tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018189.post8301031192846211999..comments2024-03-24T10:17:28.625-07:00Comments on thus spake drake: Mad Men: "The New Girl" - Meet the new PeggyShawn Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703481653646144923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018189.post-31365757468385800132008-09-11T09:57:00.000-07:002008-09-11T09:57:00.000-07:00Duck makes that comment in the first episode of th...Duck makes that comment in the first episode of this season... and what does Don do immediately afterwards? He picks up the book Frank O'Hara's <I>Meditations in an Emergency</I> -- he takes Duck's words to heart. The following episodes have him ducking out of work not to 'sleep around' as past episodes, but instead to take in French New Wave cinema. He ends up hiring Kurt and Smitty, the young admen. He's essentially evolving before our eyes... so I wouldn't sell Don too short. <BR/><BR/>Bobbie has derailed some of this development, but I think he'll get back on track to keeping an eye on the younger generation. I'm imagining Bob Dylan is just around the corner.Shawn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703481653646144923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018189.post-38279732070532474042008-09-11T00:23:00.000-07:002008-09-11T00:23:00.000-07:00Basically, the only thing Don has going for him in...Basically, the only thing Don has going for him in advertising is that he is able to channel his own needs, wants and conflicts into something that the rest of the world can share. But he is getting older. His view of the world and his generation is passing by. His talent is not adaptable. Duck reminds him of this in a recent episode when he says somthing like, "The way you see things is not the only way to see things."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018189.post-23487850642217163662008-08-31T17:52:00.000-07:002008-08-31T17:52:00.000-07:00Very good reviewVery good reviewSixty Brickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158650454062259192noreply@blogger.com