The other thing I wanted to mention in my original post, that I edited out because I didn't want to go on and on, is your take on the ending of the first season. I did not take it as a shrug and I don't think Marc played it that way at all. Boiling down his monologue to the most trite facet of it does that moment a…

Well then we can just chalk that one up to a disagreement about word choice. Problem would seem to carry with it a more negative connotation than conflict, especially in this context. The problem in Mad Men is that Don Draper is a made up construct vs. The conflict in Mad Men is that Don Draper is a made up construct,…

The truth is uncomfortable for most people. I also don't think Jen is any more weird or manipulative than most people, and compared to Maron that makes her a potential positive influence. Her advice to Marc to reconcile with his assistant is an example of this.

I really don't think Kyle Ryan understands Maron. From the reviews it sounds like he's familiar with the trivia of his life and career but there's no deeper understanding. Maron's personal artistic philosophy is that things need to come from a real, true place to be great. That's why he calls other comics (i.e. James…