That's an excellent point.

The used to sell Nestle's crunch that way (and other candy, I think). A shrewish "teacher" authority figure telling the kids what to like, and the kids don't care.

It's the kind of clever, quasi-theatrical self-presentation monologue one finds in older-form plays like The Petrified Forest, which Mad Men can somehow pull off despite its generally hyper-realist tone, just because the show's so good.

I agree with everything you're saying, and it's very gratifying and refreshing to read this. All the Megan-bashing seems to come from viewers' preexisting "issues" that were ignited by the Dr. Faye Miller/Megan conflict last season; this is best represented by a string of vituperative comments by one "djf881 (circa…

That's very astute. It reminds me of his initial "youth-friendly" pitch to Don — getting the Rolling Stones to sing "Heinz is on my side" — which represents such a contemptuous, facile misunderstanding of 'sixties "youth" in so many ways.

But if you dropped acid, that little bottle with the apron would start talking and shit like in the commercials

I'm not saying he wasn't being an asshole; I'm saying that he's still got some moral ground for chastising Pete.

There's a difference between overstepping your (presumed, period-accurate) "authority" in a verbal altercation (particularly if your wife is also your employee) and having sex with a prostitute.

I'm going to add to the chorus of commenters calling bullshit on the acid trip. I've dropped acid three times and I've never hallucinated in that specific, literal way (music coming out of the vodka bottle, conversations with people who aren't there, watching old ball games etc.). There were spectacular audio-visual…

It's an obscure little number called "I Want To Hold Your Hand."

No, the "anti-Megan" crowd wanted him to marry Faye because she's "challenging" (as well as "beautiful") (ugh) so he would end up improving himself, because you're supposed to pick a spouse the way you choose classes in a course catalog: with an eye towards your transcript and the way that a stern third-person…

Possibly true.

Except for Keith Moon!

This is one in a series of absurd statements you're making here. You've obviously got it in for Megan; I can't imagine why.

"Talentocracy" is meritocracy!

It's "You're off the business." "You're off the business."

The 2012 car would be more destroyed (by far), but the 2012 people would probably walk away with minor bruises (and the skin irritation that results from airbag abrasion), while the occupants of Don's car would be bloodily, messily dead.

Respectfully, that's totally ridiculous. Betty is a dumb brat who expects everything to be handed to her because of her looks and her status, regardless of the pettiness or childishness of her emotions. Megan is a legitimate adult person who gives out warmth, respect and intelligence and expects it to be returned.

Vodka, man… Roger drinks Vodka!

Her "turning into Don" moment was when she told of the Heinz guy! It was exactly how he would have done it, down to the intonation and body language.