Mad Men: Season 7, Episode 6 “The Strategy” (B+)
It couldn’t go on forever like this, with Don perpetually throwing a tantrum because he now has to report to other people and Lou and Peggy trying to put him in his place over and over again. Fortunately, seeing how much Pete suggesting that Don do the pitch instead of Peggy upset her, Don took the high road for once and opted to come in after hours to work with Peggy to get her to understand his process and to help her iron out the best idea. They got pretty close, and I’m glad to see that it’s still just a platonic kind of relationship, since them sleeping together now would just undermine everything. This show, of course, doesn’t have the best view of relationships, especially given usual nice guy Bob Benson’s indecent proposal, which he followed up by assuring Joan that this is the best deal she would ever get. While Bob’s nice guy nature can’t be depended upon anymore now that he’s left the agency high and dry, at least Joan’s resolve not to be taken for granted can, which is a comfort. Megan’s visit to New York was only a meager improvement over Don’s last trip to New York, and its highlight was definitely the looks on Megan and Peggy’s face when the secretary said that she didn’t even know Don was married. At least he’s in better shape than Pete, who was too distracted by work and Trudy to give his new and very driven girlfriend Bonnie, who I just noticed is played by Jessy Schram of “Last Resort” and “Falling Skies” fame, any attention.
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