The British's addition to the show made it funny and wonderful, you're going to enjoy every moment especially when Jared Harris shows on the screen. the hospital and delivering were so touchy, i loved this episode a lot.
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The Worst of the Season So Far
borowiecsminus10 August 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This episode was disappointing. The main event in this episode is the birth of the new Draper baby. But it shouldn't have been. Mad Men has always been excellent at pacing things, and I get that sometimes things happen close together, but for the sake of the show, let us wait at least one more episode. Why? A family member just died last episode. We need some aftermath to that. Instead, the episode skips right ahead to about two weeks later, after the funeral, after the grief, after everything. Did Gene's death just not matter to the writers?
What's even worse is how they execute this poor plot choice. The premise is Sally's bad behavior because of Gene's death. And then, because of this, Matthew Weiner and Kater Gordan just decide to barely show Sally's face in the episode? And I have a few more major complaints, and one huge praise for this episode.
The dream sequence was complete crap. I'm sorry, but it had to be said. Dream sequences very rarely work, and even though this one was phenomenally directed, it doesn't make the writing less lazy. The "House of Cards" hallucination, when Frank was in the hospital, was a good dream sequence. This was not.
And then there's the manner of how the hospital scene goes down. I get that it's sort of cliché to show the birth and the "it's a boy!" when the doctor finishes delivering the baby, and I actually really liked the way this show avoided that. What I did not like is the waiting room scene. It was, pure and simple, more lazy writing. I don't know if the writers think they're fooling us into thinking this has any plot relevance, but they're not fooling me. Now, if seven episodes later, the Sing Sing guard comes back, I'll re-write this review. But for now, it sure seems like shameless filler. I mean, seriously, are they kidding? Don sees a stranger in the waiting room and passes the time by getting somewhat drunk? And "best" of all, it ends with another self-reflection for Don, because, you know, the writers just decided that the scene needed some kind of closure.
Now I can finally praise the final aspect of this episode: Peter Campbell and two of the scenes he's in: the elevator, and his argument with Sterling and Cooper and British about his actions in the elevator.
The elevator scene was fantastically written, and was, in Mad Men fashion, mostly quiet but still screaming loud.
However, it's the argument between Pete and the Partners (my new band name) that is the best scene in the episode. I'm not quite sure how to praise it, it just seems so elegant. It's not anything about it, it's just a combination of all those things that, for some reason, really makes the scene click.
The worst episode since early season one.
What's even worse is how they execute this poor plot choice. The premise is Sally's bad behavior because of Gene's death. And then, because of this, Matthew Weiner and Kater Gordan just decide to barely show Sally's face in the episode? And I have a few more major complaints, and one huge praise for this episode.
The dream sequence was complete crap. I'm sorry, but it had to be said. Dream sequences very rarely work, and even though this one was phenomenally directed, it doesn't make the writing less lazy. The "House of Cards" hallucination, when Frank was in the hospital, was a good dream sequence. This was not.
And then there's the manner of how the hospital scene goes down. I get that it's sort of cliché to show the birth and the "it's a boy!" when the doctor finishes delivering the baby, and I actually really liked the way this show avoided that. What I did not like is the waiting room scene. It was, pure and simple, more lazy writing. I don't know if the writers think they're fooling us into thinking this has any plot relevance, but they're not fooling me. Now, if seven episodes later, the Sing Sing guard comes back, I'll re-write this review. But for now, it sure seems like shameless filler. I mean, seriously, are they kidding? Don sees a stranger in the waiting room and passes the time by getting somewhat drunk? And "best" of all, it ends with another self-reflection for Don, because, you know, the writers just decided that the scene needed some kind of closure.
Now I can finally praise the final aspect of this episode: Peter Campbell and two of the scenes he's in: the elevator, and his argument with Sterling and Cooper and British about his actions in the elevator.
The elevator scene was fantastically written, and was, in Mad Men fashion, mostly quiet but still screaming loud.
However, it's the argument between Pete and the Partners (my new band name) that is the best scene in the episode. I'm not quite sure how to praise it, it just seems so elegant. It's not anything about it, it's just a combination of all those things that, for some reason, really makes the scene click.
The worst episode since early season one.
Labour
vivianla10 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I loved this episode's baby scenes. At the hospital Don is with another worried man waiting for his wife. He complains to the nurse that he has no updates on his wife.
He has a realistic everyday conversation with Don. He tells Don how he doesn't know how women do it. Now with this baby especially he will be a better man. I loved his statements and he looks handsome with a NY accent. Don looks at him sadly and emotional.
Betty is hallucinating and we first see her in a beautiful dress that shows off her arms and cleavage walking on the sidewalk on a street.
A young Sister helps the men with the vending machine. She reaches with her smaller hands for the items. The man smiles at her and asks Don how old he think she is, 16?
The man is a prison guard and tells his experience working at Sing Sing. They blame their mom and dad. Don says that is not right.
Peggy comes in with a baby shower gift for Don. He has a bunch of blue presents in his office. Alison, his secretary who is reliable and elegant said she did not know where to put them. I love the vibes in this scene and the Peggy + Don moments. Peggy tells Don she is the youngest and didn't get much new stuff so that was why she chose to give clothes. Peggy asks for a raise as the law just passed that females and males are equal. Don refuses saying he is having trouble getting paper clips for the office.
Betty wears a white headband and pink nightgown as she waves to her kids, showing the baby boy. She is at the window.
He has a realistic everyday conversation with Don. He tells Don how he doesn't know how women do it. Now with this baby especially he will be a better man. I loved his statements and he looks handsome with a NY accent. Don looks at him sadly and emotional.
Betty is hallucinating and we first see her in a beautiful dress that shows off her arms and cleavage walking on the sidewalk on a street.
A young Sister helps the men with the vending machine. She reaches with her smaller hands for the items. The man smiles at her and asks Don how old he think she is, 16?
The man is a prison guard and tells his experience working at Sing Sing. They blame their mom and dad. Don says that is not right.
Peggy comes in with a baby shower gift for Don. He has a bunch of blue presents in his office. Alison, his secretary who is reliable and elegant said she did not know where to put them. I love the vibes in this scene and the Peggy + Don moments. Peggy tells Don she is the youngest and didn't get much new stuff so that was why she chose to give clothes. Peggy asks for a raise as the law just passed that females and males are equal. Don refuses saying he is having trouble getting paper clips for the office.
Betty wears a white headband and pink nightgown as she waves to her kids, showing the baby boy. She is at the window.
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