Nowhere else to put this really, but The Big C aired its 2nd of four hour-long episodes tonight and it was outstanding. Better than anything in the 3rd season and it has me looking forward to the final two episodes. It's a shame coverage was cancelled with only four eps left!

Rectifius Interruptus: Nowhere else to put this really, but The Big C aired its 2nd of four hour-long episodes tonight and it was outstanding. Better than anything in the 3rd season and it has me looking forward to the final two episodes. It's a shame coverage was cancelled with only four eps left!

Actually I was not really terribly offended by your comment, @avclub-a17bf70c7cfc521094e5cf8bc02bc04a:disqus In fact, I have to admit I was a little drunk when I wrote that. My apologies for going a little overboard. I guess I was trying to be funny by being a bit harsh, but it probably came off as just mean.

Touché, my Pinto-death buddy.

I don't know. Insider's take. "Execution left something to be desired." Industry take. "So much awkwardness." "Line readings feel off." Whining about clumsy progression when there was none. "Pacing feels off." Expecting your own fantasy broadcast, when your fantasy broadcast is much weaker than reality. Complaining…

One of my favorite vehicles from the '70s is the Vega station wagon. It was a remarkably simple design that seems like a predecessor for subsequent auto aesthetics (at least in my simplistic auto-aesthetic perception).

Yes, Peggy will not be taking a step down in her career whatsoever. She will only become a bigger fish in a bigger pond. The question is more about what impact the merger will have on her love affair with Ted. In that sense, she is thrown into the abyss of the unknowable future, whereas before she had a tidy little…

From the beginning, Joan understood that having sex with Herb gained her much more than landing the Jaguar account; it made her a partner in the firm. So I agree that it was a bit silly for Joan to correlate the dumping of Jaguar with her fucking Herb, since she was reaping long-term benefits beyond that specific…

Yes, this was one of those type of episodes. It merged almost all of the critical plot points in one piece de resistance. Just another brick in the foundation of Mad Men's greatness.

I agree with you on the former, but not on the latter. Going public in the 1960s might easily be known only by those company partners who were first approached by the opportunity. Not that it should've been that way, but with so many principals involved, the initial negotiation meetings would've been difficult to…

I agree with the confusing emotions, but I think Peggy was reacting almost as much to her potential romance with Ted as her reuniting with Don. The impending future is replete with complications for Peggy on both personal and professional levels.

Please do not mention Roger, Sally and giving a handjob under a desk in the same post. It just comes off as unseemly (though given Roger's charisma, not entirely unlikely).

Mad Men will end in 1969 or 1970. In the spirit of that era, it will end in the great Chevy Vega advertising campaign, the Manson family trials, or an advanced macrame class.

What the fuck are you trying to compare this to anyway? The Sting? Ocean's Eleven? A Fish Called Wanda? Some fucking Pink Panther movie?

This episode, amongst all others of this particular season, achieved the extraordinary character examination and roiling plot development that matches the pinnacle of previous seasons. In other words, good fucking God, this is shaping up to provide a spectacular climax by season's end. And most fortunately, it would…

What I found so remarkable about this episode is how the writers found a credible pathway to craft a scene where Cesare is forced to watch his beloved-and-lust-worthy sister get roundly fucked by a meaningless cipher (and pussy-whipped husband) while being simultaneously observed by a lecherous, power-hungry asshole…

Based on your TV-watching history, I assure you that you can do this without disappointment.

Even though I tend to think you're a cynical, over-analytical, cold-hearted, script-shitting, harping, lonely, clinically-dour, "I-could write-better-TV-scripts" hack who is essentially a shallow intellectual and ultimately a…

This ep conjured up an A for me as well, and it rose from a B+ to an A- as the last few minutes played out. Then Louise nailed the fat A with her final words to Bob. And then the hilarious close with Linda's singing ensured it remained an honest A (despite the fact that her overall role in the ep was a mere B-).

Louise's final utterance in this episode literally brought tears to my eyes. That might be due to my being divorced and loving my kids (including a daughter) who I never see as much as I want to, but I hardly think my specific circumstances are needed to appreciate how awesome Louise can be…when she has been given…