and too extremely. The obvious thing Pete should have suggested was to have it be a meeting with Pete & Joan representing The Business, and with Peggy there as well to represent Creative. With Pete & Joan working together they would have definitely won the account (For all his faults, Pete is a good Accounts man) and Joan would have been able to participate all the way. But since Pete couldn't bend at all to let Joan even sit in at the meeting, Joan cut him out entirely. I do like that we saw Ted Chaough compliment Ginsberg's work, even calling him "lightning". it's one of those things where we usually only see him being 'weird', but now we see confirmation that he's actually very talented and good at his job. Bob Benson continues to suck up and manipulate everybody around him, but like I've said before, it's "good" manipulation. He compliments them, he tries to assuage anger, he provides support and sympathy to everybody around him. It's still all self-serving, but he could do a lot more damage if he didn't choose this way of advancing his own career.
JBK405
2026-02-26 18:43:17 +0000 UTCI haven’t had time to watch this reaction yet but I watched the intro and as much as I will spend my last dying breath championing Six Feet Under, I am actually glad to hear the slot will go to short shows for a bit. Pluribus hive, we may be up sooner rather than later..
Jamie
2026-02-26 17:59:31 +0000 UTCIs he? Sure, a business is strong when there are rules in place. However a successful business also needs to be able to bend and flex. It needs to be able to adapt to different scenarios. In this example, it was already established that the Avon guy had a good rapport with Joan. She is also has people skills and understands her company very well. In this particular scenario, it was a much bigger risk replacing her with Pete. What if the guy was put off by Pete? Following the rules in this case would have been riskier. The most successful companies out there are the ones who have rules in place, but understand when they need to be broken
windyMelon
2026-02-26 12:57:03 +0000 UTCYou can hate Pete all you want, no one really likes him, but he's 99% right in this situation. Also, cop-hate is so blasé, move on with your life and focus on actually important issues. Cop violence is not one of them.
Aj
2026-02-26 11:48:07 +0000 UTCthe security vulnerability of that boardroom tf huh
on crip ...
2026-02-26 04:43:39 +0000 UTCHarry Crane is not “a wizard” but yes, he is excellent at his job. No, Joan is not “the brain of the operation.”
Julien
2026-02-26 04:25:27 +0000 UTCDon’t be weird
Julien
2026-02-26 03:58:37 +0000 UTCLadies, loved your reaction. I look forward to your Mad men reaction each week more than anything else I watch. When I see you guys appear with the newest episode…I get so excited! And Lola….ive got the biggest crush on you.
Harvey
2026-02-26 03:49:52 +0000 UTCthe only show I know that compares to Mad Men is Peaky Blinders - and there is so much in it even if you've seen parts of it before... always feels like a first watch to me :)
pb24rf19
2026-02-26 02:43:04 +0000 UTC
