I love seeing Harry shooed out of the room! I hate that he's getting anything out of this at all. He'll be insufferable at the Partner meetings. I also love seeing Cutler NOT get what he wants. Although I do have to give Cutler a point or two for reminding Lou he's really got NO stake in the company at all — get back…

Here's why I used the word 'sad': to be sure it's easier for media buyers to tell their bosses/clients 'Sure, if you buy time on this station for this amount of money you will get X number of eyes on your product.' But, with this 'miraculous' achievement, some things are lost:

True in that people could do the tasks, but the agency touting that they have a computer is important to the client (as Harry's frustration at not having one shows) because they like to deal with agencies that have a 'finger on the pulse' of the industry. My guess is that Cutler got on board after realizing they could…

I think the machine was being used/touted as more of a 'scientific' way to tell clients how to spend their money and how to plan their buys. By basing spending allotment on demographics rather than just what the salespeople suggested. So it would appear to be based on less 'emotional' guesses as to whether there was…

It's probably no coincidence that Bob's compatriot talks about how much NYC has to offer in the way of gay men and temptation. Probably at least a nod or slight foreshadowing about the Stonewall riot.

It was really nice to see that scenario. Here are three people who have known each other for years and in spite of themselves (and their bad marriages, lies, disappointments, separate victories that cost another a defeat for that to happen, etc.) have a respect and love for each other. That's something that's earned,…

Agreed, but it wasn't uncensored as the reviewer claimed.

I agree about that. It was a massive leap for her to not only pull the machine further out, but to OPEN it! I thought it was the lone bad piece of writing I've seen on this show.

Why can't it be a 'screwball musical' and a 'masterpiece'? I don't think they were using the term as a pejorative.

All of your observations can be applied to just about any Coen Bros movie. In that way its very successfully a product of theirs and fits in well.

My guess its some kind of Kree language they get from the blue blood they've been infused with.

I would love to see both Bob and Sal return, but I'm not holding my breath. Although, its way more likely for Bob to return as they at least mention him in the dialogue and he's not been fired.

I would hope that the real reason he had to be let go was kept under wraps by Don. I mean, the man knows something about keeping your skeletons in the closet. I can't see why he couldn't be doing art at some other agency, although by then the ship was already turning away from hand-drawn ads.

Don't get too married to that happening. People have been pining for Sal to turn up again and you see where that stands….

That and seeing '2001' the year before and then here comes a monolithic artificial intelligence to his workplace.

Stonewall riots were that summer so maybe he's got his seat there already.

It fits perfectly with Ginsberg's paranoia. Seeing '2001' probably really put him in a precarious position to take that suggestion to the extreme.

Given that it came out the year before, I can see Ginsberg using that in his paranoid outlook…that the computer is capable of everything up to murdering people. Maybe this would have been more appropriate in 'The Monolith' rather than this episode?

No need on Hannibal as I've seen every episode thus far. And as for paying Hulu to watch P&R, I just won't. I picked one pay per month outlet and that's Netflix, where they already do show P&R episodes, but always one season behind.

Oh, is THIS polite society?! I thought this was the A/V Club.