Since my brother came to visit, my solo trip into the sphere of Mad Men has slowed down—which has been for the best. Today, however, while he was sitting on my bed with his headphones on doing some “physics on the computer” or whatever, I draped myself over the couch and watched two episodes (S3.E3 and E4) and ate a fuckload of my favorite crackers. It fit because E3 involved marijuana smoking followed by snacking. After laying the smackdown on Peggy during S1, the writers have rewarded her with material goodies (promotions, an office, the equivalent of respect from Don if he could feel or give away actual feelings) and she is becoming awesome. I’m still waiting for more things from Joan besides for getting raped and emotionally manipulated by her doctor-husband fuckhead. He could potentially realize that this may not the best way to go about making a marriage work, but I’m less interested in his bullshit and more interested in Joan…she appears to know everything and I want to know why. She handles everything and I want to know how. Roger consciously swings from man to boy as he pleases, and Betty swings between badass and totally nuts. Pete is an amazing dancer. Also, a lot of ‘things’ happen all the time. Here are the things:
- the consumption of SO MUCH scotch/whiskey/bourbon..and wine for Betty when she is depressed
- drinking/smoking throughout pregnancy
- smoking more cigarettes than there could possibly be in existence
- napping
- sleeping in clothes
- talking on the phone
Favorite quote from the last episode:
Fuckhead doctor-husband: “I don’t want to have a fight right now.”
Joan: “Then stop talking.”
