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Here's something I didn't understand. When Harry Hamlin was trying to get Don fired, on the basis of violating the stipulations under which Don could return – what was the violation?

I feel like Harry Hamlin was trying to say that Don barging into the cigarette meeting was the violation. But that's bullshit. One stipulation was that Don couldn't meet alone with clients: but it wasn't that Don couldn't meet with clients at all. He wasn't alone with clients in the cigarette meeting, Hamlin & Lou were there. And they were flying Don out to pitch to Burger Chef, so clearly he was allowed to meet with clients.

So what was the pretext Hamlin was using to fire Don?

Don't forget there was that scene where Don went into Roger's office and grabbed that bottle of vodka and proceeded to get smashed in the office and then wanted to go watch the Mets. I don't remember seeing any tie-in to that but that was also one of the stipulations.

Hey Shape, I realize you probably watched the Roger vs. Honda episode that you mentioned almost a couple years ago. I just watched it today. Great stuff. The actor that plays Roger really pulls it off so well! Roger's character, could be a despicable, "born with a silver spoon" but instead, to me anyway, the guy is charming b/c he's so comfortable in his own skin...and really funny. (It was interesting to see him, out of character, back down to the Lucky Strikes heir, when that rich spoiled prick told him to put on the Santa outfit.)

Blaidd Drwg wrote:It's vapid, shallow eye candy with no redeeming literary or cultural merit.

Plus there are no zombies.

Wow - I feel this way about every tv show I watch now. I simply can't sustain interest past a few episodes (unless there are zombies and even then it can be tough - I've only seen the first two seasons of Walking Dead). This includes Mad Men, Breaking Bad and every other tv show people are drooling over on social networks.

Boris = big meanie

Actually, I'm jealous. Sometimes I wish I could get into television more. When I was a kid, I probably watched too much and maybe that's part of the issue... If you want to discuss Looney Tunes or Happy Days episodes, we could talk for hours.

With a name like Boris, you know he can never be Badinov!

"Binge watching" entire series during daily C2 erg sessions has been wonderful and intense. Impressions of the story and characters really stick in the consciousness.

Shape, you mentioned, "The Greatest Generation," of our parents. I recently watched the episode where Duck returns to Peggy's office drunk and goes to take a dump in what he believes is Draper's office. (Ha!) Anyway, as you will recall, he and Don, both drunk, start to tussle. Duck comes out on top and just b/f doing a ground and pound, tells Draper, "I killed 17 men on Okinawa," to which Don replies, "Uncle." (Even hearing the word "Uncle" took me back to childhood. It's like from the Little Rascals.) That fight scene, and thinking about the men that came home from war and "resumed" civilian life, b/f "PTSD" was even a thing, well, very, very well done.

Cayenne, that was a great episode. As you've seen, Duck was wound tight but unraveling. I am so going to miss this show when it's done.