Mad Men is Back! Season 6 Thread

[amish]

Don also f'ed over Peggy from winning a CLEO for her most recent work. The ad will forever be known as "cancer dude's last ad".

I still don't get Pete's latest play.

 

[techs]

Don also f'ed over Peggy from winning a CLEO for her most recent work. The ad will forever be known as "cancer dude's last ad".

I still don't get Pete's latest play.

After what happened with Don I think that Peter realized snitching on Bob Benson would not get him anywhere, but holding the fear of him snitching over Bobs head would give him leverage on him.

 

[NFS4]

I still don't get Pete's latest play.

I thought it was pretty obvious

1) Everyone (for the most part) likes Bob
2) Bob is better at ass kissing than Pete could ever be
3) Bob is knowledgeable of Chevy and the Chevy guys like him
4) Pete has become marginalized this whole season and has become more of an outsider
5) Pete needs Bob if he wants to get anything accomplished
6) Bob can make Pete look good with minimal effort
7) The last time Pete tried to take down a "fake" (Don), he was obliterated. This time, he's using the knowledge for his personal gain without trying to take someone else down in flames (Bob).
8) Pete's final stab: I'm willing to look past all of your lies and won't rat you out if you stop hitting on me.

It's pretty clear [now] that Bob has been crushing on Pete all season long (although this analysis came after last weeks episode, but before this weeks episode):

He hangs around outside Pete’s office frequently. When questioned on it, he claims he loves the light. When we actually see his office, it’s tiny, dark and windowless, which tends to back up his excuse. He visits a whorehouse with Pete and stands outside in the hallway while Pete gets his rocks off. When the prostitute comes out, he offers to pay for Pete. There is no indication he had sex with any of the prostitutes. It’s implied he waited there the whole time. He has happily gone to the store to get Pete toilet paper. He brings Pete up in conversation frequently (“Doesn’t Pete Campbell have a beach house?”) and claims to be very interested in his well-being (“He’s a very generous person and I think he’s going through a rough time.”). He constantly flatters Pete and speaks highly of him. He stays at the office later than most of the employees.

http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2013/06/mad-style-favors.html

 

[amish]

I just don't get the delivery..."I surrender". I think I had the same look as Bob at that point.

 

[NFS4]

I just don't get the delivery..."I surrender". I think I had the same look as Bob at that point.

Pete surrendered, because Bob won. Bob has the superior strategy. Bob is a fraud, but Pete needs Bob in order to succeed.

 

[techs]

Bob has terrible taste in men.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Bob has terrible taste in men.

I'm not convinced he's gay. I just think he's a chameleon. It's possible he just thought it was what Pete wanted, or, more likely, that he just viewed it as a way of manipulating him.

 

[BrokenVisage]

...even though he's Accounts I can see Bob naturally becoming the next Don Draper...

Looks like I some-what called it back after episode 1 haha. Didn't really like the last episode, that goes double for the season, very much a let-down. I do think there are 2 more seasons though so there's hope for a rebound.

 

[NFS4]

Looks like I some-what called it back after episode 1 haha. Didn't really like the last episode, that goes double for the season, very much a let-down. I do think there are 2 more seasons though so there's hope for a rebound.

Just one more season.

 

[NFS4]

"Hey, you shit the bed in there!"

 

[BrokenVisage]

Nice to see the partners had the balls to kick Don out. Loved Duck from before, hopefully he's back regularly next season if that elevator scene is any indication. Not sure what to make of Pete's mother dying, so was it really scam? Now Megan should just go to Hollywood and let Don toil in misery.

 

[purbeast0]

sad that this season ended was a great season

i feel bad for peggy. and man she is so NOT hot, even when she tries to be.

 

[NFS4]

sad that this season ended was a great season

i feel bad for peggy. and man she is so NOT hot, even when she tries to be.

What? I would have bent her over that table!

 

[z0mb13]

wow what they kicked Don out? damn I have to watch the latest episode!

 

[GoSharks]

Loved Duck from before, hopefully he's back regularly next season if that elevator scene is any indication..

Why? Duck is a recruiter, and it looked to me that he was bringing in Don's replacement.

 

[techs]

Why? Duck is a recruiter, and it looked to me that he was bringing in Don's replacement.

That was my take as well.

As season finales go this one was pretty good. I didn't see Don going coming.

As to Manolo, it looks like he thought mama had money but when he found out she didn't he took off.

So, Peggy is in the big chair now. At least for awhile.

And it looks like Megan did get whacked. Off to California.

This all comes down to Dons antismoking ad. Once he did it he couldn't get a major car company. So he latched onto Ted and his agency to get the one thing he couldn't have. And he got it and it turned to crap for him. Which is really the story of Dons life. He gets what he wants and screws it up.

 

[NFS4]

BTW, does anyone have a pic of Peggy in that dress? Can't find one online anywhere.

 

[Axon]

I like honest Don. It feels almost odd to say this because he's such a revered character, but he has been a real piece of crap. His firing didn't really make sense at THIS point - god knows he's done worse in the past - but I guess he's no longer irreplaceable. If I was him I would been blowing people up in that meeting, sheeeeet.

I enjoyed the Ted/Peggy plotline. Liked them together. Oh well.

Pete can't be off the show. What's the deal with that? He was their #1 rainmaker last year and now he's out? The pendulum swung too severely with him this season.

Bob Benson makes no sense to me at all, other than being Draper 2.0.

 

[NFS4]

I enjoyed the Ted/Peggy plotline. Liked them together. Oh well.

I want to see her with Stan. They are PERFECT together.

 

[Axon]

I want to see her with Stan. They are PERFECT together.

There's something about his neckbeard that prohibits me from rooting for Stan.

 

[NFS4]

There's something about his neckbeard that prohibits me from rooting for Stan.

 

[Imp]

Loved the last scene with Don with the kids at "home".

Looks like Don will move to LA with Megan.

 

[radhak]

BTW, does anyone have a pic of Peggy in that dress? Can't find one online anywhere.

Here:

I'm sure there's gonna be better ones soon.

 

[z0mb13]

Damn what an episode!! This might be the best drama series on TV ever!

I don't think Don will move to LA, not much story to write about if he does.. I think he will stay in NY and make his own mini agency and perhaps will poach some people from SCP (Stan and Steinberg). Pete might come along too because really what will he do in California?

Bob just irks me for some reason. He totally manhandled Pete in that last episode but for some reason I just can't root for him. You don't really know much about him but yet he is now everywhere!

 

[n7]

Loved the last scene with Don with the kids at "home".

Looks like Don will move to LA with Megan.

Yeah that was a great scene.

Don opening up in the last episode...madness.