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Mad Men, Season 7, Episode 2 (Patreon)

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"A Day's Work" - Being a secretary at Sterling Cooper would suck.

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Dylan Hearts

Dawn got Joan's office and her work (as Joan moved up to be a creative). And Shirley probably is better with Lou (who's a piece of work, but predictable in his frustrations) then with Peggy (who's more chaotic in her outbursts recently). So, ironically everything worked well for all sides of the conflict in the end. Obviously, it doesn't make what Burt, Lou and Peggy did this episode less disgusting, but it also shows that Mad Men always was the series which doesn't divide everything into duality, and instead have an adult conversation with its viewers. Life is unfair, life is full of bad people (especially bad bosses), but life also is quite random and even wrong actions of others can lead to unexpected positive outcomes. If Sally didn't lose her purse, she wouldn't find out the truth about Don, and Don wouldn't have a moment to be completely honest with her, and Sally wouldn't say "I love you" to her dad in the end (which is a big, if not the biggest, step up in their relationship so far in the series). And, finally, realtor's monologue about random sigarette burning the house which she would have sold for $ 108, 000 was the cherry on the cake - the main theme of the episode became clear as daylight. It's not about fairness, it's about how people behave getting caught up in random events. Sometimes it makes people weaker, but sometimes it proves what the nerve and really great quality of character certain people have. It took guts for Don to admit his feeling of the shame to his daughter. And why? Because Dawn called Don and warned him about Sally knowing the truth about Don. Truly fascinating, clever writing!

Scott Pearson Eberly

I think it’s more of a sign of the times, especially on Madison Avenue. When you create an environment that encourages liquid lunches and hard liquor stocked bars in offices—work can be a dangerous place! I will say in the 90s I worked at CNN, ESPN, and MTV out of college. All three places had their own eyebrow raising toxcidity that would horrify today’s corporate world. And that’s not including the backstabbing!!!

Actuarial Lurker
>>140073445

I worked at a large consulting firm at the start of my career in 1990- It was the tail end of the crazy 60-80s liquid lunch era. My welcome to the firm was a 7 hour lunch that ended only when the dinner crowd came in- multiple wine, sambuca, tasting course etc with a tab of $1500+ for eight people in THOSE days. At one of our later client "events" one senior exec was talking to another at the urinal and was son drunk he turned around while "mid-stream" and peed all over the other guys leg- and he was awarded a Renegade Wino certificate from the local Hallmark store for "breaking his humiliation cherry". He still worked another 6 hours on an M&A deal after he sobered up. Another boss told me that when he was a marketing executive at a reinsurer (they sell backstop insurance to other insurers) in the 70s, they held a party in a suite at the convention hotel full of liquor and prostitues- like Fredo's party for Michael in Godfather 2 when Micheal was trying to buy out Moe Green. Let's just say they signed a few clients because they received "oral pleasure" from the hired "friends". So what pete experienced running into his father in law in the brothel was rampant in MANY industries even 10 years later in the late 70s

Actuarial Lurker

So we finally see "The Quality of Mercy" from the end of last year with Sally bonding with Don and admitting that she still loves him despite the "home truths" about how disgusted she gets even smelling Sylvias perfume or hair spray in Don's condo elevator after witnessing what she did. Don finally starts leveling with her as an adult since in 1969 she would be 14 turning 15 in Season 7A.

Actuarial Lurker

And the re-emergence of Jim Hobart from Season 1 episode 9 when he tried to reel in Don with golf clubs, a gym membership and dangling employing Betty as the Coca Cola spokesmodel. We see that Don has taken Freddy's advice and is trying to court an SCDP competitor job offer- possibly to work there, but more likely to bargain back his job and end his leave.

Actuarial Lurker

So Bert's racism- we can't have "one of them out there in reception"...okay to be a secretary- and inadvertently makes Dawn Joan's replacement as Office Manager- good for her after the d-move by Lou to yell at her and almost fire her because he was too lazy to get his own wife a Valentine's gift. prepare for more d-moves

Actuarial Lurker

And we see that Pete hasn't lost his touch winning the Chevy dealerships to add to the manufacturers until it stolen away and given to Bob

Actuarial Lurker

The scene with Roger and Jim Cutler in the elevator- a hint of coup from Jim??

Actuarial Lurker

I believe this episode is about whether you can deal with your past mistakes- Don with Sylvia viz Sally, Peggy's infatuation with Ted, Don refusing to accept the "leave of absence"

Actuarial Lurker

What's with normally civil Ginsburg making crude remarks about Peggyy being alone for Valentine's Day

Actuarial Lurker

Joan is finally a marketing exec...they've been building up to that for more than a season since she became a partner due to Herb at Jaguar late in Season 5

Jesus

I watch reactions specifically for moments like Kevin calling out Sally’s “just tell the truth” for the deep and brilliant writing that it is. This is my favorite show and those moments of narrative and character payoff never land with anyone I’ve tried watching it with that has an eye on their phone the whole time. This show is like a novel: you can skim it and get the gist but you need to give it deep attention to grasp the art.

Youtalkingtome
>>140063515

Fate is strange. I'm glad that she did call. I know it's a cheesy thing to say but sometimes things do happen for a reason

Youtalkingtome
>>140073445

I can't imagine working in an environment like that! Being plastered at work is not something that I really wanna achieve lol

Youtalkingtome
>>140074978

I like that he can level with her. Even though he did wrong her and was very absent as a father, it's still her dad. Is he the best dad in the world? No. He cares about her though and I think she knows that.

Youtalkingtome
>>140075703

Yes, but I think it's a little bigger as mentioned in a comment before. We're just getting into this season but I would love to see these dynamics going forward

Youtalkingtome
>>140078147

I'm guilty of being on the phone while watching tv. When we do this channel it's obviously not the case. This is a show where you have to be glued to it. Everyone needs to put the phone down and appreciate what they're seeing! Unless Roland Emmerich directed it

Jesus
>>140078147

What you didn’t like Independence Day: Resurgence bro??

Jesus
>>140075289

Idk if you remember him from his first moment but he was the one giving Roger and Don crap at the airport when they were on their way to Detroit for the Chevy pitch. This show is excellent at soft character intros.

Brian Harris

Man, Kiernan Shipka is so good. I still hope for a Sally Draper spinoff. She’s got so much of Don in her. That’s why she became important instead of Bobby. She’s his shadow, and I think in his way he’s trying to teach her how not to be like him.

Actuarial Lurker
>>140073445

I didn't do it- it was my first week out of college- was shocked that people did that....it stopped about a year later

Youtalkingtome
>>140090890

She really has been great. Talk about nailing the child casting and having it work out all the way through adolescence.

tom
>>140063515

This show excels at portraying the random and the mundane.

tom
>>140075971

And him refusing to hold the door for her. What an odd guy.

Robert Bauman

Every once in a while we get a reminder what a bigot Bert is. For as much as we get the point driven home how Don or Roger are struggling to adapt to the times this is a reminder that the guy running the firm seems to think it's the 1800's. For as oddly charming as his quirks can be these past few episodes we see the cutthroat business tactics and stark racism that are his defining characteristics imo

Robert Bauman

Really enjoy the Don/Sally convos in this episode, and agree with what the other comments have said regarding their relationship and Kiernan Shipka's performance. It is pretty cool how well her character is developed and impacts Don given that she was like 5 years old when the series started. She's already coming of age in one of the most tumultuous times in history and has Don as a father and Betty as a mother, hopefully she can deal with all that baggage haha

Weird Magic

I thought Kiernan Shipka was underused in the show - obviously a side character, but an interesting one and she did a great job acting throughout. Take advantage of young actors when you can because it adds so much depth to the entire story! Her biggest role was as the lead of a Netlix show for 3 seasons called "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" - she's kept her IMDB busy, but nothing really worth watching unfortunately. Originally airing on April 20, 2014, 'A Day's Work' is Episode 2 of Season 7 of Mad Men. It is the 80th episode overall and has an IMDB rating of 8.3, placing it as the #10 ranked episode of this season and #36 out of all the episodes shown so far.

tom

I love how the scene in the apartment plays out with Sally finding out Don lied to her and pretending she doesn't know, then Don finds out that she lied to him about not knowing, and he also pretends he doesn't know about that. Then truths come out and they awkwardly try to deal with each other. And as you said, "Just tell the truth" is a good line. The older Sally gets, the more cynical and aware she's become of Don's nature, perhaps like all children. The bond between those two characters is certainly one forged in fire with the undeniable burden of Don being such an absentee father. It's like another comment said, it's unfortunate she had to witness everything with Sylvia, and her monologue about being afraid of running into her is so real, but in the end it did bring them closer. The final scene is captivating on so many little levels that work. I love the blocking of it, with Sally leaving then leaning down to talk into the car before walking away, Don being suddenly unsure what to do with himself, the minimal and casual delivery of the scene's dialogue, the acting nuances of both of them -- the way Sally quickly avoids eye contact then shuts the door before he can respond. The needle drop! All of it creates probably one of the most purely heartwarming scenes of the show. And Jon Hamm's fact acting is so good as he tries to process it (reminds me of the quote about the grinch's heart growing three times that size lol). Definitely one of my top 10, maybe top 5 favorite scenes that I look forward to, and I wonder if anyone who has a child (though I don't) would have a similar soft spot for it.

tom

Ah, the secretaries of Mad Men. Underappreciated gems always containing little nuggets of humor and characterization throughout the show. I love how despite their small screentime, their personalities and general moments are seeded so well throughout the show that it makes these tiny characters so memorable. I think my favorite one might be Meredith ("there's an airplane here to see you!"), because she's so stupid but also has zero ego, like she's never petty or malicious or insecure like every other character in this show, so she just kind of floats by and everyone accepts it. It's so funny when Dawn for some reason tries to assure her that the moving isn't her fault and she goes "I know". And the "have a good day to Sally", as this mini subversion of us thinking someone spotting Sally will trigger exposition and progress that plot point but she doesn't think twice about it, and somehow Sally is practically rolling her eyes at Meredith too. No social awareness from that one. Don't know if you caught it, but Shirley and Dawn were calling each other by their own names instead of each other's, a subtle and believable joke about how everyone in the office mixes up their names because they can't tell two black women apart.

tom

Joan and Peggy both being on edge and yelling at each other is a funny little scene to me. I mean it's tense, but neither of these women actually have a problem with each other, they're just annoyed by other things in their own life. The whole Peggy situation is certainly another "people suck" situation. It's not even "hurt people hurt people", Peggy just got caught in a misunderstanding and to save face had to overcompensate with anger. Sometimes Mad Men really goes "Let's do an episode where this character has all of their negative traits and none of the positive ones", and I love it. As Peggy rises up the ranks, we see flashes of cruelty that you would expect from one of the male bosses. Even the first shot of her is laying down like Don would, except smoking instead of drinking (it is the late 60s after all). But I like it, this show does character flaws in a much more believable and human way, through little interactions like this rather than big explosive blows to morality.

tom

Bert's coy racism seemed surprising to you two despite his age. His little "Ohhh, I said nothing of the sort" when Joan accuses him of being racist, and his awkward smile to Dawn after noticing her at the reception... He definitely has enough prejudice that I can see him on occasion making jokes or observation about 'colored people', but overall I think his racism is more of him being a businessman playing it on the safe side. If he thought people wouldn't have a problem with it, he probably wouldn't either. He was polite and apparently cares about not seeming racist, but he's obviously not going to be progressive. His line of "People can see her!" is a cutting reminder that despite the jolly warm grandfather figure he appears to us as, he's pretty callous and obviously very old-fashioned.

tom

I agree Peggy doesn't like Lou, and she respects him way less than Don, but I think she might dislike Don more at this stage. The two of them haven't had any non-adversarial interactions since probably when they saw a movie together at the end of S5, and that was only because she had time apart from him. Remember she was NOT thrilled when he showed up in her office and said "Surprise, we're working together again!".

tom

By the way, I believe it was Ted that walked in on Pete and Bonnie. He and Pete have a... kind of interesting dynamic now? Sadly he just seems depressed and Pete is agitated as always.

Youtalkingtome
>>140136462

Yeah, that occurred to me later in the episode when it was just the two of them at the office that it was probably Ted.

Youtalkingtome
>>140103977

I love her character so much. The show has been giving her character so much to do the last few seasons.

Youtalkingtome
>>140136209

I did catch that. It was a nice little touch. Albeit very bleak. There's an airplane here to see you, is one of my favorite moments on the show

Youtalkingtome
>>140136392

We just forget about it sometimes. Maybe it's because we don't get a lot of him usually. I like his character but man he really does suck.

Jesus

I dont know if you caught that small line at the diner: Sally asks Don what it was he said about himself and he responds “nothing you don’t know” - implying that Sally has learned more about her father ever since the visit to Don’s old home.

Actuarial Lurker
>>140103531

The last few times were at the Season 5 Episode 1 Don surprise party when Bert tells the guys on the couch that LBJ passing Civil Rights and Medicare was the road to socialism....and the look on his face at spring the African Tribal Artifact sent over by the rival firm after Don placed the Equal Opportunity Employer Ad that led to Dawn being hired....

Actuarial Lurker
>>140103977

There will be a lot more of Sally growing up in Seasons 7A and 7B- she has insight where Don and Betty don't and it shows

Hawaiian Shirt Funeral

I love the Don and Sally storyline of this episode. Sally coming to terms with loving her dad despite his flaws. I think maybe she sees him as a person for the first time rather than just a father figure. Don realizing that he doesn't have to hide behind lies to be loved, which has kind of been a central tenet of his character.

Youtalkingtome
>>141317203

Agreed. It was a very nice moment for the two of them. I really wanna see their relationship going forward