I like hearing people's personal accounts of topics brought up in this show. I wasn't alive to see it so it's kinda cool, don't you think?

That's what I love so much about this program. Everything is thought out and the way they tie it with the characters and their circumstances is outstanding.

Don warned her to not do what she did. In fact, he was the only other one who was reluctant to have her sleeping with Herb. Don was against it from the beginning so it doesn't surprise me he axed Jaguar like he did. It was bad business. If Joan is mad for that, she should've heeded his fair warning.

Joan is a trick. That's always been the feud between her and Peggy. Peggy wanted to move up the ladder based on her effort and work, whereas Joan comes from the stereotypical secretary role of "it's about who you know and who you blow". Jim Cutler moved her upstairs and it's gone to her head. Unlike Peggy, she didn't…

He accepted the offer because of the draconian package sold to him. It's called "constructive dismissal". They wanted him to decline but he called their bluff. What they don't know is he's working on reforming his character with the alcohol consumption cut-back.

I think what we're seeing is Dick Whitman, because that's what the rest of the agency is seeing. He revealed who he really is in a rare moment of brutal honesty last season with the legendary Hershey meltdown and he was reprimanded for it.

When he graced the creative room before, he was usually late to the meeting and only half involved or distracted. He was drunk in an episode too, to Peggy's annoyance. This was the first time I'd seen him wide-eyed and eager to "make a difference".

Don had a full day to sit around and observe everyone. They made a few mistakes by not taking his presence seriously and showing raw emotion.