I think close watcher put it best when he said “just because they established this moment does not mean they had to start down this path in the first place.” Sepinwall referred to it as “reverse engineering”— when the writer decides what he wants his endpoint to be and manipulates everything before it to meet this…

Yeah but here's the thing: Lane watched Don pay for Pete's share of 50 grand to keep the company afloat last year. Knowing this, why wouldn't he just go to Don with his problems? He only needed 8k; that's nothing next to the 50k Don floated Pete the previous year— and he doesn't even really like Pete. So rather than…

Yeah but here's the thing: Lane watched Don pay for Pete's share of 50 grand to keep the company afloat last year. Knowing this, why wouldn't he just go to Don with his problems? He only needed 8k; that's nothing next to the 50k Don floated Pete the previous year— and he doesn't even really like Pete. So rather than…

I like this show but I'm totally going to forget about it when it moves to TBS. Anybody want to volunteer to remind me?

I like this show but I'm totally going to forget about it when it moves to TBS. Anybody want to volunteer to remind me?

FR: Are you sure Freddy was strictly freelance last year? He brought in Ponds (a million-dollar account) and I thought that was enough to get him a full-time accounts position again. He was also there in the office when they informed the regular staff about losing Lucky Strike, iirc. Maybe Ponds ditched SCDP in the…

FR: Are you sure Freddy was strictly freelance last year? He brought in Ponds (a million-dollar account) and I thought that was enough to get him a full-time accounts position again. He was also there in the office when they informed the regular staff about losing Lucky Strike, iirc. Maybe Ponds ditched SCDP in the…

What is the deal with Freddy anyway? I guess he left the firm between seasons? Also: I'm not sure how this provides an opening for him to come back now.

What is the deal with Freddy anyway? I guess he left the firm between seasons? Also: I'm not sure how this provides an opening for him to come back now.

Lane is slow to speak up for himself. I'm guessing this will likely prove to be a fatal character flaw for him.

Lane is slow to speak up for himself. I'm guessing this will likely prove to be a fatal character flaw for him.

I don't know about this. Landing the Jaguar account means they need more upfront cash to hire more staff to work at the expanding firm. By the time Jaguar starts paying its billings, the firm could be underwater financially. Getting Jaguar may have been the worst thing that could have happened for Lane.

I don't know about this. Landing the Jaguar account means they need more upfront cash to hire more staff to work at the expanding firm. By the time Jaguar starts paying its billings, the firm could be underwater financially. Getting Jaguar may have been the worst thing that could have happened for Lane.

This episode was like a Neutron Bomb— all human lives were destroyed; only the buildings were left standing.

This episode was like a Neutron Bomb— all human lives were destroyed; only the buildings were left standing.

Let's not gloss over the subtext there: He was super-horny because of the flirting with Joan throughout most of that afternoon.

Let's not gloss over the subtext there: He was super-horny because of the flirting with Joan throughout most of that afternoon.

Kinsey's a hack; the script sucked. Go back and look at the play he wrote in season one, in the "Kennedy vs. Nixon" episode. There were also a number of episodes in season two where they made this point pretty clear.

Kinsey's a hack; the script sucked. Go back and look at the play he wrote in season one, in the "Kennedy vs. Nixon" episode. There were also a number of episodes in season two where they made this point pretty clear.

Just a few things we know about Betty's mother: She would threaten to cut off Betty's hair if she misbehaved; told her she was fat as a child; and once nailed a porno mag she found in her son's room to his door. That's just off the top of my head.