spoiler for Mad Men

Yes there are a million blogs that spread the word fast about how good/bad/mediocre or just confusing the latest MM episode is every Monday morning. I loved that show last night...the whole thing was surprising, tense and had more humorous moments than normal. I'm just going to list my favorite moments.
1. Peggy smoked "grass" with Paul and some office pals. It was awesome.
2. Pete and his wife did the Charleston at that really out-dated and forced "work party" at the country club. It was a surprising sentimental moment for them, as we are always led to believe that they are a doomed couple....maybe they are perfect for each other after all?
3. Joan FINALLY had that lightbulb moment in her eye looking at her husband while saving him during a crucial dinner scene with his superior doctor boss, realizing (maybe) that she may be marrying under herself after all (we already knew this). Here's to hoping she dumps his whiny, wussy, raping self.
4. Don jumped over a bar like it was the General Lee, mixing him and another hiding comrade a drink like a pro.
5. Bets got felt up... not really...but a tall handsome man did put his hand on her belly to feel her undorn child, and it was just at illicit, sensual and forbidden as a book by Henry James where a lady's ankles made men sweat.
6. The "Blackface" moment was so jolting, ugly and racial that I had to remember that kind of stuff was performed by older people I knew and relatives (sad to say) up until just decades ago. The truth stings but it also reveals how far we've come.

If you haven't seen Mad Men, please do yourself a favor and rent the older seasons to catch up. The details are in the dialogue, set design and characters. The action moves along slower than a bad day at work sometimes, but unlike a bad day, it's always rewarding to find the subtle clues and pop culture commentary layered among the plotlines.