Peggy's DOB. Anna's Date of Death.

@timy9197

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. How am I just now noticing that?

@UntitledGuy.

2 жыл бұрын

No she died 2-4 days earlier

@UntitledGuy.

2 жыл бұрын

I think

@anunfiItered

2 жыл бұрын

there's no way i didn't catch something this obvious omg

Never caught the parallels of Peggy and Don touching hands from that first episode to this one. Genius.

@rottensquid

8 ай бұрын

That blew me away. This is a really well done analysis. Great editing, amazing observations.

This episode has deep emotional brilliance. There's desperation, grief, regret, ignorance, broken gender roles, intelligence, assumptions, and eventually relief.

I'm not ashamed to say this episode made me cry, such great art.

@annecraig8257

3 жыл бұрын

OMG, this video made me cry! Don bursting into tears as he puts down the phone ...

@ThisisDaniel

3 жыл бұрын

@@annecraig8257 that was the moment, the nuance to Jon Hamm's performance was effortlessly understated and deep. Also the chemistry between him and Elizabeth Moss was **Chef's Kiss*

@akshatsingh9035

3 жыл бұрын

Same man same ....... Far away from all the stereotypes this episode projects the emotional and inner side of almost all the mens.

@unclegumbald989

2 жыл бұрын

I just finished like my 5th rewatch and I’m blown away that I’m still picking up on new things. It’s so damned good!

@boot2themoon

Жыл бұрын

@@unclegumbald989this makes me feel better about contemplating watching it for a 4th time RIGHT after watching it for a 3rd time 😂

This show is an absolute masterpiece.

I just love this episode of television so much. I felt that Mad Men was one of those very few television shows that didn't lose its way, and really stuck the landing. But its pinnacle was here, in this perfect middle episode of the middle season of the series, the story's emotional heart. One thing I really appreciate about Mad Men is that what characters say is never the whole story, and certainly not a truth that the writers are trying to convey. "That's what the money is for!" is such a great line, but it tells you more about Don, about the nature of the business, about Peggy's frustration with the world that segregates professional accomplishment from personal acknowledgement. To Don, Peggy is still a child begging for a pat on the head, and it's true. But we have to remember that Don is also a child that grew up without any pats on the head, and resents it when anyone else acts entitled to them. Personally, I consider it more mature to accept that we all could do with one of those from our bosses, our mentors, our loved ones from time to time. Don's anger about it is really just him taking his own neglected childhood out on Peggy. Meanwhile, Peggy is blaming Don for her own unwillingness to admit she's just not interested in this boy she's been dating. Don has a cloud hanging over his had, but so does Peggy, and I think she can sense it, the assembled forces of conformity waiting to spring the marriage trap. She feels so guilty for not wanting what everyone insists she should want that she's in denial about it. Just like Don's phone call, she's been making excuse after excuse to avoid that dinner, and doesn't even realize it. And so she's blaming Don. What really makes this episode so tender and moving is that where the show goes from there, pushing them both past their anger and blame to find they're both comrades, both outsiders in a world where no one knows them. No one else wants to know them. Everyone around them has their own agenda, and a designated place for Don and Peggy to fit into that agenda. And everyone's shocked when Don and Peggy don't fit into their expectations. Much as I agree with Don's secretary that he treated her abominably, she's no different from Peggy's boyfriend, or Duck, men who have their own idea of who Peggy is supposed to be, and are horrified she doesn't fit the role. The episode lets them open up to one another about their feelings of alienation, not directly, but it's clear to both of them that they're kindred spirits. In their overpowering loneliness, they've found one another. Mad Men is about the gap between who the world expects these characters to be, and who they really are. It's only when they're stripped of their facades, and stand naked in front of one another, that they can find compassion for each other, as well as themselves. That's where this show takes us.

Drawing the parallel between the two handholding scenes was brilliant. I never noticed that before.

@subanakatz4943

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that when I first saw this episode. Of course, when I've watched Mad Men, I usually binge watch But there are still many episodes between the 2.

The last line in the show is also telling. As Peggy is leaving Don's office the next morning she asks him if he wants the door to be kept open or closed and he says he'd like it open. I don't think it's a stretch to say that this is a metaphor for their relationship and how he would like for his relationship with Peggy to have a more open dialogue as they move into a new chapter.

@redbluebae4397

Жыл бұрын

Wow yes I can see this

This episode is my favorite too, I always like when Don and Peggy getting alone each other. it's some kind of relationalship that higher than romantic love.

@caniblmolstr4503

2 жыл бұрын

True love as said by Plato. Love motivated by that person's idea of the other person and not the body

@Luboman411

Жыл бұрын

This is true friendship. I don't quite understand why romantic love gets all the accolades in our silly society. It probably has to do with sex since our silly society is also unhealthily obsessed with sex. Yet true friendship can be just as resonant, deep and abiding as romantic love. In fact, it can mean even more in more varied circumstances.

Best show ever I’ve watched all 7 seasons several times over and I find new things in every episode every time.

@dickfitswell3437

2 жыл бұрын

There's a episode that involves the outdoors in which the blue sky is shown along with what appears to be....a UAP/UFO. They should have caught it during the edit and might have left it in. Clearly not a plane. . Maybe one day when watching another season, you'll find it when you aren't looking for it.

@Airestotle09

2 жыл бұрын

@@dickfitswell3437 do you know which season? Thats creepy in a fascinating way

@jlugoholt

Жыл бұрын

It's a masterpiece!

@andrasszabo1570

Жыл бұрын

@@Airestotle09 He doesn't tell you because he doesn't know, he just wants to sell the idea of it to you. Like Don and happiness.

@raymondsims7042

10 ай бұрын

@@Airestotle09naw the best show ever title belongs to the wire hands down. But mad men is certainly a masterpiece and a top ten show ever made in my opinion. What’s your top ten? I’d go 1. The wire 2. Game of thrones 3. Mr robot 4. Dark 5. The boys 6. Breaking bad 7. Succession 8. Stranger things 9. Sopranos 10. Mad men

I remember when I rewatched the series and realized that the suitcase is probably the best episode. Such an amazing turning point in both their lives, portrayed in such a compellingly realistic way yet at the same time it's incredibly symbolic and poetic. The best way to describe this show is that it truly transports you to the lives and environment of its characters.

It's nice seeing Pete's great grandson finally doing a review on his family tree

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

I just watched the episode last night and I was blown away. This is the best character pay off for following it for 4 seasons

I love the GoT putdown. Mad Men truly is a pure character development show and a goddamn masterpiece at that. Something GoT tried in the beginning and went off the rails into a Micheal Bay movie. Mad Men stuck it out the whole way through. You don't see one gun fight, explosion or any real physical violence aside from Pete getting his ass kicked and Don punching someone in a bar. It's wondering what the character's motives and desires are that shape each scene and the interaction so beautifully. Each episode scrapes away a little more and more and it is so well done.

@raymondsims7042

10 ай бұрын

I actually didn’t like the game of thrones put down and I think it’s very unfair. Game of thrones is a far more ambitious show and was doing more with its story in every way. Yes they made mistakes and messed some characters are by the end, but game of thrones is far tougher to pull off then mad men. With all that being said I absolutely love mad men and think it’s a masterpiece in storytelling (easily a top ten show ever made) but game of thrones is still even better than mad men ever thought about being 🤷‍♂️game of thrones is the second best show ever made for me. Only show that’s above is the wire

Thank you so much for compiling this and posting it, Kyle. I’ve watched the entire Mad Men series a few times and this is clearly one of my very favorite episodes. I grew to love all of the characters as they were brilliantly played by all of the actors but the relationship between Peggy and Don was ever changing particularly as Peggy matured and her role of the agency became more intricate. Elizabeth Moss and John Hamm brought real life to the Peggy and Don characters in this very poignant and moving scene.

This was a really well done retrospective on one of the best episodes of television ever. Hope to see more like this

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

People dont talk much about john hann acting! Man he did so well

This is my favorite episode and I think it’s the middle episode of Mad Men.

i wish you mentioned Anna's scene, i thought it was incredibly impactful, it would've been nice to see it gete deconstructed. otherwise amazing video, keep up the good work!

@ProbablyMuted

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I definitely thought about it, but I felt like the video was getting close to being a little too long. I agree with you though. The Don and Anna scenes are some of the best content in the show.

@seaque.

4 жыл бұрын

are you talking about ghost Anna? that was pretty cheesy

@ThisisDaniel

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was quite symbolic as she was carrying a suitcase. To me, Anna carrying a suitcase represented the creative block Don was unable to break due to subconsciously being distracted from what really mattered. His inevitable grief was the one thing he couldn't run away from, making his acceptance all the more bittersweet.

'That's what the money is for' Is for me also the best line in the whole show. - It also describes what a toxic job is... meaning if you do not have recognition OR money then quit

love everything mad men, glad people are crazy about this series as i am. great work

That's what the money is for!! Encapsulates what Don is all about. Still will not forgive him for making Peggy cry with that. best episode-> when the dead ex-wife's ghost walks into his office carrying the suitcase and smiling at him. 1 of the best moments in tv history.

Peggy says "that's noit true" because SHE knows him

Well put together and narrated - loved this Series. FYI - Jon Hamm was recently interviewed earlier this year on the Dan Patrick podcast and when pressed as to his favourite Episode, cited this one. Thus my interest in another look,... "That's what the money's for!",... Cheers

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Big fan of both the DP Show and Jon Hamm. The Suitcase is about as good as it gets.

Just one of the greatest episodes of the history of television

This show actually got me into studying advertising lol it's been a couple years since I finished college so I must watch it again with the perspective of having worked at an agency

Great review of the episode! And, when you got to the part about the" suitcase" everybody carries throughout their lives, that touched me. Great job!

I believe if I’ve counted correctly that this wonderful amazing episode (hands-down the best episode of the series IMHO) occurs exactly in the middle of season four and exactly at the midpoint of the entire series overall. Just an interesting thing to me because midpoints are usually when a big shift happens that turns the story in a new direction and I think this episode does just that.

Thanks for this! So well explained. I super loved this episode. Can't stop thinking about it. Love both Peggy and Don and their working relationship.

Probably my favourite episode and an iconic scene, you really did it justice here. Great video.

You are one of the good guys FYI I am 63 and remember this era with great anger....couldn't watch madmen until after it finished. Thank you for your decency!

Finally its here!

Thanks for this, brilliant analysis. I really love watching contents produced by people who love this show as much as I do.

The best episode of Mad Men

05:55 its not a conflict that has been building all episode but all season (for the Glo-coat bit) and it’s a great payoff!

This content is GOLD. Each moment of this video is a feeling

Great review. I enjoyed it immensely. Brought the characters into focus and made me really appreciate the art behind this series.

thank you for this masterpiece!

Wonderful video! I've been re-watching Mad Men over the last few months, and this episode has such a special place in my heart, might be my favorite of the series run. Really enjoyed your commentary! :)

love your stuf man! Great analyses

"open" what a perfect way to end this

This was great, please make more!

great work, great episode

Don really respects peggy thats why he doesnt take advantage which is his default mode

excellent analysis, I guess I will watch Mad Men again

Excellent breakdown!

Great analysis, loved the suitcase part

@ProbablyMuted

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I adore this episode one of the best I think and Thag phone call and don's reaction... Man oh man that hurts... But it also had humour like with duck... I mean that was brilliant... Sad....but brilliant. Peggy and her boyfriends argument and just seeing it get worse by every phone call was tense and keeps you on the edge of interested not being able to look away or have that feeling of " there going to break up" something about 2 people arguing while working late is so entertaining to me and creates such a great piece of tension and interests Great video 🍻

agreed, one of the best episodes in an extraordinary series

Wow! Well said! I just loved this show! I really into nostalgia and social commentary! 😊

More breakdowns of tv please.

Man your videos are awesome

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you!

Don and Peggy's relationship is the most 'romantic' thing on this show. They are each other's...........other. Peggy is the one person Don truly loves, after Anna has gone. Peggy would be Don's 4am in a crisis phone call, and she'd run to wherever he is. She loves him, that much.

@raymondsims7042

10 ай бұрын

Ehh I don’t know mate I think you may be exaggerating a bit but, some of what you said is true

I loved Peggy's character. But I couldn't abide her choice in men. Her last choice was a good one, I wasn't routing for it, but it was good.

I knew it was a great episode when it aired. I had no idea it was legendary. It takes years sometimes to realize things like this.

Great vid!

well done. i look forward to more videos

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! More are coming soon 💜

Nice job!

you earned a subscriber dude

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I enjoyed the video a lot 😊 I feel there's not enough Mad Men analysis out there

Nice video! How about that confrontation between Don and Duck. Brutal

My favorite best episode

Thank you for doing this. I think I cried about as much as I cried watching the actual episode :) It's still the best episode of television I have ever seen. And it's not even close. You have a new subscriber based on just this!

@raymondsims7042

10 ай бұрын

“Best episode of tv ever”🤔that’s insane but the episode was fantastic for sure

Thanks for making this video.

I rewatch Mad Men sometimes only to get the catharsis of this episode. Great video! I only disagree with the "bad luck" counter. Peggy's is not bad luck, it is her conscious choice to stay with Don, at work, instead of go to Mark. This is her domain. This is what is important to her. This is the place where Don and Peggy understand eachother perfectly, and that, for both of them, is both more alluring than most other things and a haven from the world. Mark knows it, too - it has nothing to do with bad luck, Peggy is making a choice here.

"My mother made that!"

wow awesome

great video !

@ProbablyMuted

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Layered pleasure

I remember wishing this to be the series finale

"Isn't too far in the past but is still relevant" means the same damn thing.

You deserved that like.

Such a great payoff episode. I teared up.

Anna Leaving though. That got to me.

It must be pointed out that Don's egocentric ways brings about two suicides in this series. If thats not toxic I got a bridge to sell ya. It's unfortunate that for many if not most of us in order to truly move forward ontologically ,spiritually if you must, we have to hit rock bottom hard enough to shatter our pride so completely that when we go back to pick up the pieces we are able to clearly see what a false facade, what a stumbling block, what a set of blinders it was. Don doesn't quite reach that point here. Remember Lane's suicide is still ahead.

@rottensquid

8 ай бұрын

I don't know if I'd call Don egocentric, far from it. He's just a really broken guy, and broken people can be really, really horrible. The show demands we hold him accountable without losing our compassion for him. The end of this season was a jumping off point for a lot of viewers, because it was so frustrating to see Don fall back into his facade of happily married man, without really doing the work. Of course it all crashes down. But Don doesn't truly hit bottom till the final episode, after he's run and run and run so far that he's hit the end of the world. It's only when he has nowhere left to go that he truly takes responsibility for what he's done, accepts what he is, and manages to find compassion for himself, rather than trying to hide in another facade. Regarding Lane, I totally agree that Don was horrible to him, but we have to remember that he and Lane were both victims of the same world of heartless expectations. It clearly didn't occur to Don that Lane wasn't prepared to face ultimate failure. For Don, that's a familiar place. But for some, rock bottom lies below death. I'd say that Lane's death wasn't really Don's fault, because Lane had made his own bed, except that I personally believe we do bear some responsibility to one another, to help when people can't help themselves. That's kinda what civilization is for, right? Of course, Don wouldn't believe that, would he? Look at his life. Who ever had his back when he needed it? As much a heel and a horrible person Don was to Lane, his brother, Sal Romano, and all his lovers, we also have to remember the severe emotional handicap he's coping with. He doesn't actually know how to care for people. That's something we're supposed to learn from our families. But the person he treats the worst in the show is himself. When he's not beating himself up, he's stuffing it all down so he doesn't have to face what kind of person he is, and passing on his own neglect to the people around him, giving them the care and compassion he's always been accustomed to: none.

Congratulations for your video, it was great! Would be nice if you enable the subtitles

@ProbablyMuted

3 жыл бұрын

I can certainly start doing that 👍

You should analyse the episode "the other woman"

10:24 - mute the video and put on the song “When it hurts to remember” by Hammock at the 3:58 mark.

Peggy is the only person that could talk to Don that way and get away with it!

It's called "baggage".

W

he said you know when my birthday is lol

The show IS a masterpiece... when you edit it down and show clips.... But what it also is is really slow, with many plot holes and some bad as well as great writing... It drags on as well.....

Trudy is a total fox

this episode was always my favorite too!! When she said "you never say thank you!" & he said, "that's what the money's for!!" I laugh every time I hear it! It shows a slight difference between women & men. I think some women do like to hear thank you even when they know the money sends a similar message while men believe the money is enough. It really is a beautiful episode!!

You want the door opened or closed ? Open

Dare I say it? Better than M*A*S*H? I know this is a comparison of apples and oranges. Still...

Hi, good video? I am on my procces bof learn English and it will be great big you please ad close captions.😃

Pin this comment before the channel blows up in popularity.

Peggy was cool at the beginning. I like insecure submissive women.

Lol on the set guy. Segram's was on top not the Crown on old bottles of CR, it's also significantly better whisky than the Diageo swill it is now. If you wanna try original recipe Crown Royal you need to try their Limited Edition as sold in Canada. Rye/barley mash instead of 99 percent corn