*loves the cosmic twinship* I think I would have finished Mad Men sooner (on ep 7 now), but I got sidetracked by Generation Kill. Hee.
Some of the anviliciousness in terms of theme and setting calms down after about the fifth episode.
Good to know - though ep. 5 started ominously with the horseshoe on Don's award flipping down. I think I actually groaned at that one - but then there was much Betty and all was well. I just find it fascinating to watch how Betty keeps questioning things, and her role in society.
And as far as emotional gut punches go then the Betty storyline has been the best one for me. How her mother taught her it wasn't polite to talk about yourself, how she says to Helen "I don't know how we will be voting" and so forth. Also how all the compliments she receives are about how she is pretty. Never about anything else - just pretty.
Now I like the Don storyline just fine, and I find Don fascinating - but he doesn't feel real the same way Betty does.
Then again I would love a series focused one the women, and especially Betty, Helen and Rachel Menken. After all who cares about Peter Campbell's daddy issues? ;) (But seriously, who cares? I will admit that having a horrid family and a being judged by your family name is problematic, but that still doesn't change the fact that he is rich, white and male in the 1950's early 60's. So I don't feel inclined to break out the violins just yet)
Now I have nothing against Joan, but she just isn't as interesting to me. Part of it is probably because she is secondary character, and the other because she seems so well adapted to the status quo and so okay with using her sexual charms to get what she wants. That said it is fun to see her twisting people around her finger.
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Some of the anviliciousness in terms of theme and setting calms down after about the fifth episode.
Good to know - though ep. 5 started ominously with the horseshoe on Don's award flipping down. I think I actually groaned at that one - but then there was much Betty and all was well. I just find it fascinating to watch how Betty keeps questioning things, and her role in society.
And as far as emotional gut punches go then the Betty storyline has been the best one for me. How her mother taught her it wasn't polite to talk about yourself, how she says to Helen "I don't know how we will be voting" and so forth. Also how all the compliments she receives are about how she is pretty. Never about anything else - just pretty.
Now I like the Don storyline just fine, and I find Don fascinating - but he doesn't feel real the same way Betty does.
Then again I would love a series focused one the women, and especially Betty, Helen and Rachel Menken. After all who cares about Peter Campbell's daddy issues? ;) (But seriously, who cares? I will admit that having a horrid family and a being judged by your family name is problematic, but that still doesn't change the fact that he is rich, white and male in the 1950's early 60's. So I don't feel inclined to break out the violins just yet)
Now I have nothing against Joan, but she just isn't as interesting to me. Part of it is probably because she is secondary character, and the other because she seems
so well adapted to the status quo and so okay with using her sexual charms to get what she wants. That said it is fun to see her twisting people around her finger.