DISQUS

At this point I'm worried that MM is going to drift into "Peyton Place" territory. I much prefer the Madison Ave storylines than I do the "too much sex and alcohol in the suburbs" pieces.

I'm going to dig up my "Collected Stories of John Cheever" to see how much the show owes to him or could perhaps use.

In light of last week's show, this one was such a disappointing clunker.

It hit all the usual "Mad Men" notes and ended right where it began.

This week - $2,500 to his now ex-mistress.

2-3 weeks ago - $5,000 to his brother

When Draper dumps you, its quite a payday.

Watching the "encore" edition (to see it a 2nd time)...Robert Morse is brilliant casting. I'm not buying Draper's mistress as a beatnik. The mousey chick who doesn't have a clue about Sal, the art director.

Did Eliott just flirtatiously swallow those beans? To judge by Sal's shocked expression, I'd say that he did.

"You can't go out there - cops,"

"No, *you* can't go out there."

Overall, this is the most interesting episode I've seen in weeks.

"haven't you heard? I'm a whore-child."

That explains it!