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Mad Men Season 2 Episode 6

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Aired Sunday 10:00 PM Aug 31, 2008 on AMC

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AIRED: 8/31/08

Don and Duck try to bury the hatchet, and Peggy attempts to join in on the execs' after-hours meetings. Also, Duck receives a family visit at the office.

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Sterling Cooper misses out on another account.

4.1

By thefanof, Sep 13, 2011

Mad Men's idealistic, yet stereotypical view on the 1960's continued on AMC tonight with another episode that failed to dazzle the viewer or keep them from dozing off on the couch. The one-dimensional acting of the program is only furthered by obvious plotlines and endings. The jokes have a worse batting average than Jason Giambi without steroids and the less than spectacular writing leaves the viewer wondering how this show is receiving such critical acclaim. This episode accomplished nothing and this "more of the same" vibe that Mad Men is producing is not even attempting to reinvigorate my interest in the series.

When Mad Men premiered last summer it was fresh and original. A slice of Americana when the Presidents were war heroes instead of inexperienced moguls with large mouths, and equally humongous ears. The addition of the dog in the office seemed like the comic relief portion of a CW Network TV series instead of a contender, and possible victor of the Emmy award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Instead of bad sex scenes how about the show trades in for exciting storylines. The stock of Mad Men is falling at Enron levels in Season 2.moreless
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Duck gets a visit from the dog, peggy attempts to join the boys club, Don's affair continues, Pete picks up a model

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By guyroy1971, Aug 09, 2010

Rare plot driven episode. it was average and seemed to be setting up future plot points rather than resolving anything.

Of note was us learning Duck is divorced (rare back then) and has a drinking problem which he was battling. (by the end he seemed to be back on the bottle) His abandoning the dog was kind of shocking and his character obviously took an unsympathetic turn.

Don is still caarying on with the comedians wife and was angry when he learned she and his other conquests were talking about him. (this isn't good for a married man lol)I have a feeling his wife is going to find about his cheating soon.

Peggy's stroyline was most entertaining as she showed up at a strip club to be "one of the boys" as she was missing out on the deals and ideas the guys were doing after hours. I believe this is to show how difficult it was for woman to succeed in business back then as she is the only woman at the agency that is not a secretary.

Pete picking up the model was a head scratcher for me as I did not see the relevance of it, and I did not get what the mother being home when she took him back to her place represented. All in all an average episode and I had the feeling they were giving some of the other characters something to do (pete and duck)moreless
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Jon Hamm	Don Draper
John Slattery	Roger Sterling
Vincent Kartheiser	Pete Campbell
January Jones	Betty Draper
Christina Hendricks	Joan Holloway
Elisabeth Moss	Peggy Olson

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Alexandra Paul	Pauline Phillips	Guest Star
Gina DeVivo	Patricia Phillips	Guest Star
Gabriel Mann	Arthur Case	Guest Star
Mark Moses	Herman "Duck" Phillips	Recurring Role
Joel Murray	Freddy Rumsen	Recurring Role
Melinda McGraw	Bobbie Barrett	Recurring Role

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- Duck's dog, Chauncey, is an Irish Setter.
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- The song playing during the opening scenes of Peggy, Joan and Betty dressing is The Infanta by The Decemberists. The song is on the Picaresque album, which was released in 2005.
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- Joan: You want to be taken seriously? Stop dressing like a little girl. (advises Peggy when she complains about not being included in after-hours business discussions)
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- When Don calls Bobbie at her hotel, she tells him that Jimmy will be spending the next ten days performing at The Beverly Hills Supper Club. The Southgate, Kentucky club really did exist and in fact was the scene of one of the worst fire-related tragedies in American history. When it burned on May 28, 1977, 165 guests were killed and more than 200 were injured.
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