Trudy is the reason that Pete Campbell has advanced as far as he has in the world. He owes his success to her (which is also one reason why he lashes out by cheating). We all know Trudy would make a far better accounts man than Pete does — if only she lived in a different era.

Sorry, Truckasaurus, I love ya but that is a far out, completely wrong read on Megan.

Chaough is playing Peggy, he has been from the start. He truly values her as a creative, but in the back of his mind, he still wants to stick it to Don, and what better way than through his protege? He's been putting on a cool, friendly boss facade — while Don was hard on Peggy, he is highly supportive — but a serpent…

@avclub-1d5f36370c7ddcd55c96c2fb6bd11ead:disqus That was a great moment that felt like a huge turning point at the time. But last season revealed that Megan does not really fit the image Don had of her. Where Betty tried to fit into the image of Don's ideal wife, Megan constantly asserted her individuality. Worst of…

To be fair, Don displays a very similar pattern. Also, Pete will always feel indebted to Trudy's family, and he will never be the boss of her (his cheating was, in part, done to compensate for that). That grates on him.

You mean it wasn't Podrick?

It's the obvious play, and the reason why she wants even the half-trained soldiers. And she's saving the translator from death. The slaver is an idiot for not seeing it, but he's blinded by his greed for the dragon, I guess. I find the dickish slaver hilarious, it's almost a shame he's probably gonna be dragon chow.…

Well, he said the Stark catchphrase. I think he's a Northerner, who knows what family. Why is he saving Theon? Maybe he, like Theon, is a ward (aka hostage) himself. But then why did he mention Theon's sister?

Talisa is likeable for the first time. I hope they're going somewhere with her. They need to make her and Robb more interesting, especially Robb. For such an important character, Robb seems to get pushed to the background a lot. Sam gets more of the spotlight, it's kinda ridiculous.

Okay, guess I'm voting for this one!

I guess it's ineligible, but this would have gotten my vote.

They chose Sansa because she isn't dangerous. If they tried to get info from anyone else, they'd get into trouble, or be beholden to someone. And they knew that Sansa knew something.

How I see it: Cersei is an older version of Sansa. She picked up some skill at the game, but never mastered it. (She's better than Ned Stark, but… c'mon, it's Ned Stark.) She also plays it out of spite and vindictiveness, and behind her icy facade is too emotional, to be a truly calculating player.

Sansa is on her own. She's desperate. She needs to trust somebody. That said, Littlefinger is of course the last person anyone should trust. Not that I see him harming his beloved Catelyn's daughter, but still… he's Littlefinger. (Sansa should have trusted Tyrion, but as he is a Lannister… can't really blame her for…

I love Sansa, she is one of my favorites. She's not exactly a compelling character, but she brings several interesting things to the table:

I watched North by Northwest for the second time. First time I watched it, I was just a kid. It's a great thriller, although… well, I honestly feel silly nitpicking a classic, but I'm just expressing what went through my mind. Some things that stuck out to me: How does someone sneak into the United Nations building…

I'm reading Chasing the Dragon: Into the Heart of the Golden Triangle. A story about the author's journey into Mae Hong Son, Thailand and the Shan Hills of Burma, in pursuit of an interview with a powerful opium warlord. Fascinating stuff, with a look into the rise of the heroin trade in Asia, the farcical POW…

Have you read the AV Club's Sandman read-along series? A lot of people do have issues with The Sandman's gender politics.

I got into The Legion through Waid's run, and I just really enjoyed the stories. The characters are very simple, but it's the interplay between them as well as the plot that really matters. They felt like classic teen adventure stories where the heroes don't have complex personalities but you get to go on a good ride.

Ah, "Glendora"! I greatly enjoyed "The Frug", but "Glendora" is the song that made me fall in love with Jenny Lewis, and by extension Rilo Kiley. I really felt for her heartache on that fun, bitterly sarcastic song.