Yeah, this is a weird season, almost certainly the weirdest. I don't hate it though. (At least it's not as weird as the 4th season of Angel.) The scene with her and Arlene is quite bizarre. It's also annoying because, unless some kind of narrative trickery comes off brilliantly, I just do not see this plot line going…

I almost never notice these things, too, and I don't in books either. I read and watch almost exclusively for plot and for the discrete ideas it makes me think about. The weird thing is that my field is literature, and I always did really well in school, and when we would read The Brothers Karamazov or whatever and…

@avclub-7c3fc7b36ca0b50e93de38d73329b7cf:disqus I don't think that's true at all; I really don't see that as evidence of not understanding life. Would you say the same thing of Don, that he's oblivious to how life works? He also gets married to a woman he spent one weekend with and expects himself to love her. It's…

I would abandon Infinite Jest and focus my attention to City of Thieves. I can't believe you have managed to put it down at all! I'm pretty sure I read it straight through in one go.

I think True Romance is a truly great film.

I had a very cultural weekend! And a pretty great weekend all around. Friday night I watched Time of the Gypsies with the guy I'm seeing. I had told him about it because after St. George's Day I had Ederlezi, which is probably the most beautiful song in the world, stuck in my head (http://www.youtube.com/watc…, and he…

I am so jealous, you have no idea. I love that kind of music and listen to it all the time. I have a couple great CDs put out by the Russian Icon Museum here in MA. You are so lucky!

@avclub-d4c5630db0ec3444ec43c0982a9e83d3:disqus Totally - you perfectly expressed what I think and have been trying to say, much better than I could.

Peggy is smart and somewhat intellectual, but not super well-educated. Betty's smart and well-educated, but not intellectual. Megan is smart, well-educated and intellectual. I don't know what you would mean by "not very bright," unless you mean that it should be obvious that Don's cheating on her, and I don't think it…

@avclub-e329caccd50119a7e020cb5532f30569:disqus I don't think what I said has anything whatsoever to do with workplace propriety (nor do the scenes between Ted and Peggy). I too am talking about their emotional attitudes toward the fact that they kissed and that Ted is seemingly still attracted to Peggy and Peggy is a…

Thanks for your comment; I largely agree. I think that people tend to express one side of their views on a character after an episode in which the character's shown that side more strongly. People (probably the same people - I know I personally felt much more pro-Abe before and much more anti-Abe in this episode) have…

I think Bob is so compelling because he has absolutely no inner life that we can see. We have never seen him alone. (Uh, right?) He only exists in the presence of others. We have absolutely no clue what drives him. I actually don't think he's terrified of being laid off, or trying to work his way up the ladder. I…

Yeah, I'm down with all of this. Bob Benson, Stan, male body hair in general, etc. Bring it on.

@avclub-d79fa794d2ffeca1aa8ed6c1b6a05bbd:disqus I also thought it was a stack of sandwiches upon first watching, but I watched the first few moments of the replay to be totally sure what it was, and it looked more ambiguous on a second viewing.

If you email them with a specific complaint, they are pretty responsive.

Ted was a huge dick to Peggy in both scenes. In the first scene, it was incredibly dickish to accuse her of touching his hand and "looking at him" (seriously the kind of thing a first grader would accuse another first grader of), basically saying "It's your fault that I, a married man and your boss, am sexually…

I totally agree. Betty was in control of the situation, Henry had no idea she and Don had slept together, Betty had the upper hand over Don. In that scene where he went to sit by himself in the restaurant I honestly forgot that he, too, was married.

So, what the heck is Todd talking about with "alternate lyrics to 'Father Abraham'"? Those ARE the lyrics to "Father Abraham."

Yeah, both. They did it last season when Ginsberg said "It's stabbing me right in the fucking heart" (about the Beatlesesque song they were using in an ad).

That was great, also "I feel strongly both ways," and Harry grabbing a handful of cookies (or whatever it was) before leaving the meeting.