Good points, and well made, sir.

Good points, and well made, sir.

1, 5, after that they rank equally for me.

1, 5, after that they rank equally for me.

This movie spoiled my evening.

This movie spoiled my evening.

Having read your post, jewell1976, I think you're entirely right that Lane's death was credible for the character. I hadn't really lined up the instances that would make it so, but you make a strong argument.

Having read your post, jewell1976, I think you're entirely right that Lane's death was credible for the character. I hadn't really lined up the instances that would make it so, but you make a strong argument.

In the first season, I thought Glen was weirdly central to the show. I think I might've commented on this before, but I thought he offered an unsettling insight into Betty's beauty, and therefore, somehow - I can't promise I've worked this out entirely - the show's depiction of women.

In the first season, I thought Glen was weirdly central to the show. I think I might've commented on this before, but I thought he offered an unsettling insight into Betty's beauty, and therefore, somehow - I can't promise I've worked this out entirely - the show's depiction of women.

I couldn't resist thinking that a week or two previously, tireless nightowl Peggy would've walked in on him…

I couldn't resist thinking that a week or two previously, tireless nightowl Peggy would've walked in on him…

WTF is Peggy? LOL!

WTF is Peggy? LOL!

The moment in question was a credit to the kind of drama Mad Men is when firing on all cylinders: Betty (and I adore Betty)  was definitely being a little bit triumphalist when remarking that Sally needed her mother, Megan was relieved that Sally - her unwelcome burden that weekend - was safe, and the crisis was…

The moment in question was a credit to the kind of drama Mad Men is when firing on all cylinders: Betty (and I adore Betty)  was definitely being a little bit triumphalist when remarking that Sally needed her mother, Megan was relieved that Sally - her unwelcome burden that weekend - was safe, and the crisis was…

You could be right, Bleedforme, I'm genuinely unsure (as my flip-flopping posts may indicate) as to whether the writers got Don right in this instance.

You could be right, Bleedforme, I'm genuinely unsure (as my flip-flopping posts may indicate) as to whether the writers got Don right in this instance.

I think the piece might've been referring to the crux moment in S1 where Don's terror about being a made-up person was resolved when Bert dubbed him a self-made man.

I think the piece might've been referring to the crux moment in S1 where Don's terror about being a made-up person was resolved when Bert dubbed him a self-made man.