@LovelyRitaMetermaid: Bobbie Barret scene in the restaurant has been reenacted in my head, many, many times. He's so bad but still so good. Dammit. #reminders
@LovelyRitaMetermaid: God, me too. I posted this before but I have never had erotic dreams about anyone. My dreams are more whack job. But this Don Draper character...Wowza! #reminders
I like Vulture's guesses--mostly b/c I hope they're all totally wrong.
Betty will die.
Duck and Peggy will get engaged (ewwww!!!).
Don will get fired.
Don and Betty will break up (they did this last time, duh).
Baby Gene will die. #reminders
I have a seriously insane amount of studying and research to do, but so help me god, I will be sitting in front of the TV absolutely still for an entire hour during this finale. Totally worth losing an hour of sleep. #reminders
i am so excited for betty. i cannot wait to see what path she takes. speaking of, i absolutely love january jones, but i can't see her cast in anything else, partly because i don't think she's right for anything else! #reminders
- the Peggy-Pete relationship. "I had your baby and gave it away" closed season 2, and then we got a whole season 3 of glaring and sexual tension between the two of them. Stop with the teasing!
- Sal. First we get some amazing scenes and character development early-on, then he's suddenly fired and no mention since. Not. ok.
- Suzanne. Does this come back to bite Don in the ass? Otherwise, what the hell was the point of that whole plotline?
- And, just a general question: why the hell wasn't Lois fired after amputating the British exec?? What else would it take? #reminders
I am an incorrigible spoiler huntress and am grudgingly grateful to Matt Weiner for not releasing the episode to anybody in advance! This being in the dark thing is novel and frightening.
That said, since no spoilers exist anywhere, I say we start a predictions thread for Most Shocking Moment tonight. I'll go first:
Likely:
Don leaves town, assumes new name in last scene.
Less Likely:
Baby Gene shoots Conrad Hilton over stolen lollipop; New Bobby hides body in pantry and comments on missing melba toast. #reminders
Draper and the boys get wasted on Martinis and stumble into an "acid test" held by the Merry Pranksters at a dancehall. They bite a few special Granny Smith apples and...(to be continued next year in the new show, "Far-Out, Men!") #reminders
@funzette: Everybody gathers around the national news story of a baby boy that fell into a well. When the boy is rescued, it is Old Bobby and everybody learns the Draper's big secret: they switched Bobby for a better behaved boy. #reminders
Does anyone else find participating in live threads too distracting from the show itself? I need my entire brain focused to catch all of Mad Men ..... #reminders
@CherriSpryte: Personally, I love these live threads because I cannot watch Mad Men on Sunday nights (no cable, boooo). So, it's like I'm watching it as it airs, except slower and without visuals. So, it's nothing like watching it for real -- nevermind.
Monday mornings are also fun because I read Jezebel, Gawker, and the AV Club - all of which write Mad Men re-caps. I like my episodes spoiled, clearly. #reminders
Did series TV used to run longer, say in the 80s, than they do now?
Seasons seem awfully short now...
Especially with something like Mad Men where you have to wait almost a YEAR for the next one. #reminders
@veronykah: Well with Mad Men and a lot of other cable shows, they play the season straight through, with no repeats in between. Thats why they seem shorter and we have to wait so long until the next season. #reminders
@veronykah: Yes. The average episode order for TV shows was around 24-26 episodes. Around the mid 90s, it started to drop to 20-22 Some broadcast shows STILL hit the 22-24 range, but standard cable orders tend to be 10-13 episodes. #reminders
I sound like I've spent the night drinking and chain smoking with Don. I've just been thrown off the air and I'm being sent home! So I can actually WATCH tonight!
Perhaps the spirit of Don is guiding me.
Don, your spirit..is welcome inside me. Verrrrrrrrrrrrry welcome. #reminders
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Just shameless. #reminders
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Betty will die.
Duck and Peggy will get engaged (ewwww!!!).
Don will get fired.
Don and Betty will break up (they did this last time, duh).
Baby Gene will die. #reminders
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- the Peggy-Pete relationship. "I had your baby and gave it away" closed season 2, and then we got a whole season 3 of glaring and sexual tension between the two of them. Stop with the teasing!
- Sal. First we get some amazing scenes and character development early-on, then he's suddenly fired and no mention since. Not. ok.
- Suzanne. Does this come back to bite Don in the ass? Otherwise, what the hell was the point of that whole plotline?
- And, just a general question: why the hell wasn't Lois fired after amputating the British exec?? What else would it take? #reminders
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That said, since no spoilers exist anywhere, I say we start a predictions thread for Most Shocking Moment tonight. I'll go first:
Likely:
Don leaves town, assumes new name in last scene.
Less Likely:
Baby Gene shoots Conrad Hilton over stolen lollipop; New Bobby hides body in pantry and comments on missing melba toast. #reminders
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Draper and the boys get wasted on Martinis and stumble into an "acid test" held by the Merry Pranksters at a dancehall. They bite a few special Granny Smith apples and...(to be continued next year in the new show, "Far-Out, Men!") #reminders
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#blamecanada
Pete Campbell's gonna snap though, amirite? #reminders
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Monday mornings are also fun because I read Jezebel, Gawker, and the AV Club - all of which write Mad Men re-caps. I like my episodes spoiled, clearly. #reminders
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I just hope we get Sal back.
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Seasons seem awfully short now...
Especially with something like Mad Men where you have to wait almost a YEAR for the next one. #reminders
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Hmmm imagine 26 episodes of Mad Men, I'd be elated. #reminders
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I sound like I've spent the night drinking and chain smoking with Don. I've just been thrown off the air and I'm being sent home! So I can actually WATCH tonight!
Perhaps the spirit of Don is guiding me.
Don, your spirit..is welcome inside me. Verrrrrrrrrrrrry welcome. #reminders
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Hugs to you, either way!
Goddamn, I love this show. #reminders
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Three other people are sick -- so I gave it a whirl. I get props for that.
And Don and I can be together! #reminders
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Props to you and yay on being home! #reminders
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