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This episode has a surprising story where Pete's father was a on a plane that crashed. Pete is the central figure of this episode and it is interesting to see him deal with him emotions and trying to understand them. The scene of him in Don's office was really well done. The whole interaction between him and Don after all that happened between them was pretty special. It is also interesting how they decided to drop their air line and take in the one that crashed. Don not wanting to do that showed a lot about his character. It will be interesting to see them market that airline after crash.

"For Those who Think Young" was certainly no masterpiece. But that wasn't a surprise. Season premieres (not counting season 1) are very rarely good episodes. The only exception I can think of is "House of Cards," "Chapter 14." Also, that doesn't count "Sherlock."

But in this episode, the season quickly turns itself around. It was the first episode they mentioned to be nominated for Best Drama, and it helped attain the win.

In the episode, a plane crashes, changing everything. Peter and the gang make jokes, not realizing Peter's own father died in the crash. When he gets the news, the episode progresses from there. Hence the name.

This episode features some of the best writing in the show so far. In fact, I'd say it's the best writing since "Long Weekend." The dialogue is pertinent and extremely natural, especially for such a unique writers' room. I almost think the episode was made just to test everyone's acting abilities. Don gets mad, Betty's quietly angry at Don, Peggy has a new child, and Peter lost his father. And they all do a fantastic job, but, for the first time ever, the MVP award goes not to Jon Hamm, but to Vincent Kartheiser (Peter Campbell).

The best episode in Season Two so far.

Air disaster's seemed rarer in the 1960's. While they still happened, they just did not seem to happen very often. This is the era before a lot of the hi-jacking would occur in the later 1960's.

Pete Campbell finds out his dad died in an airline crash. This while the ad agency is trying to land the airline he died on.

In the meantime, Peggy has some strange encounters with the priest at her families church. It seems the priest is trying to get Peggy to confess her sins he has found out about after her sister tells him about them in a confession. The priest is not using his information correctly since all confessions are supposed to be confidential.

I am glad this series did not sink to what was really happening a lot with Priests in the 1960's during this era, their molesting of boys. Still, using this moral play with the Priest irritating Peggy is one of the weaker story lines of this series.

At least Peggy is helping with the CYO dance promotions which is what the priest is after along with her confession. Still, there is something creepy about this priest.

The episode opens as Pete and Trudy Campbell are coming to Paul's party at his New Jersey apartment. She does not feel good coming to the area. Most of Pete's colleagues are there, who by all indications are having a good time. Paul introduces his girlfriend, Sheila, a Black girl to Joan, who makes no bones into her dislike for the girl. Ken spots the typewriter Paul stole from the office. Peggy has been talking to a man she met at the party. As she is about to leave, he wants her to come home with him, but she walks out.

Roger Sterling and Don Draper are arriving to work. They see the staff watching a news program. Someone tells them it is a coverage of an American Airlines flight that fell in Jamaica Bay right after it took off for Los Angeles. Don, concerned about how the accident will affect the campaign the agency has created for Mohawk Airlines with the tragedy that is reported.

Later, Pete Campbell receives a call telling him his father was on the ill fated jetliner. He is taken aback with the news, so he goes to inform Don Draper, who tells him to go home right away. Dorothy Campbell has gathered their sons to see what to do about the death of her husband. Pete's brother Bud has taken over the arrangements as well as looking into the financial aspects the death has caused. The picture is not at all as good as she had thought.

Peggy goes to visit her mother. Her sister is also there. The mother has saved food for her, even though Peggy did not feel like eating. Peggy is told people are asking about her in church. Peggy feels she can make her own decisions. As she is ready to leave, the sister asks her to stop and say good night to her three children. Peggy is not happy when she finds the younger boy crying in bed.

Betty Draper is making preparation to receive Carlton and Francine for a game of bridge. Don does not feel like playing, but he goes along. Bobby is sitting on the sofa watching television and eating candy. His father takes the dish away. Betty is upset with her son because he lied to her, and to his teacher, when he presented a drawing where he traced a figure from a magazine and made believe he had done it by himself. The conversation with the Hansons centers around the piece of land that was recently bought for development, something Carlton figures it could be had at a cheap price, making it a solid investment.

Duck Phillips who knows an American Airlines executive decides it is time for Sterling Cooper to go after their account. Don objects because the Mohawk people pay their bills on time. Bert Cooper seems to side with Duck and Roger, who wants to dump the other airline's account in order to get American on board. Don meets with the president to tell him about the decision to cancel their contract, but the airline executive is visibly upset because he feels Don Draper lied to him. After the man leaves, Don sits for quite some time musing on what just happened. An attractive Chinese waitress walks in the room. She cannot take her eyes form Don. He gets the hint from the woman, but he informs her he is not interested.

Paul has a confrontation with Joan at the office. He is upset because he feels she was rude to his girlfriend Sheila. She makes no bones in pointing out to him the girl has nothing to show for herself. She also reminds Paul she knows about the stolen typewriter she saw in his living room the day of the party. As Joan is leaving, she stops at the bulletin board next to Peggy where she sees a copy of her W-2 form with her date of birth showing she was born in 1931, which makes her an older woman in most of the staff's minds. Joan does not hide her annoyance.

Peggy is seen at mass with her mother and sister, who has brought her baby son with her. As the two women get up for communion, Peggy does not move to go, the sister gives her the boy, who is restless. Nothing she does seems to calm the infant.

The episode packs a lot of ideas, loyalty being one of the topics, as the ambitious Duck Phillips wants to go after a big account, as the expense of another. The fact that Paul's girlfriend is Black is also one of the relevant topics. Mixing of races was something not common during those days. The screenplay was written by Lisa Albert and the creator of the series, Matthew Weiner. The direction is by Andrew Bernstein. The ensemble cast does justice to the material.

Peter and Trudy go to a party where Peggy and some other office workers are at. Trudy says she has nothing against negroes but she is worried they will steal.

Mr. Sterling and Donald Draper come into the office to see the entire office gathered around the radio where they are listening to a news report on a plane crash that killed about a hundred people. Don tells them to turn it off and they get to work on this news and how it will affect their airline accounts. Don goes into a meeting with the upper management and they are want an American airline and wants to let go of the one they have for another.

Don goes home to Betty and Betty tells him they are to play cards with another couple. Don is not enthusiastic but goes with it. The kids are to go to sleep but their younger son comes down for another M&M. Don goes to take him to bed while Betty tells the adults how she was more scared of her dad than bedtime. Francine's husband said he hated going to bed and would read comics with a flashlight. Betty says she does not care what they do as long as she gets a break and Francine says their child tests her patience.

Peggy goes home to her mom's where her baby is sleeping in another room.

Peter comes into Don's office absolutely shocked and on the verge of tears. I like the way Don holds his pencil and writes. Peter's father was on that plane. Don tells him to go home to his family as normal people do. Peter is shocked, saying how his everyday normal life is the same despite the fact this happened. His life is not any different.

Peter uses his own personal event with the death of his father on that plane to persuade the airline to join with Sterling and Cooper.

Don goes to a Japanese restaurant to tell the airline rep the news. There is a stunning asian girl dressed in a tight Chinese dress with no asian accent. She attracts Don. It ends off with Donald leaving the restaurant.