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It totally makes sense to me. Henry is an honorable man. For them to sneak to their table as if they are hiding from Don would be cowardly. By saying hello to Don, Henry retains dignity and he was trying to let Don know that Betty is happy and secure without Don.
This is a fantastic point.
But Henry seemed pleased that Betty accepted Don at the party.This is how I see things:Henry greets Don at the restaurant because it's the proper/normal thing to do.After the fight with Betty and due to jealousy about her lingering feelings toward Don, he is rude to Don when Don picks up his stuff.After Betty accepts Don at the party, Henry's cool again. (For now.)
Henry hardly looked happy mowing that lawn. He looked pissed off the entire time. If he really wanted to send a message to Don that this was his place, then he would have done it with a smile and acknowledged Don in the process.
I'm not following. Who smiles while mowing their lawn? Should he have poured Don a glass of iced tea also?Henry hardly looked happy mowing that lawn. He looked pissed off the entire time. If he really wanted to send a message to Don that this was his place, then he would have done it with a smile and acknowledged Don in the process.
honestly this would have been a great way to end the entire series (not that I want to see an end)Don struggling with his booze and coming to grips with a lot of the mistakes he's madeDon being confronted with Betty or better yet Betty with DonPeggy taking charge but still made to feel terribleJoan's husband en route to Vietnamit would have left a lot un-said but it just had that series finale feeling to me kind of a wrap-up with Don holding Gene up as the final image
He did at some point in one of the seasons
Agreed. Although the problem is that I want to watch 10,000 more episodes
All I'm saying is if I'm Don and I come up on Henry looking all pissy mowing the lawn, like he did. I'm not thinking to myself, "wow I wish that was me instead of him, he's got the life I want." Instead Im thinking that something is not right here, this guy is visibily unhappy, reality must be setting in and he's finding out how crazy my ex really is.If Henry really wanted to act like he was content and taking over, he didn't do a good job of conveying that message in that scene. He should have continued to be cordial Henry, but he didn't even look Don's way. Don was probably like "what the hell is wrong with this guy?"
I think I see the flaw in your reasoning.
You can't look pissy without looking at someone?
Fallon is a hack. I can't believe he got his own show.
By all accounts, he is a very nice guy. But his show is unwatchable.
He was hilarious with Zach Galifianakis. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/477f3b6bc...ch-galifianakis
I can't decide if this rhymes or not.
Holy crap those are funny. Hadn't seen them before.
Looks like GG is pruning his own posts.
I find this storyline really interesting, because basically, her profession (being the leader of "the girls") is slowly becoming phased out. You've now got two strong women with real power/skills around the office - Peggy and the consultant that Don has his eye on (I forget her name). Someone like Joan really won't have a place in a short time, and she's realizing it. The question will be, "what does she do?" Go quietly to a desk, or use her brains and carve herself out a real role (maybe at someone else's expense... Harry?)
I could be wrong, but I think the kid Don beats in the pool is Joe, the freelancer that Peggy fired. And as Peggy said to him, Don doesn't even know who you are - it looks like Joe glares at Don as he celebrates the victory in the pool, while Don looks bewilderedly at Joe trying to place who he is. Betty's friend Francine tells her in the kitchen to be careful when Don comes to the party, because Don has nothing to lose, and you have everything. "Don has nothing to lose" could mean that she thinks he has nothing, or it could mean that he has nothing to lose by upsetting his ex-wife and her new husband because he's so confident and doesn't care. And the similarly ambiguous "you have everything" could mean that you do, in fact, currently have everything, or that you have everything to lose in a confrontation with Don - your new husband, your relationship with your ex, and your . Later, in the final scene of the episode, when Don is holding up Gene, Betty says, "we have everything" while starting off at a rejuvenated Don holding Gene up and smiling. And it begs the question, who is we, and do you mean you have everything, or that you have everything to lose? Or is this just Betty acting like everything's perfect again, like she did from the start of the show?
I thought it was Joey as well at first glance. I caught it a second time and I'm not so sure. Have to look again when I get home.
When you've known him as long as I do, it's just Joe.
This is typical women speak. Like a guy who dumps a girl, she's upset and her friends tell her how much better she is off w/o him, he will come back begging, his life will go down the crapper, etc. when the fact is that women can't let their man go emotionally completely. She doesn't really want Don out of her life, if she did then she could sell the house and move but she's obviously interested in Don and what he's up to.
This is one show where your mysogenistic viewpoint is probably on target more than not. But in this case, I think the script is richer than that. She specifically said that Don has nothing to lose, and Betty has everything. There are so many ways to read that seemingly throwaway conversation in the kitchen, but the scene clearly had a purpose in the show, and Francine's hardly a main character, so it's worth looking more closely at, especially when Betty repeats the phrase "We have everything" as the closing words in the show. I love the writing in this show.
Humps Campbell is one of my Deerfield chums.Like how I call Pete Campbell "Humps".
Went back and watched it just now. 99% sure that is NOT Joey in the pool at the end. Dude in the pool is beefier than Joey...shoulder-wise and such. Different sideburns too. I feel fairly gay for typing that.
I was thinking it was Joey before seeing his face, but it wasn't him.
My goofy 16 year old was watching it with me. He said "Maybe it was a stunt double that was supposed to be Joey." I said "Why would they need a stunt double?" He came back with "Maybe the guy who plays Joey can't swim."Don't I feel stupid.
Not JoeyJoey can't afford NYAC
Damn, another great point. He's a freelancer for the most part. Probably has to run around an open fire hydrant instead of swimming laps.
How is a guy from "old money" that is a potential future campaign chairman for a President a step down socially from a partner in a boutique ad firm? The impression I had from the series is that Henry is an advisor whose advice was taken. Think Karl Rove.GordonGekko said:
You'd think someone named Gordon Gekko would know that.
"Bring me the bottle" "I'm sorry, is that bad?"
@ them wheeling Ida away in the background during the meeting with the Fillmore boys. She should give January Jones acting lessons.
Sally is a fine little thespian.She should give January Jones acting lessons.
And it seems to me she's actually doing a pretty good miniature Betty Draper impression.
I wouldn't mind see her teach JJ some thespianismyumRaider Nation said:Sally is a fine little thespian.She should give January Jones acting lessons.
