Off the top of my head (so this is open to debate), I'd say the big difference between Don and Pete is that we've seen Don try and improve himself, every once in a while. He realizes that he is responsible for his own life and can control his actions. Pete continually acts like the world is happening to him, and…

It's an excellent piece of writing and pyschological insight… and such an important work… but it should only be read in very bright sunlight, when everything in your life is going well.

The more I think about it, the more I'm torn by the final scene. Don standing up for Peggy was so sweet, but it's exactly what I don't want for Peggy. Back under Don's protection, unable to get respect of her own volition… and it's not her fault.

I appreciate Pete as a character and a piece of writing, but if I ever met Pete, I think I would immediately punch him in the face.

The internet's been buzzing with this issue lately, but it's sad to reflect on how it's almost as hard to be a woman in Hollywood today as it was to be a female copywriter in 1969.

I really don't understand why they're calling it a "split season" instead of "two shorter seasons." It's not like the other networks, who are pushing the fall finale/spring premiere thing, but still airing over a school year. These two installments are airing a year apart. They're two seasons.

Plus Peggy and Joan both take their professional lives very seriously, and Joan's is in a much more stable place right now.

I sympathize with Bob, and I can see how it was situational, based on his Chevy friend, but I still think this is a really interesting commentary on how this is still a white man's world. Bob really thinks he's got it figured out, that he's Joan's best option, and that she should be almost grateful to him for making…

No need to get defensive. I wasn't attacking you, just asking a question.

Maybe, but it's a pretty specific piece of information to know. And somewhat a matter of opinion, as I read from the rest of these comments.

How would you know that, though, unless you were an adult in 1969?

I knew those bells going off in my head weren't just from the concussion.

It's a testament to Harry Hamlin's acting ability (and my own air-headedness) that I did not remember that he was on Veronica Mars until you pointed it out.

In the "Next week on," they showed Megan dancing with that dude at the party. It's possible he becomes relevant again.

I liked when he defended his choice in stocking his bar: "My wife's a card," as though he couldn't own up to doing it himself, because the worst thing in the world is Pete mocking your taste in alcohol. As we've seen before, he's got such a fragile ego, and I love to laugh at him for it.

I don't think their offer was a demotion so much as Don sees McCann as a creative vacuum. He doesn't want to work for them because he couldn't do his "Don Draper, creative genius" thing over there. I think they just want him because he's one of the best.

Peggy deserves better than Ted Chaougahuagh.

Is there a particular reason that Jim's so in love with Harry?

When he said "She's as good as any woman in this business," I forgot he was fictional and was actively considering how to throttle him.

Right? It made me tear up. I was really surprised that there was more episode after that.