Joan has tried to help Peggy (in her own way) in the past. Peggy recognizes that. And she also respects Joan's keen knowledge of office politics and ability to get things done. People keep talking about Joan losing her power, but I don't think that's true. She can still make your life pretty unpleasant if you cross…

Taxi drivers go out of their way to pick up Don Draper. He's as much a legend in their circles as NY socialites.

I think Betty has daddy issues. She likes it when the men in her life are domineering and strict with her. If they let her walk all over them, she loses respect for them. A contemptuous Betty is a cold and bitchy Betty.

Maybe JOEY is the deeply closeted and repressed one, hm? I say this because he mentions having had men come onto him before. Either that's wishful projection or he's unconsciously sending out gay vibes. His crude jokes about Joan and overly fratty behavior might be overcompensation.

Sir? I'm a lady!

On_2: That's a perfect analysis. A lot of people are forgetting the class differences and office hierarchy that is the background to Joan's choices vs. Peggy's choices.

More Dick Whitman emerging? The jacket was surprising. It's the loudest thing I've ever seen Draper wear.

That was an odd scene. I wonder what they're planning for Harry—quitting advertising to go work in Hollywood?

There's no hint that she got her job because of Roger.

The Peggy-Joan conflict was about different options women have for handling sexist workplaces. Either you do what a man would do without second thought (Peggy reprimands Joey, then fires him when he doesn't take her seriously) or you use guile and backdoor methods to get your way (Joan).

Joan does not seem to have any real friends. That's why she bursts into tears when her husband-rapist tells her she won't be alone when he's away in Vietnam. She also seems like the type of woman who gets along better with men than women.

@Orange Whip: I noticed that too. Peggy's also a young woman who had a baby out of wedlock, but she gave hers away. Besides similarities in their personalities, I think that is another reason Don feels a connection to her. Funny he ended up marrying a woman who was such a cold and ungiving mother.

Very good point. But now I feel sorrier for Peggy and her sis. I have a feeling the closet idea wasn't something Peg just plucked from thin air.

Ed seems to have an unhealthy obsessive hatred of Angelo. It makes him seem slightly demented. Angelo is definitely strange, but seems pretty harmless. I thought the poor guy was going to bust out weeping before Padma announced who was going home.

Klassy.
At least we won't have to worry about a British actor playing Peter Parker with too much sophistication.

Fucked Pete Campbell?

Also, Duck's wartime experience is pretty much the only thing he has up over Don. He's killed 17 guys in what is generally considered our last 'good' war. Don served in Korea, but didn't kill anyone.

Peggy either had the worst birthday of all time or the best
Either way, she's not going to forget turning 26.

So many good lines
"I want a rare steak and I want to see those two men pound each other." (Trudy is my kind of girl)

Definitely. Peggy's just another 'prize' that Don has apparently won away from him.