The Joan legshot. To me, I thought excellent use of sexuality to distract us to make us think it's rooted in male competition for a woman. But, I thought both of them taking her hand was more about the original line from Joan in the pilot, to Peggy, "most of these men want a mother and a waitress."
They're both Alpha males, constantly in competition on more than one level. But in the face of hopefully the moment of triumph instead of high-fiving and chest thumping and male posturing etc....they each independently, unknowing, took the woman's hands instead, at the moment of climax.
They could have shot it with both of them taking her hands above table in group joy. But 2 things:
They both hid it from each other, so it was under the table to not let the other see.
But second, they're both grown men reaching for her hands, the woman, in this moment which could mean a lot.
It was way more personal, visually, seeing the two Alpha males both reach for the comfort of femininity; and her legs were the symbol of that femininity to us the viewer as both Don and Rger took her hands.
Is the spherical cigarette dispenser thing Allison threw at Don back on the coffee table? I think so.
Interesting Don and Peggy dynamic. In the beginning, Don is actually chummy with her in turning down someone. But then challenging later on is their interaction. It's a hallmark of their relationship; both honey and vinegar. Yet in the end it works.
Roger talking about comedy duo relationships. Then you have he and Don in apparently their first meeting ever, kinda both doing a comedy routine for us the viewer. The way they dialogue back and forth with the furs looked like an homage to old school comedy duos. And they do it immediately after, when we get back to the present, in their drinking.
A Peggy moment, is Peggy is wearing slingbacks?
The flashback with Roger and Joan, the next edit is Roger in present calling in Caroline to say he has, "another work story."
At the ceremony after Duck being old-Duck, "Gentlemen let's pace ourselves" is the announcement, and Roger takes a long pull from his drink.
The creepy guy to Peggy mentioned something about hunting, similar to the Pete dialogue she had back in the day...
SO, we find out in the flashback Don did the whole gift idea in trying to get a job with Roger. Roger didn't like it. Remember when CocaCola did that regarding Betty, and Don didn't like it?
At the end when Pete was talking to Cosgrove, taking charge, I was disappointed to not see Pete's rifle in the background, like we used to see whenever Pete had a changing moment.
The random and accidental waitress after all that? Anyone who has ever lived will vote to submit this one for the Emmys, if not 2 episodes ago.
Later, Don pulling the old and patented Cock Block by stealing Dr. Faye from some guy. Classic. Bravo Mr. Draper.
His sudden random waitress girl here was a blond, who calls him "Dick".
He apparently confided in the blond.
Just like he did last week with Dr. Faye when she was blond, shoes off, in the kitchen doing dishes. There instead of being combative with her, he for the first time confided.
He sees a home in blondes doesn't he, and sees escape in the brunettes... ???
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The Joan legshot. To me, I thought excellent use of sexuality to distract us to make us think it's rooted in male competition for a woman. But, I thought both of them taking her hand was more about the original line from Joan in the pilot, to Peggy, "most of these men want a mother and a waitress."
They're both Alpha males, constantly in competition on more than one level. But in the face of hopefully the moment of triumph instead of high-fiving and chest thumping and male posturing etc....they each independently, unknowing, took the woman's hands instead, at the moment of climax.
They could have shot it with both of them taking her hands above table in group joy. But 2 things:
They both hid it from each other, so it was under the table to not let the other see.
But second, they're both grown men reaching for her hands, the woman, in this moment which could mean a lot.
It was way more personal, visually, seeing the two Alpha males both reach for the comfort of femininity; and her legs were the symbol of that femininity to us the viewer as both Don and Rger took her hands.
Is the spherical cigarette dispenser thing Allison threw at Don back on the coffee table? I think so.
Interesting Don and Peggy dynamic. In the beginning, Don is actually chummy with her in turning down someone. But then challenging later on is their interaction. It's a hallmark of their relationship; both honey and vinegar. Yet in the end it works.
Roger talking about comedy duo relationships. Then you have he and Don in apparently their first meeting ever, kinda both doing a comedy routine for us the viewer. The way they dialogue back and forth with the furs looked like an homage to old school comedy duos. And they do it immediately after, when we get back to the present, in their drinking.
A Peggy moment, is Peggy is wearing slingbacks?
The flashback with Roger and Joan, the next edit is Roger in present calling in Caroline to say he has, "another work story."
At the ceremony after Duck being old-Duck, "Gentlemen let's pace ourselves" is the announcement, and Roger takes a long pull from his drink.
The creepy guy to Peggy mentioned something about hunting, similar to the Pete dialogue she had back in the day...
SO, we find out in the flashback Don did the whole gift idea in trying to get a job with Roger. Roger didn't like it. Remember when CocaCola did that regarding Betty, and Don didn't like it?
At the end when Pete was talking to Cosgrove, taking charge, I was disappointed to not see Pete's rifle in the background, like we used to see whenever Pete had a changing moment.
The random and accidental waitress after all that? Anyone who has ever lived will vote to submit this one for the Emmys, if not 2 episodes ago.
Later, Don pulling the old and patented Cock Block by stealing Dr. Faye from some guy. Classic. Bravo Mr. Draper.
Don's affairs are usually with brunettes.
His sudden random waitress girl here was a blond, who calls him "Dick".
He apparently confided in the blond.
Just like he did last week with Dr. Faye when she was blond, shoes off, in the kitchen doing dishes. There instead of being combative with her, he for the first time confided.
He sees a home in blondes doesn't he, and sees escape in the brunettes... ???
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