Mad Men Season 5 running thread

The most underrated role that I've watched was Miles Drentell from 30 Something.

 

If I had known fixing a kitchen faucet made women hot for me, I would have gone to plumbing school. That was a great moment when Don fixed the damn thing while Pete was still going through the bottom drawer of the tool box. How many ways did Pete get humiliated on this show?

A. Couldn't get to first base with the college girl and had to watch while she let the good-looking hunk feel her up in driving class.

B. Couldn't do a mundane household fix-it task.

C. Got his ass whipped by a guy he told, "he thought you were a homo."

 

And then his breakdown in the elevator was just fantastic. Draper, looking part sympathetic, part unsympathetic, with Pete ripping his own heart out.

Also, that chick was a high school girl, hondo!

 

Technically, she was in between high school and college. The Whitman shootings took place Aug. 1, 1966. And she talked about heading to Ohio State in the fall, which is why she had to learn how to drive.

 

I liked Ken using the dinner conversation as inspiration for his new pen name and story.

 

Pete will learn from this, apply himself and become a Plumber in the White House.

 

Carlton the doorman is the most under-rated character.

"Cynthia!"

 

Not my favorite ever, but definitely one of the 10-or-so strongest.

Also,

 

Nice take on last night's episode: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/tv-recaps/mad-men/season-5-episode-5-8135463

 

Jon Hamm's reaction as he says Whitman was awesome. Hamm does such a great job with facial expressions to convey attitude it is amazing.

 

I think this year's about how well will Draper survive as all those around him start encroaching on his turf rather than capitulating to everything that Draper wants. Even Trudy Campbell boxed him in rather than giving in to him.

Really surprised at the taxicab scene where Draper expresses some mentor-like advice to Campbell to treasure what Campbell has.

 

And Campbell throwing it back in his face with middle-finger-like comments.

I think Don getting boxed in by Trudy had as much to do with Megan, who told him it was HIS responsibility to call Trudy and tell her they weren't coming. That put him in a tight spot. Betty would've made that phone call for Previous Don.